The Tale of Despereaux Lit Link, Grades 4-6
Themes of courage and perserverance in the face of overwhelming odds will grip your students, and the activities in this Lit Lnk will guide their learning through chapter-by-chapter questions. The additional activities in vocabulary, word study, and personal development are designed according to research-based educaiton principles to improve literacy skills in communication and critcal thinking. About the Novel: The Tale of Despereaux is 3 unforgettable stories rolled into one. First is the tale of Despereaux Tilling, a courageous, but tiny mouse, who lives in a castle, falls in love with a princes banished by his own family to the castle dungeon. Next, is about a rather disturbed rat named Roscuro, who is obsessed with light. Finally a tale about a young girl names Miggery Sow who longs to be a princess. Their lives are connected when Despereaux leads a quest to rescue the princess, who has been taken captive in the dungeon by the evil Roscuro, connecting the lives of the mouse, rat, Mig, and the princess.

Grade Level: 4, 5, 6