Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh
developed by K. Rajala for Yennadon Cyberschool
Student Assignments

A.Prereading

1. Go to San Diego Natural History Museum online and learn about field mice and woodrats.
2. Ever thought about a mouse or rat as a pet? Click here and here to investigate this issue.

B. Reading

1. As you read chapters one to fourteen, complete the vocabulary assignment your teacher will give you. (.html version) (.pdf version more suitable for printing.)

2. You can review the words (and answers :-)) by doing the following online crosswords:

2. For chapters 15 to the end, describe one important thing that happened in that chapter. Answer in good sentence form. Don't forget to edit and proofread your work.

C. Postreading

1. After reading the novel, write a paragraph on each of the following topics. Don't forget to edit and proofread your work.

1.- the setting
2.- the motivating force
3.- the main problem of the novel
4.- two or three complications
5.- the climax
6.- the conclusion
7.- the theme
8.- main protagonists
9.- main antagonists
10.- your overall opionion of the book

Use examples from the story to support your answer. Use this link to review the parts of the novel. (You will need a pdf reader like Adobe's Acrobat Reader to view the page.)

2.Test on chapters 24 to the end.

Optional Possible Activities

Complete the research activity explained here. Don't forget to hand in your cluster drawing, venn diagram, and written multi-paragraph composition.3. Find out some things about hantavirus and its relationship with deer mice. Report on what you learned about the hantavirus.4. Rats continue to cause problems for humans. Use this link to get you started in your research. Report on what you learned.

Novel Assignments (.pdf format) (printer friendly)
Novel Assignments (.html format) (easy to copy and paste into the word processor of your choice)
A vocabulary development activity with some chapter summares to do after chapter 14.

Research Activity (pdf format) (printer friendly)
Research Activity (.html format) (easy to copy and paste into the word processor of your choice)
An opportunity for students to research a topic of their choice. Stress is placed on note taking and the organization of information.
Supplementary activitiesCalifornia Online Resources for Educators (SCORE) Project