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Ready for a novel study for The Tale of Despereaux that you can prep in minutes instead of all weekend? Ready to engage your students in reading The Tale of Despereaux using reading comprehension questions that spark deep thinking? How about top-notch activities for The Tale of Despereaux as easy as hitting the print button? This no-prep novel study for The Tale of Despereaux is exactly what you’re looking for!

This no-prep The Tale of Despereaux novel study by Kate DiCamillo includes vocabulary and reading comprehension questions by chapter. The activities in this The Tale of Despereaux novel study also include the opportunity to practice reading strategies, reading comprehension skills, literacy skills, respond to writing prompts, and review language skills.

The flexible format makes it a breeze to assign reading comprehension skills to match the needs of your students, the literacy concepts most in need of reinforcing, or even the reading and writing skills demanded by the curriculum calendar.

WHAT’S INSIDE THIS THE TALE OF DESPEREAUX NOVEL STUDY?

Teaching instructions and ideas for implementing in your classroom

14 assignments for vocabulary and comprehension questions by chapter

19 reading skills assignments including:

visualization
inference
prediction
similes and metaphors
sensory images
connecting to text
summarization
generating questions
character traits
main idea and details
compare and contrast
cause and effect
fact and opinion
figurative language
elements of plot
signposts
plot diagram
theme
fantasy vs. reality

9 writing prompts and response pages including:

response to reading (4 options)
letter writing
poetry
persuasive writing
narrative writing
how-to writing

4 language/grammar skills including:

nouns
verbs
adjectives and antonyms
adverbs

The open-ended questions encourage deep thinking and result in varying student answers, therefore AN ANSWER KEY IS NOT INCLUDED.

A link to the bonus Google Slides digital version of this The Tale of Despereaux novel study is included.

You will absolutely love this The Tale of Despereaux novel study because it works well as a distance learning alternative, in a Daily 5/CAFE setting, as a literature circle reading group log, as well as in a traditionally structured reading class. Or even leave it as a reading activity for the substitute.

Quick and easy…just print and pass out! The ease of prep and format make this The Tale of Despereaux novel study perfect for Read with Someone stations, independent classwork, or send-home packets. Students will be eagerly interacting with the text and growing as readers!

The hardest part of this The Tale of Despereaux novel study will be keeping students from reading ahead.

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