Tale+of+Despereaux+(MI9)

Tale of Despereaux - Kate Di Camillo



=Day 1= What is happening so far? Why do many authors go with the theme of "underdogs?" Do you think it is an engaging / successful theme that readers enjoy?**
 * What text connections have you made while reading the first part of this novel?

bball4life Day1 I have seen a mouse with large ears before.

Despereaux has been born he was born with big ears and his eyes open which is impossible. He loves to read,mouses are never ever suppose to read. He has now been seen by humans and has fallen in love with the princess Pea. He loves to listen to the music that Pea’s father played.His brothers and sisters have told that he has been with humans. He has know been reported to the BIG mouse. They go with the “underdog” them because I think that a lot of kids like that theme.

Yes, I really like this theme because it’s just so engaging.

Day 1 Response

Desperaux is born with his huge ears and he has his eyes open. His mother and father are fighting over him to decide if they think he is a disgrace or a proper mouse. His mother only worries about her looks and her makeup. Desperaux’s brothers and sisters try to teach him how to be a mouse and if they don’t get him to be a proper mouse, then Desperaux gets thrown into a rat pit in the basement.

Authors go with the underdog idea to go with a main character and a main hero, but eventually the main hero gets a friend or a companion to to good deeds with. Princess Pea fro example, she is a kind and caring princess with a grumpy father, King Philip, is saying that Desperaux is a rodent not a mouse. The Pea tries to argue with her dad and he keeps stamping his foot.

It is VERY engaging and is fun book to read when you can or when you have to. Look forward to reading it. Spartini

Dancer3 One thing would be that I remembered when I used to believe in princesses. Well there is a lot of stuff going on. First the mouse is born and he loves music, stories, and a princess named Pea. But only one thing Princess Pea is not a mouse like I thought at at first she is a young girl. Well because underdog can mean many things as in underdog save the world. Or underdog kill that thing. Yes because that them is used a lot.

m and m


 * 1) 1 I have seen a mouse and I have heard music before.
 * 2) 2 Despereaux fell in love with princess Pea and he is not afraid of anything because he was born with his eyes open. He is also very curious and was standing right by the kings foot even though he is a human!
 * 3) 3 So the main character will be a hero and nice to everybody.
 * 4) 4 Yes I think it is interesting and I enjoy it because it has so many well written parts that make you want to never put it down.

Despereaux strives to overcome difficult odds. What about his personality makes him such an interesting character? Why isn't he afraid of things? How does lack of fear make a character more believeable / realistic, or does it? What is something that you are afraid of?**
 * Day 2

**bball4life Day2**
 * -He is always having a good time even if it makes him get in trouble. He was having a good time when he got caught and all most got hung.**


 * -Because he was born with his eyes open and it made him unusual.**

-I’m afraid of heights.
 * -Everybody is afraid of something no matter if you admit it or not. So it’s not as believable as it could be. Then again it dose make it very interesting**

Day 2 Desperaux isn’t scared of anything because he was born with his eyes open. He also just tries being brave and it works for him.

Desperaux’s personality is interesting because he is adventurous AND will do anything that is “human like”. For example, Desperaux loves music and he loves the Pea. They’re both human like. He is almost scared of nothing, which is hard to believe, and faints when he is scared of something or when something bad happens.

When you come across a character who is scared of nothing, it’s very hard to believe that they are or can exist in reality. Something has to be scared of something or can’t be real. Everything is scared of something.

I’m scared of heights because its freaky and it makes you feel like your floating in med-air. Spartini

m and m

1) He’s not afraid of anything and he will do pretty much anything including stand right by a human! 2) Because he was born with his eyes open. 3)It doesn’t make it believable because everybody has to be afraid of something. 4) I am afraid of spiders and snakes. (and other things too!)

Dancer3

What makes him such a interesting character is that he will do anything to listen to music even if he gets in trouble.

He just isn’t afraid of getting yelled at or getting put into the dungeon.

It always seems like he is in a good mood even when he is in trouble.

Something that I am afraid of is huge/ big spiders.

__Day 3 Wiki Repsonse Question:__

 * In reading, strong readers often make connections to help make their book more interesting, exciting, and desirable to read. One type of connection is a text to text connection. This means that the reader is connecting some aspect of the current book they're reading to another book they've read. List three (3) text to text (t-t) connections you've made so far about your novel.**

bball4life **1. Their is a mouse in Cinderella the book as a character**
 * 2. In the book Lightning thief percy is really brave just like Despereaux.**
 * 3. The main character, witch is despereaux, falls in love, just like in the book** __**Twilight.**__

Day 3 Response

-In the Tale of Desperaux there is a brave person, in the Lightning Thief there is a brave person

-In the Tale of Desperaux there is a mean person, in the Lightning Thief there is a mean person

-In the Tale of Desperaux there is a nice person, in the Lightning Thief there is a nice person spartini

**m and m** **In the book Cinderella there is mice that are in it.** **In lightning Thief there is the brave Percy, in this book Despereaux is brave.** In the book Twilight there is a forbidden love.