1. Answer the following questions:
Warm-Up: Take a ¼ sheet.
Read the three slogans below.
Less worry. More life.
No one in this room will work harder than me.
3. When the storm comes, I will smile and ask, “Is that all you got?”
1/21, 1/25
Answer the following questions:
Which quote do you think applies to you the most?
What does one of the quotes have in common with the definition of the word “unvanquished?”

2. 1. What context clues are included in each of the following sentences in order to determine the meanings of each word?
2. What does each word mean? D B C

5. Agenda Time (min.’s) Unit: Learning
Essential Question: How does learning change the way we see ourselves? 10
Warm-Up: Life Slogan’s and Vocabulary Review 5
Vocabulary (Confrontation, Quest) 15
Read Aloud Freak the Mighty, Chapter 8; Cause and Effect
Classroom Conversation
Whole Group (Theme) 35
Work Time (4.6 Analyze Theme, Interactive Reading, Finish Word Slam, Finish 4.5 Reading Check, Independent Reading)
Wrap-Up

6. 4.6
Confrontation: an angry situation or meeting between two or more people
Barney the Dinosaur and Godzilla often got in confrontations over _______________.
Quest: a journey or long trip to search for something that is not easy to find
Zak and Wheezie could never go on a quest because they couldn’t ______________.

7. 4.1
Unvanquished: a word describing something that hasn’t been defeated
The alien was set to face off against his unvanquished foe in a game of ______________.
Consequences: the effect of something that happened earlier
The robot told the alien to _________________, or suffer the consequences.
4.2
Demeanor: someone’s appearance and behavior
The Tasmanian Devil’s demeanor is very ____________.
Invincible: impossible to defeat or overcome
When Popeye ate _________, he knew he was invincible.
4.3
Intruding: entering a place without being invited
Garfield _________ Odie for intruding on his nap.
Impression: an idea or feeling about someone or something
The hunter’s first impression of Big Foot was that he was ________.
4.4
Deficiency: A lack or a shortage of something that is needed.
Cookie Monster had a deficiency of _______, so he ______.
Fearsome: Causing dread or terror; frightening.
Sesame Street was terrorized by the fearsome Oscar the Grouch when he _________________.

8. 4.6
Confrontation: an angry situation or meeting between two or more people
Barney the Dinosaur and Godzilla often got in confrontations over _______________.
Quest: a journey or long trip to search for something that is not easy to find
Zak and Wheezie could never go on a quest because they couldn’t ______________.

9. Chapter 8 (Cause and Effect)
Name: __________________
Freak the Mighty
Chapter 8 (Cause and Effect)

10. Wrap Up
What other THEMES are present in Freak the Mighty?