The document summarizes Jack London's short story "To Build a Fire" in three sentences or less: The story describes a man traveling alone through the Yukon Territory when the temperature is fifty degrees below zero, and despite warnings from an old-timer and his own common sense, he fails to properly respect the freezing conditions and dies from hypothermia. The document provides discussion questions about the story, assigns research topics related to wilderness survival in the Yukon, and lists credits for the story text and accompanying images.

1. To Build a FireBy Jack London (1902)

2. To Build A Firehttp://www.jacklondons.net/buildafire.html

3. VocabularyIntangibleChechaquoNiggerheadsMonotonouslyCryptsSmotePoignantThreshingAppeasinglyMincingly

4. Yukon TerritoryYou are a visitor to the Yukon.The territory is unknown to you.The temperature is fifty degrees below zero.What three items would you most want with you to help you survive the freezing temperatures?

5. Question For ThoughtHow would you describe the man in London’s story?How experienced and well prepared for this journey is the man?Do you think a guide or a map would be handy to have?

6. Traveling Concerns Being alone in the wilderness raises lots of concerns. In what order would you look to satisfy your survival needs? Food, water, fire, shelter. Which is the most urgent? Why?

7. Things To Think AboutList at least three things the traveler does wrong?What sort of foreshadowing do you get from the descriptions of the dog?How would the story change if told from a different point of view?

8. Questions For ThoughtWhat person or thing would you miss the most from home?What is your most comforting item? Why?

9. Get Ready To DiscoverWe will break into 4 groups of 4-5.Each group will take a topic to research on the Internet we will spend the rest of class today and the next two days researching and preparing to share what you’ve discovered with your classmates.

10. The AssignmentFind as much information as you can in two days. You will present your findings to class. You may use any means to display and present your information. Be creative!

11. Assignment TopicsAuthor – Jack LondonThe Yukon TerritoryFrostbiteHypothermiaWilderness SurvivalEmergency PreparednessSnow Travel

12. CreditsStoryLondon, Jack To Build A Fire (1902) Youths Companion May 29, 1902ImagesMicrosoft clip artpixdaus.comgrizzlymedia.wordpress.commovingincanada.comMicrosoft clip art280slides.comwaynehodgins.typepad.compracticalsurvivor.comhttp://www.jacklondons.net/buildafire.htmlbible.cafashionmas.comvirtualad.com.cnsymonsez.wordpress.commckinley.illinois.edu

13. CreditsImages Continuedeast-buc.k12.ia.usagas-lizard.blogspot.comwaterford.k12.mi.usgrangerhomestead.orgtvshowsondvd.comSoundsFish and Wildlife Service (wolves)Animals Pictures Archives Animal Sounds (owls)Soundhunter.com (wind)The Recordist (crackling ice)