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Teaching Rikki-Tikki-Tavi

Rikki-Tikki-Tavi

"Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" is a short story in The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling about the adventures of a valiant young mongoose. The story has often been anthologized, and has been published more than once as a short book in its own right.

Rudyard Kipling
Public Domain

ESSENTIAL QUESTION:

How does survival motivate characters?
STANDARDS:
RL.1 - Meaning & Evidence, RL.3 - Characters & Plot, RL.6 - Point of View

DEPTH OF KNOWLEDGE (DOK) LEVELS:

1,2,3
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