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The Tale of Despereaux

Novel Study Guide - Grades 3 to 4 - Print Book - Lesson Plan

  • The Tale of Despereaux - Literature Kit Gr. 3-4 - print book
  • The Tale of Despereaux - Literature Kit Gr. 3-4 - print book
  • The Tale of Despereaux - Literature Kit Gr. 3-4 - print book
  • The Tale of Despereaux - Literature Kit Gr. 3-4 - print book
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Order #: CC2302 ISBN13: 978-1-55319-326-5 Grades: 3, 4 Reading Level: 3-4 Total Page: 55 Author: Marie-Helen Goyetche
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  • I LOVE Tale of Despereaux! This was great for my class. I have used the 100 Dresses version and loved it as well! I will be getting the Cricket in Time Square version to for my class!

    Sengland17
  • Thank you for this resource! It was perfect!

    Lyzette Maroszek
  • Excellent resource to go along with the tale! I love the predict portion before each chapter/set of questions!

    Heather McKusick
  • Just what I was looking for! Thank you!

    Kimberly Hudock
  • Great activity for students!

    Bonica Shellman

Description

Learn the value of courage and fortitude with this twist on the classic fairy tale. Our comprehensive resource has response questions and activities that are great for guided reading and independent work. Use clues to match vocabulary words from the novel to a crossword puzzle. Show understanding of details from the book by answering short questions. Imagine the inner qualities Roscuro has by describing why he decides never to torture another prisoner again. Compare the expression, "not the sharpest knife in the drawer," with the character Mig. Organize a character's actions and thoughts as they happened in the story on a graphic organizer. Aligned to your State Standards and written to Bloom's Taxonomy, additional crossword, word search, comprehension quiz and answer key are also included.

About the Novel:
A story of a special mouse who is on a dangerous quest to rescue the princess. Despereaux falls in love with a princess, even though mice and humans are not supposed to! Caught, Despereaux is sentenced to the dungeon; however, he escapes and goes looking for his beloved princess. Unfortunately, the Princess has already been tricked and has been taken to the dungeon. Despereaux must save his love, and together with the help of his friends, eventually rescues her. As his quest comes to a close, Despereaux realizes that he still cannot marry the Princess, but they become friends. The story ends with the King, the Princess and Despereaux eating a feast and living happily together forever.

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Product Reviews

Sengland17

I LOVE Tale of Despereaux! This was great for my class. I have used the 100 Dresses version and loved it as well! I will be getting the Cricket in Time Square version to for my class!

Lyzette Maroszek

Thank you for this resource! It was perfect!

Heather McKusick

Excellent resource to go along with the tale! I love the predict portion before each chapter/set of questions!

Kimberly Hudock

Just what I was looking for! Thank you!

Bonica Shellman

Great activity for students!

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