Gretchen L. Gallagher
Objective:
After viewing both films, the students will
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-discuss as a class the similarities between the films and between the films and the novel
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-discuss as a class the differences between the films and between the films and the novel
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-write a review individually about which of the versions they preferred (novel, live-action film, animated film)
Materials:
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The Jungle Book
, 1967 Wait Disney Pictures animated film
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The Jungle Book
1994 Walt Disney Pictures live-action film
-examples of movie and book reviews clipped from magazines or newspapers
-copies of the review worksheet included at the end of this unit Procedure:
View both Disney films with students. In order for students to remember details, and because this is the culminating activity for a long unit, the students will see one film per day for two days. The films should be divided, if possible, so that half of each movie will be viewed and discussed in the morning, and half will be viewed and discussed in the afternoon. On the third day, the students will orally summarize each version, and compare and contrast all three with teacher assistance. Then, the students will become familiar with actual movie and book reviews. These will be discussed. The students will then individually complete their own review worksheet, or write their own review, with assistance, based upon the medium they preferred: novel, live-action film, or animated film.
Jungle Book Timeline (completed)
Infant:
Mowgli crawls into the den of Mother and Father Wolf.
Mother Wolf saves Mowgli from Shere Khan.
The Wolf Pack allows Mowgii to stay.
Baloo and Bagheera promise to look after and to teach Mowgli.
eight years old
Mowgli is captured by the Monkey People.
Baloo and Bagheera ask Kaa to help them.
The friends rescue Mowgli.
Kaa charms and feasts upon the Monkey People.
ten years old
Bagheera tells Mowgli he must soon return to the man’s village.
Mowgli gets the Red Flower from the village.
Mowgli saves his and Akela’s lives.
Mowgli promises to kill Shere Khan someday.
Mowgli leaves the jungle and the pack.
Mowgii lives in the man’s village.
While herding cattle, Mowgli plans to kill Shere Khan.
With the help of Akela and Grey Brother and the buffaloes, Mowgli tramples Shere Khan.
Buldeo tries to take the tiger skin from Mowgli.
Mowgli is chased from the man’s village.
Mowgli returns to the jungle to hunt with his wolf brothers, Baloo and Bagheera.
The Jungle Book
Story Board
(Figure Available in Print Form)
Write Your Own Review
A review tells what someone liked or didn’t like about a book or a movie. Write your own review below of
The Jungle Book
novel or films.
1. My favorite version of
The Jungle Book
is:
2. I like it because
3. My favorite part was:
4. I didn’t like the part when:
5. The character I like the best was:
6. That character was my favorite because:
7. The character I didn’t like at all was
8. I didn’t like that character because
Activity I-Where in the world are the rainforests?
Objective:
Given a worksheet of a map of the world, with areas of rainforest shaded in, the students will
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-correctly color the map according to the directions
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-identify the continents of North America and Asia
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-state that the United States (where the students live) is in North America and that India (the setting of
The Jungle Book
) is in Asia.
Materials:
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-copies of the map worksheet included at the end of this unit, one for each child
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-crayons, markers, or colored pencils
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-photographs of the rainforest
Procedure:
Distribute copies of the map worksheet to each child. It may be helpful to enlarge this map, display it, and complete it as students complete their own worksheets. Explain that the picture on the worksheet is a map of the world, of its oceans and its continents, which are large pieces of land. Explain that the shaded areas are places on each continent where rainforests are located. Read the instructions with the students, if necessary, including the labels on the map. Assist students as they complete their maps in the following manner:
1. Color over the shaded areas of the rainforests green.
2. Color the United States red, and the rest of North America yellow.
3. Color India orange and the rest of Asia purple.
4. Color the other continents brown.
5. Color everything else (the oceans and bodies of water) blue.
Discuss the completed map with the students and ask questions to achieve the above objectives. The students should learn that we live in Connecticut, which is in the United States, which is on the continent of North America, and that Mowgli and his friends are imaginary characters who have adventures in the real country of India which is on the continent of Asia.
At this point it may be helpful to show the children books which contain pictures of rainforests. The. teacher may wish to read the Ranger Rick big book entitled Life in the Rainforest with the students or share the National Geographic Kids Video Really Wild Animals series of videos, especially the ones entitled Totally Tropical Rainforest and Adventures in Asia.
Map Worksheet
(Figure Available in Print Form)
Activity 2-Rainforest products and animals
Objectives:
After making a “jungle products and animals” collage, and making rainforest snacks, the students will
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-identify many products which we use everyday that come from the rainforest
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-identify many animals that five in the rainforest
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-state that the destruction of the rainforest means that we may not be able to use these products anymore and that many rainforest animals will become extinct
Materials:
-list of rainforest products
-list of rainforest animals
-posterboards, glue, scissors, colored paper, markers or crayons, magazines
-recipes and ingredients for rainforest snacks
Procedures:
For the jungle products and animals collages, brainstorm as a class a list of products and animals that students have already learned about that come from the rainforest. The lists may include, but are not limited to, the following:
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Products
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avocados
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bananas
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tea
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chocolate
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grapefruit
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balsa wood
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cardamon
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cinnamon
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cocoa
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coconut
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ginger
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guava
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limes
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macadamia nuts
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mangos
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mahagony
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nutmeg
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papaya
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paprika
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passion fruit
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peanuts
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peppers
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pineapples
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plantains
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rosewood
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sesame seeds
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tangerines
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Animals
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anteater
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ocelot
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puma
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toucan
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jaguar
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boa constrictor
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python
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parrot
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sloth
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butterfly
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macaw
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monkey
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termite
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tapir
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lemur
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tree frog
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gorilla
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orangutan
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tiger
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flying squirrel
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quetzal
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spider
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Indian elephant
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armadillo
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Divide the class into two groups, products and animals. Each group will cut pictures from magazines of as many items from their lists as possible. Ranger Rick and National Geographic magazines are good sources for pictures of these kinds of items. If students cannot find a picture of an item, they may draw a colorful picture of the product or animal, based on pictures in books or encyclopedias. The students will then glue their pictures onto posterboard, making a collage.
After making rainforest snacks with the students; discuss the fact that everything that is included in these treats comes from the rainforest. Remind students that rainforests are endangered, and that if people continue to destroy the world’s rainforests, these products may no longer be available to us.
Jungle Juice
1 liter lemon or lime-flavored seltzer water
1 ripe banana
1 cup orange juice
1 cup pineapple juice
1 pint lemon sherbet
Place banana in a blender and puree it. Add the orange and pineapple juices and blend. Add the seltzer water and mix well. Just before serving, add a spoonful of sherbet to each glass. Makes about two quarts.
Tropical Treats
1 cup peanuts
1 cup chocolate bits
1 cup cashew nuts
1 cup sesame seeds
1 cup dried orange or tangerine pieces
1/2 cup coconut pieces
Mix the ingredients in a large bowl. Place in small paper cups for individual servings. Makes about two pounds.
