Rikki-tikki-tavi Vocabulary Powerpoint Rudyard Kipling Rudyard Kipling, the author of this story, was born in India in 1865 to British parents, but he moved to England when he was six years old and lived away from his parents for many years. . Though it was common for English parents living in India or elsewhere to send their children back to school in England, Kipling hated this part of his life.. Rudyard Kipling Early on, Kipling worked as a journalist and also published stories and poems. In 1892, Kipling married an American, Caroline Balestier. They lived in various places over the years, including America, England, and South Africa. During this time, Kipling continued to write and became very famous all over the world. The story youre about to read, Rudyard Kipling Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, takes place in India, where Kipling was born. In 1907, Kipling was the first English writer to win the Nobel Prize in literature, the highest award given for literature. Kipling died in 1936 in London. Why do we need to know about the author before we begin to read? Animals of India Black Panther and Himalayan Black Bear Red Fox and the tiger Mongoose Mongooses are rather small, agile, weasel-like carnivores native to Africa, southern Europe, and Asia. Woodlands, Thick forests; in dry acacia brush, mountain scrub, abandoned termite mounds. Diet Carnivore Wild: beetles, crabs, earthworms, fallen fruit, grasshoppers, ground birds & their eggs, millipedes, reptile eggs, rodents, scorpions, slugs, snails, snakes & termites How are the animals of India different from the ones in GA? Why? Facts about India The population is 1,065,070,607 ( as of July 2004) The area is 3,287,000 sq km. The speak Urdu or Hindi and English sometimes. Their currency is counted in Rupees. The have their own Hollywood but it is called Bollywood. Do you think you would like to visit India someday? Why? revive verb - to bring back to life or consciousness; resuscitate cower - verb crouch or curl up consolation noun 1. The act of consoling; 2. The state of being consoled scuttle verb - to run or move with short hurried movements cunning - adj. - a clear way meant to trick or deceive restless adj. not able to be still fledgling noun - a young bird cultivated adj. - developed for human use scornful adj. - with great dislike mournful adj. - expressing sorrow or grief valiant - adj.- brave and determined gait noun - way of walking or running immensely adv. - enormously Characterization Static Characters When we read be looking for the characters in the story who stay the same throughout. Dynamic characters When we read be looking for the characters who change as the story moves along. Prediction noun Something foretold or predicted; a prophecy Idiom noun A speech form or an expression of a given language that cannot be understood from the individual meanings of its words Personification noun A non-human object or being having human-like characteristics Conflict Internal: In literature and drama, a struggle which takes place within the individual characters mind External: In literature, a struggle between two or more characters due to some outside force Theme noun The subject matter of a conversation, discussion, story, etc. The Theme of Rikki-tikki-tavi is: Dont give into fear Good Vs. Evil Perseverance Be thinking while we read about which character is showing perseverance, how he or she is showing it, and why?