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Mrs Frisby and the Rats of NIMH reflections (1.) Reading and Writing Assignment : ** ‍ **** Read pages 15-26 in Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH. ** ** ‍ **** Write a short essay that answers the following question: ** ** ‍ **** "Describe the many dangers/conflicts that Mrs. Frisby, her family, and others in her community face; ** ** ‍ **** explain how she faces those difficulties; and name what positive traits she has shown so far in the novel." ** ** ‍ **** Be sure to use supporting details from the text. Write one or two paragraphs. Be sure to echo the question. ** Mrs. Frisby has faced many dangers in her life. She faces those dangers by showing positive traits. Those positive traits are kindness because she’s caring for her family. She is persistence because she never gave up on her family. ** ‍ **** Read pages 27-38 in Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH. ** ** ‍ **** Write responses to each of the following factual questions (be sure to echo the question), and then write a one-paragraph response to the thinking question. Be sure to write this response at the foot of your "...frisbyreflection121510" document. SO, you'll need to save it as firstnamelastnamefrisbyreflection121610 ** ** ‍ **** * **** a. On page 26, what does Jeremy the crow mean when he says, "We all help one another against the cat"? What message does the author seem to want to impart [give] to us about solving conflicts? ** ** ‍ **** * **** b. As soon as Timothy has begun to heal, another more serious problem arises that has to do with "Moving Day." ** ** ‍ **** * **** What is "Moving Day"? Why does Moving Day pose a serious dilemma **** [hard puzzle with no easy answer] for Mrs. Frisby and Timothy? ** ** ‍ **** c. On page 32, what is it that Mrs. Frisby remembers her husband saying about problems and solutions? **** What is the meaning of what he says? ** ** ‍ **** Thinking Question: "Mrs. Frisby has gotten help from Mr. Ages, and she has gotten an offer of help from Jeremy the crow on page 26. What do both events have in common as "solutions to problems"? ** ** ‍ **** So, if all "doors are hard to unlock unless you have the key," what is the special key that Mrs. Frisby needs to find? Think about it this way, what is the general advice that both Mr. Ages and Jeremy would give to anyone who had a difficulty? When YOU don't know what to do, what SHOULD you do? ** The author wanted to impart is that team work is always better than working alone. Also, if you set your mind to it you will achieve. Moving Day is hard for a little mouse because they don’t know if that’s a good place or that’s a safe place to live they have to be really careful so nobody will hurt them. The meaning of this means to find a solution you have to solve your problems of that. When Timothy had begun to heal the serious problems that arise is that the plow was coming too early when they weren’t ready. He couldn’t stay he couldn’t go. The serious dilemma was that the plow was coming and they weren’t ready. The thing that she said was “all doors are hard to unlock until you have the key” means you can open any door because you are the key. Once you find a solution to your problem you will feel successful. They both have in common is that they have problems and both of them are fixing each other’s problems.
 * III. (3.) Read Frisby pages 39 to 52. Summarize all of the major events. Use transitional language (First, Next, Then, After that....) ** Mrs. Frisby was worrying about Moving Day. She noticed a crow that was her friend Jeremy the crow. Mrs. Firsby started thinking and she had a thought. As Jeremy approached her he had picked up the foil in his beak and then he startied to spread his wings. Mrs. Frisby said to Jeremy that he saved her from the cat. Jeremy asked “why ae you so attracted to shiny things.” Mrs. Frisby answered “I I have a friend who likes shiny things and whenever she’s something shiny she gets it.” Then the crow said that “would the friend be a female?” she answered “ as a matter of fact” “how did you know?” ‘just a guess” replied Jeremy. After jemey asked mrs. Frisby “do you remember saying once that if I needed help, I might ask you?” he bent down and got the foil. Mrs. Friby said “ I think perhaps you can help me now.” Jeremy answered “what kind of help?” Jeremy was about to get seeds for mrs. Frisby but mrs. Frisby didn’t want. She needed help from Jeremy to help her with timothy’s sickness, and the problem of moving day. Jermey already knew about moving day; crows do not have to move, but they keep a close watch on such activites as plowing and planting so as to get their fair share of what’s planted, and with their sharp eyes they se the small animals leaving before plowing. Finaaly she went to the owl for some more help. The owl said “ step across the room, away from the light.” Mrs. Frisby did as told. When she got near the nest, she stopped and faced the owl, who had not turned from the light of the doorway and was peering at her with his great yellow eyes. Jeremy was nowhere to be found. She only hopped that he was still waiting on the limb outside.


 * 5 **** V. (5) Read Frisby pages 75-88. ** ** ‍ **** --Write a short response that... ** ** ‍ **** + How on pages 63 and 64 Mrs. Frisby and her son Timothy switch parent-child roles. ** ** ‍ **** + What Mrs. Frisby learns about the technology and architecture of the rats' sub-rosa world, and what we know **** and what we can infer about the rats' "plan." ** Timothy said “don’t worry about me” because he didn’t want Mrs. Frisby to worry. Mrs. Frisby was worrying about timothy. Timothy said don’t worry about him and his sickness but Mrs. Frisby was still worrying. It’s like he’s acting get like a parent and saying “Don’t worry.” What timothy is trying to say to Mrs. Frisby is that leave without him he will stay home by himself. The technology and architecture of the rats sub-rosa so I can infer that the rats plan is to let Timothy come with them instead of him staying home all alone while everyone else is in the new house.
 * ‍6) **** Read Frisby pages 89-111. ** ** ‍ **** Write a short essay that answers and explains the following: ** ** ‍ **** +Describes and explains the meaning of strange advice that Mrs. Frisby is given by the owl. ** ** ‍ **** +What two important pieces of information does Mrs. Frisby learn in the chapter "A Powder for Dragon," one about what "in the lee of the stone" means, and another about how Jonathan Frisby had died. ** ** ‍ **** +In the chapter "The Marketplace" and "In the Cage," summarize what Mrs. Frisby and we learn about exactly where the rats come from, what happened there, and how they started to become whom or what they are--intelligent rats. ** ** ‍ **** the advice that mrs. Frisby gave to the owl was “move the house into the lee of the stone” ** ** The two important pieces that mrs. Frisby learn in the chapter “ A powder for Dragon”. The first one is that they needed a way for the plow to close on each side of it. she also learned what "move the house into the lee" ment. which is in a broad sense, lee means sheltered side. **
 * VII. (7.) Read through page 141. Answer the following: ** ** ‍ **** � **** Describe step-by-step how the rats are taught to read. Explain how/in what way their escape from NIMH shows intelligence and responsibility and civilization. What is the identity of the rats of NIMH? In other words, what have they become? **** � ** ** The step by step procedure that is how the rats were taught to read is..... ** ** the way their escape from NIMH shows intelligence and responsibility and civilization is…… ** ** the identity of the rats is…. ** ** They have become….. ** ** ‍ ** ** VIII. (8.) Read Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH, pages 142-148 ** ** ‍ **** Question/Writing: In the chapter **** � **** The Boniface Estate, **** � **** what are the signs that the rats have totally transformed into different creatures, that they now have a different identity? What are the clues (reactions) from other rats that the identity of the rats of NIMH has changed? What discontent, or worry, do the rats start to have about stealing? What is the greatest discovery that the rats make at the Boniface Estate? What does all of this mean about the rats **** � **** identity **** � **** about who they are? ** ** ‍ **** the signs that the rats totally transformed into different creatures, that they now have a different identity…. ** ** The clues are…… ** ** The worry about how the the rats start to have about stealing is…. ** ** The greatest discovery is that the rats make it at the Boniface Estate….. ** ** That means for the rats to…. **
 * 9) ** ** ‍ **** Read Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH, pages 149-157 ** ** ‍ **** Question/Writing: In the chapter **** � **** The Main Hall, **** � **** what occurs that shows that the author wants to remind us of the theme/message of kindness? Later in this chapter he moves on to the theme of self-sufficiency. Define **** � **** self-sufficiency **** . **** � **** Look it up in the dictionary. Why do the rats want to be self-sufficient? What preparations, or invention, have they made to plan to be self-sufficient? ** ** At the show…. ** ** Self-sufficient means…. ** ** They want to be self-sufficient because…….. ** ** The preparations or inventions that they made to plan to be self-sufficient is….. **
 * ‍ **** X. (10.) Read Mrs. Frisby pages 158-164. ** ** ‍ **** Answer the following questions in an extended response of at least eight sentences. Why do the rats admire the monks of the Middle Ages? In what way were the monks self-sufficient? Why were/are the rats so hated? What mistake was made by the prairie dogs, according to a book in the Boniface Estate Library? Based on the answers to these questions, what lesson about the building of a future civilization do the rats make? In other words, when the rats leave the Fitzgibbon Farm, **** how do the rats want to live and what kind of a community do they want to create? ** ** ‍ ** ** They admire…. ** ** The monks were self-sufficient because…. ** ** They are so hated because…. ** ** The prairie dogs made a big mistake and that mistake was…. ** ** The lesson about the building of the furture civilization that the rats make are…. ** ** The rats left the Fitzgibbon Farm and the rats wanted to live and in a community that is….. **
 * XI. (11.) Read Frisby pages 165-186. ** ** ‍ **** Answer the following thinking questions in a short essay of no fewer than 8 sentences, and no more than 20 sentences: ** ** ‍ **** A. What does the allegorical story [story with an intended message] of the vacuum cleaner business on pages ** ** ‍ **** 169-171 mean about the danger of taking the easy way out, of the danger of **** � **** stealing **** � **** ? ** ** ‍ **** B. Why does Jenner disagree with Nicodemus about whether they should move to Thorn Valley? Why does Nicodemus disagree with Jenner? Later on, in the next chapter, **** � **** Captured, **** � **** we learn why Jenner left. **** Why did he and his followers leave? ** ** ‍ **** C. On page 179, what do we learn about **** Jonathan Frisby **** that **** shows his kindness **** towards his wife? **** What did he not tell Mrs. Frisby? **** Why did he not tell her this? ** ** ‍ **** D. All of the above responses have to do with doing the right thing. According to the author, what does it mean to do the right thing? Refer to your answers above. What does the author want us to see about the connection between being civilized and **** � **** doing the right thing"? ** ** ‍ ** ** XII. (12). Read Frisby pages 187-194. ** ** ‍ **** Answer the following fact and thinking questions: ** ** ‍ **** A. What does Mrs. Frisby learn when she is captured, inside the birdcage? ** ** ‍ **** B. Why, ironically, is Mrs. Frisby's capture a good thing? ** ** ‍ **** C. Describe two other examples of "entrapment" [being trapped or caught] that, ironically, led to good things. Explain fully. ** ** ‍ ** ** XIII. (13). Read Frisby pages 195-205 ** ** ‍ **** In the chapter, **** � **** Escape, **** � **** (especially on pages 196 and 197) Mrs. Frisby spends quite a bit of time thinking about the rats. Re-read those pages. **** Why does Mrs. Frisby want to escape and do? What does this say about her character? What does she say about the rats and their plan? What message does the author want to give us about goodness and bravery and intelligence and civilizations? ** ** ‍ **** During the last five pages of the chapter, **** we see the rats actually moving Mrs. Frisby **** � **** s house. What do they do? How do they do it? In what ways do they show specialization of labor? In what ways do they show intelligence? Resourcefulness? Cooperation? According to the author, what does it mean to be truly civilized? ** ** ‍ ** ** XIV. (14) Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH, pages 206-215 ** ** ‍ **** On page 206, how do we know that an important conflict (Mrs. Frisby **** � **** s conflict) has been resolved? ** ** ‍ **** At the meeting with the rats that Mrs. Frisby attends, explain exactly how **** � **** and why--the rats intelligently come to the conclusion that they must abandon their **** � **** subrosa **** � **** [meaning under the rose and meaning a secret] home? What evidence do they have? **** How do they intelligently evaluate the evidence? What predictions do they make? ** ** ‍ **** Then, after they decide to abandon their underground lair, what strange plan do they hatch? Why do they come up with this plan? ** ** ‍ **** Timothy asks his mother on page 215 why the rats are moving away. She says, **** � **** Because they want to. **** � **** This is a deep and profound statement. **** Why do the rats want to move away? What does their wanting to do so reveal about who they are and what their true character is? ** ** ‍ ** ** XV. (15) __Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH__, pages 216-233 ** ** ‍ **** The author ends the novel with a final **** � **** statement **** � **** about intelligence, courage, and kindness. __In your own view, what is the overall, general message that the author would like to leave us with about being civilized, especially as it relates to intelligence, courage, and responsibility? More specifically, in what way are all three ideas related to the idea of being civilized?__ ** ** ‍ ****__ First __****, in what way does the rats **** � **** method of trying to fool their would-be executioners show intelligence? What do the rats do that is clever? ** ** ‍ ****__ Second __**** , what brave or heroic action does Mrs. Frisby witness? What past action of her own does it **** � **** mirror, **** � **** or in what way has she, too, been heroic? ** ** ‍ **** T__hirdly,__ on pages 230 and 231, how does Mrs. Frisby show kindness or consideration or responsibility when she speaks with her children? ** ** ‍ **** Finally, re-read what you wrote. Then, think and write: __What does the author of Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH want us to know about being civilized? What does it mean to be civilized? What__ __are the character traits of a civilized person? Why is being civilized hard? Is it easier to be__ ****__ � __****__ uncivilized __****__ � __****__ ? Why? __** ** ‍ **
 * __ FINAL REFLECTION/ESSAY ON MRS. FRISBY AND THE RATS OF NIMH __** ** ‍ **** “What are the enduring [lasting] lessons, messages, or meanings of Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH?” ** ** ‍ **** Introduction ** TitleAuthorBriefly state the lessons/messages/ meanings.Explain how this will be proved without using the word I.At least three body paragraphsDevelop/prove your points with examples from the novel.ConclusionWhat has been proved.Why this is important. How you can/will use theselessons/messages