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Rudyard Kipling's Rikki-Tikki-Tavi: Mixing Words and Pictures Lesson PlanRudyard Kipling's Rikki-Tikki-Tavi: Mixing Words and Pictures Lesson Plan
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3rd - 5th
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English Language Arts
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Rudyard Kipling's Rikki-Tikki-Tavi: Mixing Words and Pictures

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Create meaningful illustrations to accompany stories in a web-based art and literacy lesson focused on "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" by Rudyard Kipling. The class takes a virtual art safari with the Museum of Modern Art and then discusses how illustrations contribute to meaning. Individuals write and illustrate a story about an animal that includes examples of fact and personification.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

realism, setting, plot elements, plot, literary elements, illustrations, image analysis, literature, rudyard kipling

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Create an interdisciplinary unit between language arts and visual arts

Pros

  • Connects writing, art, and reading skills

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RL.5.7

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