1. THE TALE OF DESPEREAUX IR PRESENTATION By: Susan Student

2. VOCABULARY WordDefinitionOrigin Tribunal A raised platform for the seats of magistrates, as in an ancient Roman basilica. Latin Perfidy Deliberate breach of faith or trust; faithlessness; treachery. Latin Egregious Extraordinary in some bad way. Latin Beleaguered To surround or beset, as with troubles. French Discernible Perceptible, as by the faulty of vision or the intellect. Latin

3. SUMMARY  Explain Characters: Despereaux, Roscuro, and Miggery Sow.  Queen’s Death – What happened to the soup and rats?  Miggery meeting Roscuro in the dungeon.  Despereaux escaping from the dungeon.  Miggery and Roscuro kidnapping Princess Pea.  Solution to settling differences and problems.

4. MY OPINION  Second Person  Book Breakdown - Character Stories  Easy to follow the story’s events.