‘RIKKI-TIKKI-TAVI” notes--Mrs. Pfaff
Words to Own-
immensly-
cowered-
valiant-
consolation-
Author- Rudyard Kipling
He wrote The Jungle Book and Kim. He is British although he wrote mostly about India because he lived there as a small child and later as an adult.
Setting- India, bungalow(house), bathroom, garden-------past, early 1900’s
Characters
Rikki-tikki-tavi Darzee
Nag Darzee’s Wife
Nagaina Chua
Teddy Chuchundra
Karait Teddy’s parents
Narrator- 3rd person narrator
Theme- Sometimes one must fight to survive. Co-operation with others. Survival
Climax--When Rikki follows Nagaina into her den (her hole).
Resolution--When Rikki returns from Nagaina’s den alive, and she is dead.
Conflict- Character vs. Character---Rikki vs. the snakes
Spelling words-
angry wise safe faint careful
soon early dangerous near sorrowfully
Things to know-
1. definition of sorrowfully, veranda, rubbish heap.
2. Picture of a mongoose--p.7
3. Size of Nag and Nagaina.
4. Adj. and Adverb Comparisons-
positive comparative superlative
tall taller tallest
compare 2 things compare 3 things or more
beautiful more beautiful most beautiful
bad worse worst
good better best
5. Explain Synonyms and Antonyms
6. Explain that short stories use quotes and book titles are underlined.
Plot-
Since his old home washed away, the young mongoose Rikki-tikki-tavi takes up residence in the house and garden of a British family in India. When he learns that two Black King Cobras, Nag and his wife Nagaina, live in the garden, he knows he must kill them. Rikki escapes an attack from behind by Nagaina, and then Kills Karait, a smaller but deadly brown snake. After overhearing Nag and Nagaina planning to get rid of the family in the bungalow, he ambushes and kills Nag in the bathroom. The next morning, Rikki finds and destroys the cobras’ eggs. He uses the last one to lure Nagaina away from her intended attack on Teddy, the little boy of the family. Rikki pursues Nagaina into her hole, kills her, and destroys the remaining egg. The other animals in the garden rejoice over the victory.
“Three Skeleton Key”
Words to Own
hordes-
receding-
treacherously
maneuver
edible-
Author --George G. Toudouze
Setting--an island of the coast of South America, lighthouse, late 1800’s
Characters--
narrator the rats
Le Gleo Itchoua
Narrator --1st person
Theme--To stay in control ant to stay alive without going crazy. Survival.
Climax--When the rats invade the lighthouse.
Resolution--When the barge is set on fire, and the rats are killed.
Conflict--Character vs. Nature and Character vs. himself
The men vs. the rats and each man vs. himself (trying to keep from going mad)
Things to know--
1. purpose of a lighthouse
2. use a map and identify Fr. Guiana
3. discuss examples where nature threatens mankind---killer bees, volcanoes.
4. discuss foreshadow
5. discuss the Flying Dutchman story and Morse code
Spelling words---
Flying Dutchman patrol boat footfall stronghold
glassed-in sundown knee-deep twenty-four
lighthouse well-placed metalwork windmill
nightfall no one old-timers
Plot---
Three lighthouse keepers find their small island and the lighthouse itself overrun by hordes of famished sea rats. Their struggle is not only to stay alive against the rats, but to keep from going mad. To draw the attention of the people on the mainland, they decide not to turn on their light, a duty that is neglected only if the keepers are dead. When rescue ships appear, they are at first driven away by the rats. At last, a barge filled with meat is towed near the lighthouse. When the rats board the barge, it is set on fire and the rats are destroyed.
“The Zoo” by Edward D. Hoch-----Science Fiction
Vocabulary
Interplanetary
Awe
In the distant future, a crowd comes to see the strange creatures that a traveling circus has brought from throughout the universe. Months later, the creatures return to their planet and tell of the amazing beings they saw on Earth.
“Flea Patrol” newspaper article
Vocabulary
Transmitted
Application
Rural
“The Black Death”—a text book—World History: Medieval to Early Modern Times
Words to Own-
immensly-
cowered-
valiant-
consolation-
Author- Rudyard Kipling
He wrote The Jungle Book and Kim. He is British although he wrote mostly about India because he lived there as a small child and later as an adult.
Setting- India, bungalow(house), bathroom, garden-------past, early 1900’s
Characters
Rikki-tikki-tavi Darzee
Nag Darzee’s Wife
Nagaina Chua
Teddy Chuchundra
Karait Teddy’s parents
Narrator- 3rd person narrator
Theme- Sometimes one must fight to survive. Co-operation with others. Survival
Climax--When Rikki follows Nagaina into her den (her hole).
Resolution--When Rikki returns from Nagaina’s den alive, and she is dead.
Conflict- Character vs. Character---Rikki vs. the snakes
Spelling words-
angry wise safe faint careful
soon early dangerous near sorrowfully
Things to know-
1. definition of sorrowfully, veranda, rubbish heap.
2. Picture of a mongoose--p.7
3. Size of Nag and Nagaina.
4. Adj. and Adverb Comparisons-
positive comparative superlative
tall taller tallest
compare 2 things compare 3 things or more
beautiful more beautiful most beautiful
bad worse worst
good better best
5. Explain Synonyms and Antonyms
6. Explain that short stories use quotes and book titles are underlined.
Plot-
Since his old home washed away, the young mongoose Rikki-tikki-tavi takes up residence in the house and garden of a British family in India. When he learns that two Black King Cobras, Nag and his wife Nagaina, live in the garden, he knows he must kill them. Rikki escapes an attack from behind by Nagaina, and then Kills Karait, a smaller but deadly brown snake. After overhearing Nag and Nagaina planning to get rid of the family in the bungalow, he ambushes and kills Nag in the bathroom. The next morning, Rikki finds and destroys the cobras’ eggs. He uses the last one to lure Nagaina away from her intended attack on Teddy, the little boy of the family. Rikki pursues Nagaina into her hole, kills her, and destroys the remaining egg. The other animals in the garden rejoice over the victory.
“Three Skeleton Key”
Words to Own
hordes-
receding-
treacherously
maneuver
edible-
Author --George G. Toudouze
Setting--an island of the coast of South America, lighthouse, late 1800’s
Characters--
narrator the rats
Le Gleo Itchoua
Narrator --1st person
Theme--To stay in control ant to stay alive without going crazy. Survival.
Climax--When the rats invade the lighthouse.
Resolution--When the barge is set on fire, and the rats are killed.
Conflict--Character vs. Nature and Character vs. himself
The men vs. the rats and each man vs. himself (trying to keep from going mad)
Things to know--
1. purpose of a lighthouse
2. use a map and identify Fr. Guiana
3. discuss examples where nature threatens mankind---killer bees, volcanoes.
4. discuss foreshadow
5. discuss the Flying Dutchman story and Morse code
Spelling words---
Flying Dutchman patrol boat footfall stronghold
glassed-in sundown knee-deep twenty-four
lighthouse well-placed metalwork windmill
nightfall no one old-timers
Plot---
Three lighthouse keepers find their small island and the lighthouse itself overrun by hordes of famished sea rats. Their struggle is not only to stay alive against the rats, but to keep from going mad. To draw the attention of the people on the mainland, they decide not to turn on their light, a duty that is neglected only if the keepers are dead. When rescue ships appear, they are at first driven away by the rats. At last, a barge filled with meat is towed near the lighthouse. When the rats board the barge, it is set on fire and the rats are destroyed.
“The Zoo” by Edward D. Hoch-----Science Fiction
Vocabulary
Interplanetary
Awe
In the distant future, a crowd comes to see the strange creatures that a traveling circus has brought from throughout the universe. Months later, the creatures return to their planet and tell of the amazing beings they saw on Earth.
“Flea Patrol” newspaper article
Vocabulary
Transmitted
Application
Rural
“The Black Death”—a text book—World History: Medieval to Early Modern Times
