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Rudyard Kipling's "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi": Mixing Fact and Fiction

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"Rikki-Tikki-Tavi," from The Jungle Book, offers young readers a chance to examine how Rudyard Kipling uses setting and personification to bring to life the brave mongoose who battles cobras to protect his family. Class members explore how Kipling mixes fact and fiction to reveal the geography of and societal values of India under British rule.

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Concepts

rudyard kipling, ancient india, the british empire, personification, characterization, elements of a short story, short stories, compare and contrast, literary analysis, making inferences, critical thinking, colonialism, british imperialism, imperialism

Additional Tags

rudyard kipling, victorian literature, english language arts

Instructional Ideas

If necessary, review the literary elements setting and personification before reading the story

Classroom Considerations

Struggling readers may need extra support with the independent readings (links are provided within the lesson)
Presumes class members know the difference between fact and fiction
Some class members may be familiar with the film version of the tale

Pros

The resource includes suggested responses to the discussion questions

Cons

No support is provided for struggling readers with the supplemental readings

Common Core

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