Genre: Classic Fiction Author’s Purpose – Entertainment Reading Skill: Drawing Conclusions

Summary Summary Rikki-tikki-tavi has a big job to do. This mongoose must kill all the snakes that live in the house and garden of Teddy and his mother and father. The largest snakes are two cobras, Nag and Nagaina, who want to kill everyone in the family so that they and their babies will have the garden all to themselves. He tricks the adult snakes, feeds their eggs to the ants, and succeeds in killing them all. Teddy's grateful family rewards Rikki with all he can eat, and Rikki himself is proud and satisfied with his success. Rikki-tikki-tavi has a big job to do. This mongoose must kill all the snakes that live in the house and garden of Teddy and his mother and father. The largest snakes are two cobras, Nag and Nagaina, who want to kill everyone in the family so that they and their babies will have the garden all to themselves. He tricks the adult snakes, feeds their eggs to the ants, and succeeds in killing them all. Teddy's grateful family rewards Rikki with all he can eat, and Rikki himself is proud and satisfied with his success.

Classic Fiction Classical literature is a term used to describe fiction and other works before the 20 th century (?-1800s). This literature has been passed down through the ages because of its consistency and because it reflects the life and times of society when it was written. Classical literature is a term used to describe fiction and other works before the 20 th century (?-1800s). This literature has been passed down through the ages because of its consistency and because it reflects the life and times of society when it was written. Examples: Oliver Twist, Robinson Crusoe, Dickens Christmas Carol, and Rikki-tikki-tavi

Comprehension Skill: Drawing Conclusions Comprehension Skill: Drawing Conclusions  As you read, look at the details and make decisions about the characters and what happens in the story or article.  When you make decisions about the characters or events, you are drawing conclusions.  Drawing conclusions is sometimes called making inferences.

Drawing Conclusions Practice What Happens in the Story What Conclusions I Can Draw Rikki expects Nagaina “to be worse than five Nags” The eggs will hatch. Rikki says, “I must go see Darzee”?

Comprehension Skill Review: Making Judgments Comprehension Skill Review: Making Judgments  Making judgments means thinking about and deciding how to react toward people, situations, and ideas in stories you read.  Use what you have read and your own experiences as you make judgments.  Ask yourself if the author is trying to influence you and whether he succeeds.

Practice Making Judgments Rikki did the right thing.

Comprehension Skill – Unfamiliar Words When you read, you may come across a word you do not know. To figure out the meaning of the unfamiliar word, look for clues in the sentences or paragraph around it. A clue might be found in specific details or examples given near the unknown word. You can also use a dictionary to clarify word meanings

Research Skill – Schedules Time Day 3 before hatching Day 2 before hatching Day 1 before hatching Day of hatchingEvent Beak pierces inner sack Egg tooth chips away first hole. Bird rests. Baby bird pushes off cap of shell and pulls away from cracked shell. The Birth of a Baby Bird

Personification Personification is a figure of speech in which human traits or characteristics are given to nonhuman things. Personification is a figure of speech in which human traits or characteristics are given to nonhuman things. Personification makes a story lively and dramatic. Personification makes a story lively and dramatic. Examples: Animals talking or Rikki “tingling with rage.” Examples: Animals talking or Rikki “tingling with rage.”

Weekly Fluency Check - Read with Expression ● Model or review ways to read with expression by using loudness and softness to add expression and by changing voices to differentiate between speakers. ● Readers should use different voices to distinguish between Nag and Nagaina. ● Go to pages ___, beginning with “He crept to...” “He crept to...”

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Review #1a Pages 1. How did Rikki come to live with the English family? 2. What kind of reputation does Rikki have? 3. What is Nag planning to do and why? 4. What can you tell about cobras from this story?

Review #2a Pages - 1. Why does Darzee’s wife pretend her wing is broken? 2. How is Darzee different from his wife? 3. Why are Teddy and his parents sitting “stone still” at the table? 4. Why does Nagaina run away instead of finishing the fight?

Write About It Choose one of these and write about it: Pretend you are Nagina. Write a paragraph that tells what you would say to stop Rikki from crushing the last egg from your brood. What if Rikki met the pet your own pet? Write a paragraph describing the meeting between your pet and Rikki.

Names to Know! Nag and Nagaina Nag and Nagaina (the cobras) (the cobras) Chuchundra Chuchundra (muskrat) (muskrat) Rikki-tikki-tavi Rikki-tikki-tavi (mongoose) (mongoose) Darzee and his wife Darzee and his wife (tailor birds) (tailor birds)

Words to Know cobracoiledlameplungedtriumph

More Words to Know! mongoose mongoose scornfully scornfully singed singed thunderclap thunderclap valiant valiant

cobra a big, poisonous, scary snake a big, poisonous, scary snake

coiled wound around into a pile or a curl wound around into a pile or a curl

lame unable to walk properly unable to walk properly

triumph victory; success victory; success

plunged threw with force threw with force into something into something

mongoose a slender animal noted for its ability to kill poisonous snakes a slender animal noted for its ability to kill poisonous snakes

scornfully showing contempt; mockingly showing contempt; mockingly

thunderclap a loud crash of thunder a loud crash of thunder

valiant brave; courageous brave; courageous

singed burned a little burned a little

The ball plunged into the water with a huge splash.

The thunderclap was sudden and loud in the sky.

Rikki was very valiant in his fight against Nag and Nagina.

The cobra struck at Rikki!

The teacher was lame due to an accident.

The toast was singed around the edges.

Winning the money was a great triumph for me.

The mongoose is a very smart animal.

The snake was coiled up in the pot.

Nagiana scornfully snarled at Rikki. Nagiana scornfully snarled at Rikki.

Nagiana snarled at Rikki. Nagiana scornfully snarled at Rikki.

Spelling Words Vowels in Final Syllables other number October another color doctor motor people simple angle

Spelling Words Vowels in Final Syllables title model barrel angel broken sudden oven common gallon button

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