Rikki Tikki Tavi Plot Analysis Essay Guide

Use the guide below to help you guide your rough draft. THE ITALICIZED sentences are ones you
canshould use !copy" into your essay. #ou $ay write notes below to brain stor$% then begin your
rough draft on lined paper.
&ntroduction Paragraph'
Thesis' Rudyard Kiplings story Rikki Tikki Tavi is a story about (((((((((((((((((((((((((((
!pick either' survival% self)challenge% or the struggle of good vs. evil".
Exapl!s "an b! #ound in Rikkis a"tions during $is any "on#li"ts %it$in t$! story&
!*ist the three areasconflicts of the story and their page + you will use to e,plain your thesis"
A. ((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((
-. ((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((
.. ((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((
Rikkis a"tions during k!ys points in t$! story s$o% t$! r!ad!r t$at "on#li"t t$at is n!"!ssary to !insert
thesis area here' survivechallenge one)selfwin the battle against evil"
Paragraph /' Topic A

Rudyard #irst introdu"!s t$! id!a o# !Thesis topic" in t$! s"!n! %$!r! Rikki !list the scene na$ed as A
above. .ontinue to describe the aspects of this scene that relate to the topic you have chosen
Paragraph 0' Topic -

Anot$!r !xapl! o# !Thesis topic" is t$! s"!n! %$!r! Rikki !list the scene na$ed as - above.
.ontinue to describe the aspects of this scene that relate to the topic you have chosen
Paragraph /' Topic .

A #inal !xapl! o# !Thesis topic" is t$! s"!n! %$!r! Rikki !list the scene na$ed as . above.
.ontinue to describe the aspects of this scene that relate to the topic you have chosen
.onclusion' Restate$ent of thesis and wrap)up
T$! id!a o# !thesis topic" is !asily s!!n in Rudyard Kiplings story Rikki Tikki Tavi& T$! any
s"!n!s in"luding %$!r! Rikki !*ist your three conflict areas"% ar! 'ust a #!% !xapl!s o# t$is& Kiplings
story is d!#init!ly a story t$at !add your personal thought or feeling about the story 1&TH2UT using
3&4 to end your essay"
T&P5 for writing'
1hen writing your rough draft% re$e$ber to'
5kip every other line !or double space if typing"
&ndent for every new paragraph
5kip an e,tra space between paragraphs
A*1A#5 write in the TH&R6 PER527
Read it back to yourself aloud to see if it $akes sense
8eep your $ind on your $ain idea !the thesis" and try not to drift
1atch your spelling !use spell check if typing"
Re$e$ber to focus on actionsplotconflicts and not on character traits
Put &talics 3 3 around any sentences you take directly fro$ the te,t with the page nu$ber after
it. E,a$ple: Its the hardest thing in the world to frighten a mongoose, because he is
eaten up from nose to tail with curiosity. (p. 17