Friday, May 3, 2019

First, we will finish watching the documentary 
"Aztecs:  Engineering an Empire" link and answering comprehension questions.
Next, we will watch the short movie adaptation of "Rikki-tikki-tavi" (link) and then go to Google Classroom to write a paragraph about five similarities and differences.

Template:

Thesis, example, example, example, example, example, conclusion.

Thesis: There were several similarities and differences in the short story and the short movie "Rikki-tikki-tavi".

Example: One similarity was ________.

One difference was ________.

Another similarity was ________.

Another difference was ________.

Some similarities:

• Nag came through the sluice in the bathroom
• exact description of the garden was used
• family bathed and adopted Rikki

Some differences:

• in the movie, Rikki doesn't laugh as he destroys the eggs
• the beginning was used to introduce the characters in the movie, but not the story
• in the movie, the ants didn't check to see that Nagaina was dead
• in the story, Nag was asleep when Rikki attacked him
• in the story, Rikki was dried by the fire
• in the movie, Nagaina's eggs were like bird eggs, not snake eggs