🔰The LIfe and Works of Rudyard Kipling

Have you heard of the Jungle Book? It's the story of Mowgli, an Indian orphan who was raised in the jungle by wolves. The book follows Mowgli's adventures with his friends such as Baloo as he escapes death at the hands of the man-eating tiger Shere Khan. But who inspired this fascinating story? Rudyard Kipling. Check this out. Rudyard Kipling was a prominent English author who published a range of writing including novels, poems, autobiographies and short stories. See this informative powerpoint to introduce pupils to the British author and poet which outlines key events in Kipling's life as well as details facts about his most famous stories. This includes the Jungle Book and the Just So stories. Kipling was awarded the prestigious Nobel Prize for Literature in 1907. To complement this take a look at this selection of Rudyard Kipling poems. These poems are very powerful and evoke a lot of meaning through his use of words. You could have a class discussion about these poems looking at the difference of the themes and drawing on the language Kipling used to create images. Perhaps your students could select one of these poems to write about and draw a picture of their interpretation. Check out this fantastic Rudyard Kipling reading comprehension resource which includes three differentiated fat files and a set of questions for each ability level. It includes information about who he was, his famous works and how he got into writing as well as lots of other interesting information about his life. Dive deeper into Kipling's life with this informative Who is Rudyard Kipling wiki page. It gives more detailed information about this inspirational author. I'm sure you can see the value of these resources so please leave a star rating and comment below to let us know what you think. Thank you for watching and bye for now.