1. I think this book is about….
Freak the Mighty
I think this book is about….
Based on the cover, have a class discussion.
Then read the back summary.

2. Table of Contents pg 1 7. Themes--10 8. Vocabulary--13
9. Quotes--6
10. Reflections--6
11. Predictions--6
1. Table of Contents
2. Max--6
3. Kevin--4
4. Other Characters--9
5. Setting--6
6. Plot--25 (2 Pages)
Numbers represent # of entries for that section
Each student needs 11 sheets of paper made into a booklet or just use a spiral.
They will add to each of the 11 sections as they go throughout the book.

3. Chapter 1-2 Before Reading
Predictions
1. Write a prediction about the main conflict in the story. What do you think will be the struggle for the characters? What will be their goal, obstacles, and outcome?
Vocabulary
1. Unvanquished: unbeaten, not conquered

4. Chapter 1-2 After Reading
Plot
1. What happens in chapter 1?
2. What is the main event of Chapter 2?
Setting
1.The story takes place the ___ (season) before __ grade.
2. Down Under: Describe it

5. Max
1. Lives with ___ and ___
2. Used to be called _____ in preschool
Kevin/Freak
1. Copy the physical description of him at the top of page 8
Reflections
1. One time I was treated differently was when...

6. Chapter 3-4 Before Reading
Vocabulary
2. Ornithopter: mechanical bird
3. Sobriquet: nickname

7. Chapter 3-4 After Reading
Plot
3. What happened in chapter 3?
4. What happened in chapter 4?
Max
3. He has a learning ____

8. Other Characters
1. Grim and Gram:
2. Gwen:
Quotes
1. pg: 19 "Books are like truth serum "

9. Humongous (pg 12)
What are 3 other words that end with -ous?

10. Propelled Propulsion (pg 13)
What do you think the root prop means?

11. Invincible (pg 17)
What are 3 other words that end in -ible/-able

12. Chapter 5-6 After Reading
Plot 5. 6.
Max
4. He looks just like ___

13. Other Characters
3. Max's Dad: in __________
*Add to GWEN: was friends w/ Max's ______
4. Blade/Tony D:
Setting
3. Millpond: pond where they went for _____

14. Chapter 7-8 Before Reading
Vocabulary
4. Deficiency: the amount lacked
5. Tenement: run down apartment
Predictions
2. Why do you think Max's Dad is in prison?

15. Chapter 7-8 After Reading
Plot 7. 8.

16. Reflections
2. If I were bullied by Tony D., I would...
Vocabulary
6. Archetype: a universal symbol
or idea in the psyche (brain)
7. Fealty: loyalty

17. Chapter 9-10 After Reading
Plot
9. At Lab Freak will get _______ body
10. At night go to _______ to get _______
Prediction
3. How will Loretta Lee react to them bringing her purse?

18. Max
5. Goes on ____ with Freak
Freak
2. Always has a ________ with him
3. Is getting a ___ body

19. Quotes
2. "Pain is just a _____. You can ___ your way out of anything." (page 53)
Reflections
3. Would you let doctors do research on your body? Why or why not?

20. Chapter 11-12 After Reading
Plot
11.
12.
Kevin/Freak
4. His dad_____

21. Other Characters
5. Loretta Lee:
6. Iggy Lee:
7. Freak's Dad:
8. Mrs. Donelli:
9. Mrs. Addison:
Vocabulary
8. Scuttling: run hurriedly with short steps

22. Setting
4. The Testaments: DESCRIBE THE PLACE USING 5 DETAILS
5. School: __th grade
Reflections
4. What would you have done if you found something that belonged to someone who lived in a dangerous neighborhood?

23. Chapter 13-15 After Reading
Plot
13: Max's dad might ____________; Freak ______, goes to ________
14: Grim might get a _______; Freak is _____
15:

24. Max
6. Doesn't want to ____ his dad.
Vocabulary
9. Obligation: you have to
10. Parole: release

25. Reflections
5. Why or why not would you want to have contact with your dad if you were Max?
Predictions
4. Will Grim get a gun? How is this foreshadowing?
5. What is going to happen next?

26. Quotes
3. Page 98: “This is the best, getting Freak’s ____________________. Everything else is just _______.”

27. Chapter 16-17 After Reading
Quotes
4. Page 111: "As if a man should be _______for how fearsome or _______he looks, when in fact he’s truly a ________ person inside.”
Vocabulary
11. Injustice: unfairness
12. Accommodations: place to stay

28. Predictions
6. Do you believe that Max’s dad didn’t kill anyone? Why or why not?
Setting
6. Old Lady’s Apartment: Describe
Plot
16.
17.

29. Chapter 18-21 After Reading
Vocabulary
13. Prodigy: an unusually gifted or
intelligent young person
Quotes
5. pg 121: "You can't trust a _____."
Plot
18-21

30. Chapter 22-25 After Reading
Reflections
6. What did Loretta mean when she said,
"Nothing is a drag"? (pg 160)
Quotes
6. Page 157: "Everybody needs something to
hope for."
Plot
22-25

31. After Reading the Book Kevin/Freak, Max, Other Characters
Go back to every character and write if they are ROUND or FLAT
Plot
Put a star next to the chapter that was the climax