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The Jungle Book

By

Rudyard Kipling

A Novel Study by Joel Michel Reed

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The Jungle BookBy Rudyard Kipling

Table of Contents

Suggestions and Expectations ..………………………………………. 3

List of Skills ….……………………………….………………....……….. 4

Synopsis / Author Biography …..…………………………………...... 5

Student Checklist ……………………………………………………..... 6

Reproducible Student Booklet ..……………………………....……….. 7

Answer Key ...……………………………………………………………. 45

About the author: Joel Reed has over 50 published novel studies and is the co-author of three novels. For more information on his work and literature, please visit the websites www.reedpublications.org and www.novelstudies.org.

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Suggestions and Expectations

This curriculum unit can be used in a variety of ways. Each chapter of the novel study focuses on2-3 chapters of The Jungle Book and is comprised of five of the following different activities:

• Before You Read• Vocabulary Building• Comprehension Questions• Language Activities• Extension Activities

Links with the Common Core Standards (U.S.)

Many of the activities in this unit are supported by the Common Core Standards. For instance the Reading Standards for Literature, Grade 5, makes reference to

a) determining the meaning of words and phrases. . . including figurative language; b) explaining how a series of chapters fits together to provide the overall structure;c) compare and contrast two characters;d) determine how characters … respond to challenges;e) drawing inferences from the text;f) determining a theme of a story . . . and many others.

A principal expectation of the unit is that students will develop their skills in reading, writing, listening and oral communication, as well as in reasoning and critical thinking. Students will alsobe expected to provide clear answers to questions and well-constructed explanations. It is criticalas well that students be able to relate events and the feelings of characters to their own lives and experiences and describe their own interpretation of a particular passage.

A strength of the unit is that students can work on the activities at their own pace. Every activity need not be completed by all students. A portfolio cover is included (p.7) so that students may organize their work and keep it all in one place. A Student Checklist is also included (p.6) so that a record of completed work may be recorded.

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List of Skills

Vocabulary Development

1. Locating descriptive words / phrases 7. Determining Alphabetical Order 2. Listing synonyms/homonyms 8. Listing compound words3. Identifying / creating alliteration 9. Identifying parts of speech4. Use of capitals and punctuation 10. Identifying syllables5. Identify foreshadowing. 11. Identify/create similes6. Identify personification

Setting Activities

1. Summarize the details of a setting

Plot Activities

1. Complete a time line of events 4. Identify cliffhangers2. Identify conflict in the story 5. Identify the climax of the novel/story.3. Complete Five W's Chart

Character Activities

1. Determine character traits 2. Relating personal experiences

Creative and Critical Thinking

1. Research 5. Write a description of personal feelings2. Write a newspaper story 6. Write a book review3. Create a short story 7. Complete an Observation Sheet4. Create a poem 8. Complete a KWS Chart

Art Activities

1. A Storyboard 4. Design a cover for the novel2. Create a collage 5. Create a comic strip3. Create an Information Card

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Synopsis

After young Mowgli escapes the vicious jaws of the growling tiger Shere Khan, he is adoptedby Father Wolf and grows up with the pack. Lovable old Baloo the bear and Bagheera thePanther teach Mowgli the Law of the Jungle, and so his extraordinary adventures begin!(Publisher – Puffin Classics)

A complete synopsis and other helpful reviews can be found on the following website:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jungle_Book

Author BiographyRudyard Kipling

Joseph Rudyard Kipling (30 December 1865 – 18 January1936) was an English short-story writer, poet, and novelist. He ischiefly remembered for his tales and poems of British soldiers inIndia and his tales for children. He was born in Bombay, in theBombay Presidency of British India, and was taken by his familyto England when he was five years old. Kipling is best known forhis works of fiction, including The Jungle Book (a collection ofstories which includes "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi"), Just So Stories (1902),Kim (1901) (a tale of adventure), many short stories, including"The Man Who Would Be King" (1888); and his poems, including"Mandalay" (1890), "Gunga Din" (1890), "The Gods of theCopybook Headings" (1919), " The White Man's Burden" (1899),and "If_” (1910). He is regarded as a major "innovator in the artof the short story"; his children's books are enduring classics ofchildren's literature; and his best works are said to exhibit "aversatile and luminous narrative gift".

Courtesy of Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudyard_Kipling

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Student Checklist

Student Name:

Assignment Grade/Level Comments

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The Jungle Book

By Rudyard Kipling

Name:

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Chapters 1-2

Before you read the chapter:

The protagonist in most novels features the main character or “good guy”. What do you thinkmakes for an especially interesting protagonist?

Vocabulary:

Choose a word from the list to complete each sentence.

teacher thickets withdraw leave

twitching furious entered madness

1. Even the tiger runs and hides when little Tabaqui goes mad, for ___________ is the most disgraceful thing that can overtake a wild creature.

2. "I go," said Tabaqui quietly. "Ye can hear Shere Khan below in the __________. I might have saved myself the message."

3. "Something is coming uphill," said Mother Wolf, ___________ one ear. "Get ready."

4. Shere Khan had jumped at a woodcutter's campfire, as Father Wolf had said, and was ___________ from the pain of his burned feet.

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5. The Law of the Jungle lays down very clearly that any wolf may, when he marries, ____________ from the Pack he belongs to.

6. Let him run with the Pack, and be _________ with the others. I myself will teach him."

7. "We need yet another," said Akela. "Baloo has spoken, and he is our ___________ for the young cubs. Who speaks besides Baloo?"

8. "Knowing that I have no right to speak here, I ask your __________."

Questions

1. Describe the setting of the story as Chapter One begins.

2. Define the term 'Hydrophobia'.

3. Why did Father Wolf believe it was wrong to hunt man?

4. At what cost was Mowgli able to enter into the pack?

5. What did Bagheera mean by the term 'Red Flower'?

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6. Briefly describe the incident that took place during the second council meeting.

Language Activity

A. A simile is a comparison using the words “like” or “as”. An example from Chapter One is “. . . Mother Wolf shook herself clear of the cubs and sprang forward, her eyes, like two green moons in the darkness, facing the blazing eyes of Shere Khan. "

What two things are being compared in this example?

Write a simile comparing the following items with something from your own imagination:

a) A car speeding down a highway.

b) A plane landing on a runway.

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B. Chapter One contained an important literary devices called a cliff-hanger. A cliffhanger usually occurs at the end of a chapter when the author leaves the reader in suspense.How is this true in Chapter One? Why do you think the author ended the chapter this way?

C. Foreshadowing is a literary device used by authors to provide clues for the reader so they are able to predict what might occur later in the story. How might the following statement be considered an example of this literary device: "Assuredly I will keep him. Lie still, little frog. O thou Mowgli—for Mowgli the Frog I will call thee—the time will come when thou wilt hunt Shere Khan as he has hunted thee."

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Extension Activity

Storyboard

A storyboard is a series of pictures that tell about an important event in a story. A storyboard can tell the story of only one scene – or the entire novel.

Complete the storyboard below illustrating the events described in the last two chapters of the novel. You may wish to practice your drawings on a separate piece of paper.

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Chapters 3-4


Briefly explain why you think mothers and fathers are such an important part of growing up.

Vocabulary:

Each of the words found in this Crossword Puzzle are taken from the last several chapters. Usethe words in the box to complete the puzzle.

ACROSS DOWN

2. A soft & lustrous fibre produced by worms.6. Also known as 'Hydrophobia'.7. A person legally committed to prison as a punishment for a crime or while awaiting trial.9. A large heavy-bodied non-venomous snake. 10. A sweet, sticky fluid made by bees. 12. A slender long-legged wild dog commonly found in Africa and southern Asia. 14. A wild-dog that normally hunts in packs.16. A set of hard, enamel-coated structures in the jaws of most vertebrates, used for chewing.18. The animals met on _________ rock. 19. A burrowing creature that lives in the soil. 21. A prolonged absence of rain.23. An extremely large expanse of sea water.25. Brown, grizzly, koala, polar, black ...26. The chemical formula is H2O.27. A small primate with a long tail.28. The largest living land animal.

1. She gazed at the stars using her _________.3. A tusked Eurasian wild pig.4. A substance that is capable of causing illnessor death when introduced or absorbed.5. A series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person’s mind during sleep.8. A large rodent with defensive spines or quills on the body and tail. 9. A bird with very long tail feathers.11. A leopard, especially a black one. 12. An area of land overgrown with dense forest and tangled vegetation.13. A large fabric that is used to keep warm. 15. A tailless amphibian with long hind legs. 17. A large solitary cat with an orange-brown coat striped with black, native to Asia.20. A fruit commonly grown in Florida.22. A patch of land often used to plant flowers.24. A black material used to ignite a barbecue.

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* DO NOT USE ANSWERS UNLESS YOU ARE UNABLE TO PROCEED

BEAR COUNCIL BLANKET HONEY

PYTHON SILK TEETH ORANGE

WOLF MONKEY OCEAN PANTHER

JUNGLE WATER PRISONER FROG

JACKAL PORCUPINE TELESCOPE CHARCOAL

RABIES GARDEN POISON DROUGHT

TIGER DREAM WORM CHEATERS

ELEPHANT PEACOCK BOAR NEVER PROSPER

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Questions

1. Why did Baloo dislike the monkey-people so much?

2. Why did the monkey-people want Mowgli as their leader?

3. Briefly describe how Mowgli came to be a prisoner of the Bandar-log tribe.

4. Who did Baloo and Bagheera ask to help them rescue Mowgli?

5. Using resources from your school library or the Internet write a brief report on a recently discovered lost civilization similar to the one featured in the story.

6. Why did Mowgli lead Baloo and Bagheera away from the Kaa?

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Language Activities

A. Many authors enjoy using alliteration – a literary device where the authorrepeats the same sound at the beginning of several words. Here's an example of an alliteration: “. . . screaming, shrieking, shouting, screeching about something scary."

Using your imagination, create your own examples of alliteration from the followingtopics. Each example must contain a minimum of three words.

The laugh of a hyena.

The sounds of a jungle.

One of your own choosing.

B. PERSONIFICATION is giving human qualities to something that is not human. Wefind a number of examples of personification in the novel: "Akela the Lone Wolf lay bythe side of his rock as a sign that the leadership of the Pack was open, and Shere Khanwith his following of scrap-fed wolves walked to and fro openly being flattered."

Why do you think personification is a popular literary device used by many authors?

Create your own example of personification.

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Extension Activity

A. Lights, Camera, Action!

Suppose Hollywood decided to make the first story of The JungleBook into a full-length feature movie. Who would star in this excitingnew project? Now suppose you were asked to be the casting directorfor this movie. Who would you cast for the principal roles:

Mowgli's Brothers

1. Mowgli - _______________________

2. Akela - _______________________

3. Bagheera - _______________________

4. Baloo - _______________________

5. Kaa - _______________________

6. Father Wolf - _______________________

7. Mother Wolf - _______________________

8. Shere Khan - _______________________

9. Grey Brother - _______________________

10. Messua - _______________________

11. Buldeo - _______________________

12. Other Character 1 - _______________________

13. Other Character 2 - _______________________

You may wish to choose Hollywood actors for this task, or for fun, limit your choices to people in your school. Beside each selection write a brief explanation for your choice.

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B. Collage

Make a collage from magazine pictures illustrating a scene from thenovel, or events and characters from the entire novel.

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Chapters 5-6


The antagonist in most novels features a character who is recognized as the “bad guy”. What doyou think makes for an especially interesting antagonist?

Vocabulary:

Write a list of three different synonyms* for each of the following words.

Word Synonym 1 Synonym 2 Synonym 3

Friend

Strong

Laugh

Look

Shout

* A word or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word.

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Questions

1. Briefly describe Mowgli's battle with Shere Khan, as well as the end result.

b. Describe the incident that took place with Mowgli and Buldeo after the battle.

2. The climax of a story usually occurs at the most exciting or important point of the plot. Where do you think the climax of the first short story in The Jungle Book occurs?

3. Were you satisfied with the conclusion of the story? Why or why not?

4. Which character in the first story of The Jungle Book was your favorite, and why?

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Language Activities

A. Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh My!

There are seemingly endless varieties of animals that have lived in ourworld, and have been the inspiration for countless writers, adventurers andeven film-makers. Such animals include; lions, tigers, bears, dogs, sheep,monkeys, elephants, giraffes, pigs, mice, kangaroos, deer, hippopotamus,horses, buffalo, rhinoceros, lizards, and even dinosaurs!

Your task is to create an information card featuring your favourite animal.Your card will resemble a sports card (i.e. baseball, football, hockey...). The front of the card willfeature an appropriate picture of the animal of your choosing, and the back at least fourfascinating facts you have researched from sources in your school library or on the Internet.

B. Find ten words in Chapters 5-6 that being with the letter 'S' and have no lessthan six characters. Once you have completed your list, arrange them inalphabetical order on the right hand side.

Words Alphabetical Order

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C. Write Your Own Poem

Your task is to write a poem on any topic of your own choosing. Youmay wish to write a poem on a subject that is especially meaningful toyou. Your poem should be at least twenty lines in length, and writtenin the following poetic rhyming scheme: ABAB CDCD EFEF GHGH IJIJ

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Chapters 7-8

Before you read the chapters:

Consider the titles and any drawings which might be included for Chapters 7 - 8. Now briefly predict what you think the next short story in The Jungle Book will be about.

Vocabulary:

Write a sentence using the following words. Make sure that the meaning of the word is clear inyour sentence.

Accommodation

Companion

Skirmishing

Floundered

Phosphorescent

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Questions

Cloze Call

Complete the following exercise filling in the correct words from the Word Box.

floundered beach arrow children

Castle fish flippers paddled

tribes depth drifting Whale

companions belonged nurseries drowned

Little seals can no more swim than little _____________, but they are unhappy till they learn.

The first time that Kotick went down to the sea a wave carried him out beyond his __________,

and his big head sank and his little hind ___________ flew up exactly as his mother had told him

in the song, and if the next wave had not thrown him back again he would have ____________.

After that, he learned to lie in a beach pool and let the wash of the waves just cover him and

lift him up while he __________, but he always kept his eye open for big waves that might hurt.

He was two weeks learning to use his flippers; and all that while he _____________ in and out

of the water, and coughed and grunted and crawled up the beach and took catnaps on the sand,

and went back again, until at last he found that he truly ____________ to the water.

Then you can imagine the times that he had with his ______________, ducking under the

rollers; or coming in on top of a comber and landing with a swash and a splutter as the big wave

went whirling far up the ___________; or standing up on his tail and scratching his head as the

old people did; or playing "I'm the King of the ________" on slippery, weedy rocks that just

stuck out of the wash. Now and then he would see a thin fin, like a big shark's fin, ___________

along close to shore, and he knew that that was the Killer _________, the Grampus, who eats

young seals when he can get them; and Kotick would head for the beach like an _________, and

the fin would jig off slowly, as if it were looking for nothing at all.

Late in October the seals began to leave St. Paul's for the deep sea, by families and ________,

and there was no more fighting over the _____________, and the holluschickie played anywhere

they liked. "Next year," said Matkah to Kotick, "you will be a holluschickie; but this year you

must learn how to catch _________."

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Language Activities

A. India – Fascinating Facts

Using resources from your school library or the Internet, do someresearch on the nation of India and complete the questions listed below.

Questions Answers

Population

Official Language(s)

Currency

Largest City

Capital City

Land Size (Kilometres or Miles)

Current President

Kind of Government (Monarchy, etc)

B. Rewrite the following sentences putting in the correct capitalization andpunctuation.

sea catch was fifteen years old a huge grey fur-seal with almost a mane on his shoulders and long wicked dog-teeth

“bah! only the holluschickie go to otter island”

“the white seal is coming after us” cried patalamon

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C. Copy out any three sentences from these chapters and underline the verbs andcircle the adverbs.

D. The word “water” can be used as a noun or a verb, depending on the sentence.Use your imagination and write sentences to illustrate how this word can be used asboth a noun and a verb.

WATER

Noun

Verb

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Extension Activity

A Book Cover

Create a book cover for The Jungle Book. Be sure to include the title, author,and a picture that will make other students want to read the novel.

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Chapters 9-10


Martin Luther once wrote, “Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree.” What do you think he meant by this quote?

Vocabulary:

Draw a straight line to connect the vocabulary word to its definition. Remember to use a straightedge (like a ruler).

1. Bungalow A. A roofed platform along the outside of a house. 2. Companion B. A visually striking performance or display. 3. Veranda C. A young bird that has enough feathers for flight. 4. Cultivate D. Great sadness that is felt due to a loss. 5. Spectacle E. To prepare and use land for crops or gardening. 6. Fledgeling F. Divine guidance or care. 7. Paralysed G. A low house normally consisting of one story. 8. Providence H. A person partly or wholly incapable of moving. 9. Mourning I. Comfort received by a person after a loss. 10. Consolation J. A person who shares the experiences of another.

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Questions

1. List three fascinating facts about a mongoose.

2. What did the author say would happen when the eyes of a mongoose turn red?

3. What is the natural enemy of the mongoose?

4. Why was Karait [the small brown snakeling] so dangerous?

5. What was the fate of Nag the cobra?

b. Briefly describe the battle between Nagaina and Rikki-Tikki.

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Language Activities

A. Homonyms

Homonyms are words which sound the same but have different meanings. An example is hair and hare. These chapters feature words which are examples of homonyms. In the chart below, create sentences which show the meaning of each set of homonyms.

Example 1

Homonyms Sentence

1. Plain

2. Plane

Example 2

Homonyms Sentence

1. Ring

2. Wring

B. Find three examples of the following parts of speech from this chapter.

Nouns

Verbs

Adjectives

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C. Observation Chart

The Jungle Book is a novel filled with strange sights and sounds. Look back over the novel and get as many examples of the five senses, listing them in the chart below with a description about where each is found. You may wish to choose your examples from one particular scene, or include a number of different scenes.

Sight Sound Touch Taste Smell

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D. Conflict

We have already read about a number of important conflicts in TheJungle Book. Conflict is an important element in a novel. There aregenerally three types of conflict: person against person; personagainst self; and person against nature. Find at least three examplesof conflict in the novel, and tell which type of conflict each is.

Type of Conflict:

Description:

Type of Conflict:

Description:

Type of Conflict:

Description:

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Extension Activity

A Comic Strip

This activity is especially for students with an artistic flair or who love comic books! It canbe done for any event up to this point in the story. The first step is to decide on the length of your comic strip (6 to 9 frames is suggested); next consider what events you will includefrom The Jungle Book. You may wish to highlight a brief incident, or include the highlights of any of the stories taken from the novel up to this point. You may even want toprovide an alternate ending to your scene! A quick sketch of the comic strip can first be accomplished in a storyboard format before a final, good copy is attempted. The strip should include a title, dialogue, and color. It should be neat and imaginative.

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Chapters 11-12


Suggest two alternate appropriate titles to this novel.

Vocabulary:

Solve the following word search puzzle using the words from the Word Box. Remember – thewords can be horizontal, vertical or diagonal. They may be forward or even backward!

Word Box:

MOWGLI BALOO TABAQUI NAG KOTICK

AKELA BAGHEERA BULDEO CHIL MESSUA

NAGAINA RAKSHA HATHI IKKI KARAIT

V O D A W E R F R G T H N I O

K O G R T G J U K N G D V N H

Y L R W R A K S H A Z A K S C

B A T G T N E W G G I K C P K

M B N A R E E H G A B B I V X

S D E G B T G H T I U A T G Y

J A Y A S A X C K N L V O E A

T L I H C M Q K N A D J K L U

P E Q X Z R I U U I E P M K S

H K T H F V D S I E O R G Y S

H A T H I V S F G W Y R F S E

H N G S H I Y R A I L G W O M

A K A R A I T V B M I Y A S C

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Questions

1. The African Bush Elephant is unmistakably the largest non-extinct land animal to walk the earth. However, there have been much larger land animals that have lived onthis earth in the past, but are now extinct. Using resources from your school library orthe Internet, list [and describe] the largest land animal that has ever walked the earth.

2. What was the first job that Kala Nag had when serving the government of India?

3. When did Sahib say that Little Toomai could visit the Keddahs?

4. Using resources from your school library or the Internet briefly describe three ways that elephants have been used by humans in the past or the present.

b. What is the Elephants natural enemy in the wild?

5. What phenomenon did Little Toomai witness that no other man had witnessed before?

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Language Activities

A. Try to reassemble the word parts listed below into ten compound words found in the last fewchapters of The Jungle Book.

pin sweet under light roon

foot stroke man door mate

growth play bare hole sun

way moon ball meat mad

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B. Choose ten words from these chapters with two or more syllables. Indicate the syllables by drawing a line between each syllable. Example: some / time.

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C. Write a Short Story

Your task is to write a one page story on any topic you choose. Yourstory must include one protagonist (hero), and one antagonist(villain). The formatting for the story should be as follows: Thereneeds to be at least four paragraphs in total. One paragraph tointroduce your characters and plot, two paragraphs to serve as themain body, and one final paragraph for the conclusion of your story.

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D. The Five W’s Chart

Choose an event from the novel, then complete the following chart with theimportant details.

What Happened?

Who Was There?

Why Did It Happen?

When Did It Happen?

Where Did It Happen?

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Chapters 13-14

Before you read the chapters:Winston Churchill once said, “Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.” How would you define courage?

Vocabulary:

Eliminate the following letters from the puzzle to reveal the secret message: Z, J, V, Q

M Z O J V Q S Z T J O V Q F Z J T V H Q

E Z P J V E Q Z O J P L V Q E Z W J H V

O Q Z W J I V Q L L Z J V W Q Z A J L K

A V Q F Z T J E V R Q Z M J E V W Q I Z

L L J V B E Q C H Z I L D J R V E Q N Z

S J O V Q M Z A J K E V T Q H Z E J B E

A V Q T Z J K V Q E Z E J P V Q Z T J V

I Q M Z E J V Q W Z I J T V Q H Z J S V

H O Q Z R T J S V Q T E Z J P V S Q Z J

Answer:

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Questions

1. Why did the camel trample through the tent at the beginning of Chapter Thirteen?

2. Chapter Thirteen deals extensively on the subject of war. In your own opinion, do you believe there are justifiable reasons for going to war? Give reasons for your answer.

3. Define the term 'Brumpy' as described in Chapter Thirteen.

4. Why did the horses call the elephants 'two tails'?

5. Which short story featured in The Jungle Book was your favourite, and why?

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Language Activities

A. KWS Chart

Choose a topic which is featured in The Jungle Book (i.e. hunting,wolves, tigers, bears, seals, elephants, snakes, war, India, etc.). Ineach of the columns below add helpful details which would assistsomeone who is researching your chosen topic.

Topic

What I Know What I Want To Learn Possible Sources

B. A Book Review

Write a review of The Jungle Book, describing in no more than one paragraph an outline of theplot, and then in another paragraph how you enjoyed the novel (or didn’t) and why. (Please don’tgive away the ending!) This review can be posted to a website like www.amazon.com.

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C. A News Report

Imagine you are a newspaper reporter at the time and place of TheJungle Book. You are asked by your editor to write a short summary ofMowgli's adventures for your interested readers.

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D. Sequence Chart

List the main events of The Jungle Book in the order which they occurred.

The Jungle Book

First

Next

Next

Next

Next

Next

Next

Next

Last

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Extension Activity

Did You Catch the Flick?

Several versions of The Jungle Book have been made over theyears, most notably the newest version made by Disney in 2016starring Neel Sethi, Bill Murray, Ben Kingsley, Idris Elba, ScarlettJohansson and a score of other talented voice-actors! The filmremained faithful in most respects to the characters and plot of the novel. However, it did take a few “liberties” as well.

If you get a chance to view the film version, use the followingframework to make a comparison between the book and movie.

Similarities

The Novel The Movie

Differences

The Novel The Movie

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Answer Key

Chapters 1-2

Vocabulary:

1. Madness 2. Thickets 3. Twitching 4. Furious 5. Withdraw 6. Entered 7. Teacher 8. Leave

Questions:

1 – Answers will vary - It takes place in the jungle, where a wolf pack is just beginning to wake up. It leads into various descriptions of several of the creatures that inhabit the area. 2 – Hydrophobia is an infectious disease also known as 'Rabies', which causes acute inflammation of the brain in humans and warm-blooded animals. 3 – It was against the law of the jungle, because if you killed a man, more men would come to the jungle and then the rest of the jungle would suffer as a result.4 – Baloo offered his word to raise and educate Mowgli, and Bagheera offered a bull to the pack.5 – It was the jungle term for 'fire'.6 - Bagheera was fighting Shere Khan for possession of Mowgli, and Shere Khan was trying to convince the other animals to kill him. Mowgli eventually threw a pot of fire on to the ground just as they were about to fight, and scared away Shere Kahn and the remainder of the pack.

Chapters 3-4

Vocabulary:

ACROSS DOWN

2. SILK6. RABIES7. PRISONER9. PYTHON10. HONEY12. JACKAL14. WOLF16. TEETH18. COUNCIL19. WORM21. DROUGHT23. OCEAN25. BEAR26. WATER27. MONKEY28. ELEPHANT

1. TELESCOPE3. BOAR4. POISON5. DREAM8. PORCUPINE9. PEACOCK11. PANTHER12. JUNGLE13. BLANKET15. FROG17. TIGER20. ORANGE22. GARDEN24. CHARCOAL

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Questions:

1 – They were lawless animals with no leader, and were always causing trouble. 2 – They wanted Mowgli to build them things and teach them wisdom so they would be envied. 3 – The monkey-people followed Baloo, Bagheera and Mowgli and waited until they fell asleep. Once they fell asleep they captured Mowgli and escaped through the trees.4 – Kaa the rock python.5 – Answers will vary.6 – Kaa was hypnotizing the monkey-people in order to devour them. Baloo and Bagheera were being drawn towards Kaa as a result, so Mowgli led them away.

Chapters 5-6

Vocabulary: 1 - Friend – Buddy, Chum, Pal, Amigo, Ally.2 - Strong – Mighty, Muscular, Powerful, Hefty, Beefy.3 - Laugh – Chuckle, Giggle, Snicker, Snigger, Chortle.4 - Look – Gaze, Peer, Stare, Glare. 5 - Shout – Cry, Yell, Scream, Bellow, Call, Holler.

Questions:

1 – Mowgli heard that Shere Khan had just finished feeding in a valley nearby, so he rounded up a herd of buffalo and used them to trample Shere Khan while he was unable to escape. b – Buldeo insisted that the reward for the tiger was his, so Mowgli ordered Akela to pin down Buldeo so he could finish skinning Shere Khan. Eventually Mowgli released Buldeo. 2 – Answers will vary (when Mowgli used the buffalo to trample Shere Khan).3 – Answers will vary.4 – Answers will vary.

Chapters 7-8

Questions:

Little seals can no more swim than little children, but they are unhappy till they learn. The first time that Kotick went down to the sea a wave carried him out beyond his depth, and his big head sank and his little hind flippers flew up exactly as his mother had told him in the song, and if the next wave had not thrown him back again he would have drowned. After that, he learned to lie in a beach pool and let the wash of the waves just cover him and lift him up while he paddled, but he always kept his eye open for big waves that might hurt. He was two weeks learning to use his flippers; and all that while he floundered in and out of the water, and coughed and grunted and crawled up the beach and took catnaps on the sand, and went back again, until at last he found that he truly belonged to the water. Then you can imagine the times that he had with his companions, ducking under the rollers; or coming in on top of a comber and landing with a swash and a splutter as the big wave went

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whirling far up the beach; or standing up on his tail and scratching his head as the old people did;or playing "I'm the King of the Castle" on slippery, weedy rocks that just stuck out of the wash. Now and then he would see a thin fin, like a big shark's fin, drifting along close to shore, and he knew that that was the Killer Whale, the Grampus, who eats young seals when he can get them; and Kotick would head for the beach like an arrow, and the fin would jig off slowly, as if it were looking for nothing at all. Late in October the seals began to leave St. Paul's for the deep sea, by families and tribes, andthere was no more fighting over the nurseries, and the holluschickie played anywhere they liked. "Next year," said Matkah to Kotick, "you will be a holluschickie; but this year you must learn how to catch fish."

Language Activity

A. Population: 1,210,193,422 Official Languages: Hindi and English Currency: Indian rupee Largest City: Mumbai Capital City: New Delhi Land Size: 3,287,590(KM)/1,269,346(MI) Current President: Pranab Makherjee Kind of Government: Constitutional republic.

B. Sea Catch was fifteen years old, a huge grey fur-seal with almost a mane on his shoulders, and long, wicked dog-teeth. “Bah! Only the holluschickie go to Otter Island.” “The white seal is coming after us,” cried Patalamon.

Chapters 9-10

Vocabulary:

1-G, 2-J, 3-A, 4-E, 5-B, 6-C, 7-H, 8-F, 9-D, 10-I

Questions:

1 – Answers will vary.2 – Red eyes mean the mongoose is angry and he is about to attack.3 – The snake. 4 – It appeared to be small and harmless, but it was actually highly poisonous and deadly.5 – Rikki-Tikki bit Nag on the neck when he tried to kill the family, and the two began to fight inside the house. The 'big man' heard the noise and ended up shooting Nag with his shotgun. b – Darzee faked an injury in order to lure out Nagaina while Rikki-Tikki snuck into her nest in order to destroy her eggs. Nagaina was lured inside the house and was about to bite the Teddy onthe leg when Rikki-Tikki threatening to break the last of her eggs. They began to fight, but Nagaina escaped inside her hole, so Rikki-Tikki followed her inside and killed her.

Chapters 11-12

Vocabulary:

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B I U TA A K N L O AL I H C Q K A D K UE I U E SK I O S

H A T H I EI L G W O M

K A R A I T

Questions:

1 – Dreadnoughtus - A long necked dinosaur belonging to the sauropod family, similar to the Brachiosaurus, which stood roughly 26 metres or 85ft in length, and weighed over 65 tons.2 – He worked in the Afghan War of 1842, and other military excursions later on.3 – When he saw an elephant dance.4 – Farming, travel/expeditions (commonly used by royalty), wars and battles (even used as a form of execution), moving large objects, clearing forest paths, entertainment (circuses, etc). b – Elephants have no natural enemies, but elephant calves are occasionally attacked and killed by lions, tigers, hyenas, leopards, crocodiles and other large carnivores. 5 – He witnessed the elephants dancing.

Language Activities

A – 1. Undergrowth 2. Ballroom 3. Sunstroke 4. Moonlight 5. Doorway 6. Sweetmeat 7. Barefoot 8. Playmate 9. Madman 10. Pinhole

Chapters 13-14

Vocabulary: Secret Message: Most of the people who will walk after me will be children, so make the beat keep time with short steps. Hans Christian Andersen

Questions:

1 – The camel had a bad dream.2 – Answers will vary. 3 – It means a wild horse without any breeding.4 – Because the elephants had a tail on their rear and their front (their trunk). 5 – Answers will vary.

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