1. Rikki-Tikki-Tavi

2.  ***Make sure you can label the Freytag Pyramid (plot diagram we did in class)  Know the definitions of your vocabulary words so you can use them in a sentence. (page 226)  Study page 75 in your workbook and be able to make predictions

3.  You will have several sentences and have to identify either the linking verb or the action verb (see your bellringers)  What does Rikki do as soon as he is dry? ◦ He is curious and wanders into the garden  Who does Rikki run into in the garden that creates a conflict? ◦ Nag

4.  After Rikki kills Karait, what adjective describes how he feels?  If Rikki’s is petted and his tail becomes “bottlebrushy” how does he feel?  Is Rikki a cat?

5.  Who is Nag’s wife? ◦ Nagaina  What prediction can you make if Teddy’s father says that Teddy is safer with Rikki than with a bloodhound if a snake came into the room?

6.  Would you describe Rikki as greedy and bloodthirsty or as loyal and brave?  Who are some winners and losers in this story? Can you back up your answer?

7.  Revived, immensely, veranda, mourning, consolation, cunningly  Expressing grief, especially after someone dies  Came back to life or consciousness  Something that comforts a disappointed person  Cleverly  A great deal; very much  An open porch, usually with a roof

8.  See your worksheet and your bellringers  Identify the action verb in the following sentence: “This is fun” said Sue.  Identify the action verb: Rikki killed Karait.  Identify the action verb: Rikki looked at the bungalow.