Learning Targets
The Tale of Despereaux
Measuring Up
Skills
Vocabulary
100

What is the definition of Main Idea?

what the story is mainly about

100

What makes Despereaux different from other mice at birth

His big ears, lack of fear, eyes wide open

100

Where is Cici from?

Taiwan

100

What is a noun?

a person, place or thing

100

What is the definition of evidence?

Quotes or other pieces of information used to support a claim or point

200

What does it mean to make a connection?

relate things to one another, find things they have in common

200

Which specific mouse rules does Despereaux break, and what punishment does the Mouse Council impose on him?

Reading, speaking to a human, not cowering

200

What is she going to do with the prize money from the competition?

Bring A'ma here to visit

200

What is a verb?

an action word 

200

What is the definition of prior knowledge?

information that you knew before 
300

What is an inference?

an educated guess

300

What does Roscuro the Rat cause to happen at the beginning of the story?

He fell into the Queen's soup and accidentally killed her.

300
Name one special ingredient that Miranda and Cici had to cook with throughout the book 

spinach, rice, hamburger meat,zucchini

300

What is an adjective?

a word that describes a noun

300

What is a learning target?

The goal of the lesson

400

What are the 2 things you need to make an educated guess?

evidence and prior knowledge

400

Who was Miggery Sow? What is her connection to Princess Pea?

She was the maid to the princess. She was very jealous of the princess and wanted to be her.

400

What is Miranda's dream?

to be an artist like her mom

400

What is an adverb?

a word that describes a verb

400

What does it mean to close read a story?

To read a story carefully, annotate, highlight important information, take notes

500

What are the 3 ways to make a connection with a book?

text to text, text to self, text to world

500

How are Miggery Sow and Gregory connected?

He's her long lost father

500

What is an example of racism that Cici faces? 

- "Rotten Worms"

- Calling her Chinese instead of Taiwanese

-Saying that her type of food can't win a contest

- her friend assuming that she can't speak English

500

What is schema

another word for prior knowledge

500

What does it mean to compare and contrast 2 things?

find the things they have in common and the things that are different

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