1. India
Warm-up: Take 5 minutes and create a list that describes what you know and what you want to know about India. India is the setting for the short story we are about to read.
We will watch a short clip about British rule over India. This piece of history impacts the text we are about to read.
Our exit ticket will be what you learned about India today.

2. Mohandas Gandhi
We are about to choral read a speech written by Mohandas Gandhi.
Label the paragraphs. There’s an introduction and the next paragraph should be paragraph #1.

3. Step one: Think for yourself
Look at the chunk you have been assigned. Read it silently and answer the following questions on your notebook paper.
Who is the speaker? Describe them based on inferences from your section of the text.
Who is the intended audience? How do you know?
What is the speaker’s purpose? What makes you think this?
What literary devices can you find? (simile, metaphor, repetition, allusion, personification, etc.)
Would you consider this text to be powerful? Why or why not?

4. Step two: Discuss
Get with your group. You should all have been given the same chunk of text. Answer the following questions on each of your pieces of paper. Everyone should write down an answer after you discuss these in your groups.
What is the purpose of this piece of writing? (inform, entertain, persuade, etc.)
What is the overall message? (Theme, Main Idea)

5. Step three: collaborate
In your groups, create a “reading.” You can use the following techniques to convey your meaning:
Repetition
Unison, Partner, Individual Speech
Gestures
Levels of Presence (Sitting, Standing, Kneeling)
Movement
Varying Pace, Volume, Rhythm
Any approved action or creative presentation of information (You must get permission from me.)

6. Step Four: Perform
We will go through the text chronologically. As the other groups are performing their readings, take notes on each section in the margins of your handout.
We will be discussing each group and you need to be able to remember what they did.

7. Step five: question
Using your notes, come up with two questions you can ask each group about their choices in their reading.
Ex: Why did you all repeat the same phrase? Why did you choose that phrase to repeat? Why is Ben laying on the ground?

8. Step six: discuss
For your section, do the same questions we started with, but see them with new eyes. Use what we have discovered from reading the whole text.
Who is the speaker? Describe them based on inferences from your section of the text.
Who is the intended audience? How do you know?
What is the speaker’s purpose? What makes you think this?
What literary devices can you find? (simile, metaphor, repetition, allusion, personification, etc.)
Would you consider this text to be powerful? Why or why not?
Now, answer these two additional questions:
Did this activity help you understand your section of the text? Why or why not?
Did watching the other groups help you understand this text as a whole? Why or why not?

9. Put the parts of a plot in your notes
Put the parts of a plot in your notes. Quick Write: How does one part of a plot affect another?
EXPOSITION: meet the characters; learn about the setting (time & place; where/when); conflict/problem is introduced
RISING ACTION: conflict(s) develop; suspense builds
CLIMAX: turning point; character faces conflict; main character's attitude changes
FALLING ACTION: loose ends are tied up; conflict(s) are being solved
RESOLUTION/DENOUMENT: reasonable ending; conflict is "resolved" (taken care of)

10. Rikki-tikki-tavi Written by Rudyard Kipling
Rudyard was born in Bombay, India.
He returned to England, at age 5, to receive his education.
India, however , would always be a powerful attraction for Kipling: he lived there again for a while as an adult, and many of his stories take place there.
Kipling wrote The Jungle Book and won a Nobel Prize in Literature.

11. Vocabulary In Context She made a valiant effort to overcome hardship.
She tried to revive the unconscious woman.
He cunningly outsmarted the other contestants.
Do not cower in scary situations.
The dog had a peculiar limping gait.
The fledgling made its first trip outside the nest.
We offered them consolation in their sorrow.
Be careful not to singe the hair on your arms.

12. Point of View (Put in your notes)
1st Person: I, me, we, us A character is telling the story. 2nd Person: you The author or teller of the story is speaking to you as a reader. 3rd Person Limited: he, she, they, them, his, her The narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of only one character. 3rd Person Omniscient: he, she, they, them, his, her The narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of all characters.

13. Perspective
Quick Write: Tell the story of The Three Little Pigs from one of the pigs point of view or perspective.

14. How would the story change if it was told from the wolf’s perspective?

15. Quick Write Wrap-up
How did the story change? How does point of view/perspective impact the message of a story?

16. Identifying Narrative Perspective/Point of View
Read Crispy Treats, To Kill A Mocking Bird, and Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.
What is the narrative perspective?
How do you know?

17. What is the difference between P.O.V. and Perspective?

18. Identifying Narrative Perspective/Point of View
Point of View vs. Perspective Assignment

19. Perspective: Create a quick write from either the cat or the mouse’s perspective.

20. Rikki-Tikki-Tavi
As you read the story, focus on who is telling the story, what figurative language is being used, and how does the author uses point of view in his writing.

21. Rikki-tikki-tavi: Based on these photos, what do you predict the story will be about?

22. After reading page one, who is the main character?
What do you already know about him?
What perspective is this story being told from?

23. Page 80 2. Examine these lines:
“There are more things to find out about in this house,” he said to himself, “than all my family could find out in all their lives. I shall certainly stay and find out.”
Looking at Rikki’s internal monologue, what does this reveal about his personality? (Write in a COMPLETE sentence.)
3. What do Rikki’s actions demonstrate about his character? (Write in a COMPLETE sentence.)

24. Page 81 Examine this line:
“When he had lifted one-third of himself clear off the ground, he stayed balancing to and fro exactly as a dandelion tuft balances in the wind, and he looked at Rikki-tikki with the wicked snake’s eyes that never change their expression, whatever the snake may be thinking of.”
What type of figurative language is used here? Determine its meaning within the context of the sentences.
5. Infer as to why Darzee and his wife hide from Nag.

25. Page 82-middle of 84
6. Using evidence from pages 82 through 84 to defend your answer, are Nag and Nagaina or Karait more dangerous? Use RACES.
7. Describe how the author uses conflict to create suspense in the story.

26. Pages 84 and 85
8. Using evidence, based on Chuchundra’s actions and the descriptions of him, why did Rikki think by threatening Chuchundra he could get him to talk?
9. What are Nagaina and Nag planning to do? Do you see a problem with the plan? Explain.

27. Page 86 to 87
10. Examine the paragraph starting on Line 281 that begins, “As he held, closed his jaws tighter and tighter…” What do we learn about Rikki’s attitudes or beliefs in this line? (Complete Sentence)
11. Why is Rikki angry at Darzee for celebrating the death of Nag? (Complete Sentence)

28. Pages 88 and 89
12. How does Darzee assist Rikki in the plan to defeat Nagaina? Do you think the plan is fair? Why or why not? (Complete sentences)
13. What does Rikki reveal to Nagaina? What might he hope Nagaina will do because of this information?

29. Pages 90-92
14. Look at the paragraph that starts “Tricked! Tricked!” How has Rikki changed toward Nagaina since his first fight with her? (Complete Sentence)
15. Could Rikki be considered a hero? Why or why not? (RACES)
Bonus: Find an example of a simile on page 91 and explain its meaning.

30. Wrap-up:
Write 3 statements about the setting of the story? How has learning about India impacted your knowledge about the setting of the story?
Write 2 ways the author builds suspense in the story?
Write 1 prediction that you can make about the resolution of the story?

31. Quick Write
How would the story have changed if the setting was not in India?
Create a plot diagram to document the story.

32. Rikki-Tikki-Tavi: Plot Diagram

33. Parts of the Plot Put the parts of a plot in your notes
Parts of the Plot Put the parts of a plot in your notes. Quick Write: How does one part of a plot affect another?
EXPOSITION: meet the characters; learn about the setting (time & place; where/when); conflict/problem is introduced
RISING ACTION: conflict(s) develop; suspense builds
CLIMAX: turning point; character faces conflict; main character's attitude changes
FALLING ACTION: loose ends are tied up; conflict(s) are being solved
RESOLUTION/DENOUMENT: reasonable ending; conflict is "resolved" (taken care of)

34. Brain Break: Placemat Activity
Draw a placemat on your poster paper.
What should be included in a good narrative?
You will have 5 minutes to write down what you think a strong narrative should include.
When the time is up, you will have 3 minutes to discuss as a group what were the most important elements that should be found in a narrative.

36. Narrative Checklist Did you indent?_____
Does your narrative have a beginning, middle, and end?_____
Did you use dialogue?_________
Did you use transition words?_________
Double check and make sure there are not dead words.______
Did you use the six sentence types?________
Did you apply figurative language? (at least a simile)______
Did you build suspense?
Are all elements of plot included?
Do you have at least three paragraphs?_________

37. Perspective Narrative
Rubric:
The point of your narrative is to tell the story of Rikki-Tikki-Tavi from a character’s perspective. (Not the omniscient narrator)
By reading your narrative, I should be able to tell whose perspective it is told from.
You must have at least 3 paragraphs. I want to have a distinct beginning, middle, and end. (exposition, rising action/climax, falling action/resolution) You can combine the elements of plot, or you can write 5 paragraphs that contain separate elements of plot. It is up to you.
Make sure to include dialogue.
You will also be graded on your sentence variety and use of words. Do not use dead words.

38. Did you indent?
Does your narrative have a beginning, middle, and end?
Did you use dialogue?
Did you use transition words?
Double check and make sure there are not dead words.
Did you use the six sentence types?
Did you apply figurative language? (at least a simile)
Did you build suspense?
Are all elements of plot included?
Do you have at least three paragraphs?