The Jungle Book

By Rudyard Kipling

Year 1

Context Knowledge Overview Year Group: Year 1 Term: Summer 1 Text: The Jungle Book

Author: Rudyard Kipling (abridged retelling by Alison Ainsworth)

India – Geographical Focus

India is a

tropical country

in Asia. A

tropical country

is located near

the widest part

of Earth.

jungle A jungle is a forest in a tropical country where large numbers of tall trees and plants grow very

close together.

village A village consists of a group of houses, together with other buildings, in a rural area.

ruins The parts of a building that remain after the rest has fallen down or been destroyed.

India – Historical Focus

colonisation If people colonise a foreign country, they go to live there and take control of it.

British India The part of India which used to be ruled by the British government.

trade Trade is the activity of buying, selling, or exchanging goods or services between people.

spices A spice is a part of a plant which you put in food to give it flavour.

chilli

cumin

bay leaf

cinnamon

garlic

ginger

mint

turmeric

Cultural Focus

democratic Something that is democratic is based on the idea that everyone should have equal

rights and should be involved in making important decisions. This includes voting.

law The law is a system of rules that the government or society creates.

society A society is a group of people who live in an area and have the same beliefs.

governmen

t

The government of a country is the group of people who are responsible for making

important decisions.

election An election is when people vote for a leader. This can be a group or a person.

leader The leader of a group is in charge of the group.

council A council is a group of people who are elected to govern an area.

members A member of a group is one of the people, animals or things belonging to that group.

languages A language is a system of communication which consists of a set of sounds.

hunting Hunting is the chasing and killing of wild animals by people or other animals, for food or

as a sport.

poaching If someone poaches fish, animals, or birds, they illegally catch them on someone else's

property.

The Animal Kingdom

creatures You can refer to any living thing that is not a plant as a creature.

calls Animals communicate by making sounds. These are called animal calls.

pack A pack of animals is a group of animals that live together (e.g. pack of wolves).

pride A pride of animals is a group of animals that live together (e.g. pride of lions).

cub A cub is a young wild animal (e.g. bear cub).

endangered

species

This is when there is a possibility that all living animals/plants in a species may

die.

preservation The point of preserving endangered species is to prevent their extinction.

extinction The extinction of a species of animal or plant is the death of all its remaining

living members.

panther

tiger

rock python

bull

bear

kite

wolf

buffalo

monkey

(orangutan)

Context Quiz

Which continent is India in?

Can you locate India on the map?

Which of these sentences

best describe a democratic

government?

□ One person makes all of the decisions.

□ People contribute to decision making by voting.

□ The person who shouts the loudest makes the decision.

Can you name these

animals?

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What is a jungle?

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English Knowledge Organiser Features

Hook Suddenly a blood-curdling roar filled the air. The wolves recognised the sound. It was made by a tiger, but not just any tiger.

Shere Khan arrived at the wolves’ cave.

Closure So Mowgli and Grey Brother left the Council Rock and lived happily in the jungle they loved from that day on.

Mowgli and Grey Brother formed their own pack.

Setting It was a warm evening in the jungle.

The story is set in the jungle in the central provinces of India.

Problem/Dilemma “The man-cub shall be mine one day!”

Shere Khan wants to kill Mowgli, because Man is not allowed in the jungle.

Resolution Shere Khan was trampled.

Mowgli kills Shere Khan.

Characters Mother Wolf, Father Wolf, Akela, wolf cubs, Grey Brother, Mowgli, Shere Khan, Bagheera, Buldeo, Rama, Baloo, Kaa, Chil, the monkeys, Messua.

Protagonist (main character) Mowgli

Antagonist (opposing character) Shere Khan

Story Type

Genre Fiction

Theme The preservation of the animal kingdom; the threat of man.

Plot Type Overcoming the monster

Narrative

Narrative Viewpoint 3rd person narrative/sympathetic to the animals who are friends with Mowgli

Narrative Conflict Man vs. Nature

Viewpoint of the author The author has strong beliefs about the preservation of nature and the animal kingdom, and that mankind is this biggest threat to nature, animals and man.

Mood The tone is serious: realism in fiction.

Tone The atmosphere of the story is often tense. When Shere Khan is present, the setting, adjectives and verbs often display this tension.

Language and Structure

Structure and Grammar

Types of Sentences Subordinate clauses, statements, questions, exclamations, commands

Punctuation . ? ! “” –

Rhetoric Allusion - Britain is man and India is the jungle. Similes – compares one thing to another.

Personification The animals are given voices understood by the reader.

Anthropomorphism Anthropomorphism is used to give moral lessons. This links to how detrimental man is to the animals.

Quiz

What is the title? The Jungle Book

Who is the author? Rudyard Kipling

Is it fiction or non-fiction? Fiction

Where is the story set? It was a warm evening in the jungle.

The story is set in the jungle in the central provinces of India.

What is the problem? “The man-cub shall be mine one day!”

Shere Khan wants to kill Mowgli.

What is the resolution? Shere Khan was trampled.

Mowgli kills Shere Khan.

What is the closure? So Mowgli and Grey Brother left the Council Rock and lived happily in the jungle they loved from that day on.

Mowgli and Grey Brother formed their own pack.

Who is the main character (protagonist)? Mowgli

Who is opposing the main character

(antagonist)?

Shere Khan