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Mrs Frisby and the Rats of Nimh Robert C O’Brien

Mrs Frisby and the Rats of Nimh Robert C O’Brien. Essay Question - Explain how successful Robert C O’Brien is in making Mrs Frisby an exciting adventure novel. Intro - Rephrase the question to show what the essay is about – include name of the author and title of the novel.

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Mrs Frisby and the Rats of Nimh Robert C O’Brien

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  1. Mrs Frisby and the Rats of Nimh Robert C O’Brien Essay Question - Explain how successful Robert C O’Brien is in making Mrs Frisby an exciting adventure novel. Intro - Rephrase the question to show what the essay is about – include name of the author and title of the novel. Summary - In no more than a hundred words outline the main parts of the story.

  2. Mrs Frisby and the Rats of Nimh Robert C O’Brien Summary – List the main points of the story here.

  3. Mrs Frisby and the Rats of Nimh Robert C O’Brien • Section 1 – Characterisation • Explain what sort of person Mrs Frisby is e.g. caring, brave, intelligent, determined … • Pick two incidents in the story to illustrate these aspects of her character e.g. rescuing Jeremy, visiting the owl, visiting the rats, putting the powder in Dragon’s bowl.

  4. Mrs Frisby and the Rats of Nimh Robert C O’Brien • Section 2 – Suspense • One of the reasons that this story is exciting is that Robert C O’Brien keeps us in suspense for most of the novel. • Explain what the central thread of suspense is in the story (Moving Day) and describe at least one other incident where O’Brien creates suspense e.g. Dragon stalking Mrs Frisby and Jeremy, Mrs Frisby overhearing that the men from Nimh are coming to get the rats.

  5. Mrs Frisby and the Rats of Nimh Robert C O’Brien Section 3 – Mystery Explain how Robert C O’Brien makes the rats in the story seem so mysterious. When are they first mentioned? Are they behaving like normal rats? What is it that makes these rats different? How does O’Brien reveal their secret to the reader? Nicodemus – first person narrator Nimh Story – told as flashback or analepsis.

  6. Mrs Frisby and the Rats of Nimh Robert C O’Brien Conclusion – Explain how successfully you think Robert C O’Brien has made this story exciting. What in your opinion was the most exciting or interesting part of the story?

  7. Mrs Frisby and the Rats of Nimh Robert C O’Brien Statement - Quotation - Refer back to quotation Using Quotations - Remember: Make a statement about the text. Quote the text to support your statement. Then refer back to your quotation to show how the author has achieved this effect. E.g. Mrs Frisby is very brave, she is not foolish though. When Jeremy tells her that flying is perfectly safe, she thinks to herself, “Yes … but you’re not riding on your back, and you can’t fall off.” By showing Mrs Frisby’s thoughts here, the author not only shows how brave and clever Mrs Frisby is, he also increases the tension by emphasising how dangerous this journey would be for a little mouse.

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