Rudyard Kipling

High school (ages 12+)
Art & Creativity

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

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Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. When was Rudyard Kipling born?December 30, 1865
2. When did Rudyard Kipling die?January 18, 1936 (age 70)
3. Where was Rudyard Kipling born?Bombay, British India
4. What is the career?Journalist, novelist, poet, short-story writer
5. Who was Rudyard Kipling?Rudyard Kipling was a storyteller born in India who wrote famous books like The Jungle Book and won the Nobel Prize in Literature.
6. What is The Jungle Book about?The Jungle Book follows Mowgli, a feral child, and his adventures with animals like Baloo, Bagheera, and Shere Khan in the jungle.

British Raj: The period of British rule over the Indian subcontinent from 1757 to 1947.
Imperialism: A policy of extending a country's power and influence through colonization, use of military force, or other means.
Etiological: A type of story that explains the origin of something, such as a natural phenomenon or custom.