The Tale of Despereaux 4-page test includes: 8 Character Matching questions, 7 True/False questions, 10 Multiple Choice questions, and 3 Short Answer Response. This Tale of Despereaux test includes an Answer Key as well! Test includes 50 possible points. I recommend giving this as an open-book tes. The Tale of Despereaux Novel Unit is a Common Core Standard aligned book study to be used with The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo. This download contains both a printable format as well as a Google Drive™ compatible format.This is a complete novel study that includes many individual products b. This item: Tale of Despereaux - Teacher Guide by Novel Units by Novel Units Paperback $12.99 Only 8 left in stock (more on the way). Ships from and sold by Amazon.com. White at First Grade Blue Skies:-). Lori at Teaching With Love And Laughter is the author of my kinders' favorite gingerbread writing activities! Since we will be studying the Christmas story during the last two weeks of December, I made a set of character label pages.
'I honor you…' These famous words from The Tale of Despereaux will ring in your students' hearts long after they finish reading this novel. Read on for some fun The Tale of Despereaux lesson plans, activities, and ideas to use when teaching this novel, and be sure to print our FREE handouts and a test by clicking the link below!
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There are many memorable characters in this novel, but Miggery Sow is definitely a heart gripper! The reader feels sympathy for her as soon as we read about her clouts to the ear. One of my really cool The Tale of Despereaux lesson plans involves an activity I used with my students this past school year. The way Miggery Sow is treated reminded me of a country song. So, I played the video of Taylor Swift's song 'Mean' by showing them the YouTube music video. This song fits perfectly for Mig and her very mean uncle. After watching the video, I had my students write a short paragraph explaining why the song is so fitting for Mig. Then, I challenged them to find songs appropriate and fitting for the other characters in the book. They absolutely loved this, and when we were done reading, we had a vote and put together a sound track for the entire novel!
After finishing the book, I showed the movie. The movie is very different from the book, and I wanted my students to take note of the differences so that we could discuss how these differences affected the plot. I gave them what I will call an 'active watching guide' so that they could take notes while whatching. We held a discussion, and then I gave a test which compared the novel and the movie. This provided a great opportunity for me to cover an important Common Core standard!
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1. chiaroscuron. the balance of light and dark in a picture
2. inordinateadj. uncontrolled, excessive
3. illumination n. clarification, a source of light, something that is given given light
4. confessorn. someone authorized to listen to confessions
5.obsession n. an intense desire, a compulsive (often unreasonable) idea or emotion
6.solace n.comfortorv. to comfort
7.revelation n.something that is revealed or shown
8. direadj.terrible, desperate, dreadful
9. inquire v.to ask
10.innumerable ajctoo many to be counted, countless
The Tale Of Despereauxmrs. Parker's 6th Grade L.a. Classic
11. descend v. to move downward
12. ominousadj threatening, menacing, foreshadowing evil
13. tragic adj.extremely sad, mournful, pathetic
14. ferociousadj.violently cruel
15.passionatelyadv.with intense emotion or feeling
The Tale Of Despereauxmrs. Parker's 6th Grade L.a. Class Submarine
16. aspirationsn.goals, ambitions, desire
