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Name _______________________________________________________Class Period _______________________Mrs. Stephens
Freak the MightyBy Rodman Philbrick
Study GuideChapters 1-5
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Chapter 1 VocabularyDirections: In each chapter you will have some words to learn. As you read the chapter you need to mark down the page number the word appears on, the root of the word (this means taking off any prefixes or suffixes) and
define the word. If a word doesn’t have a root the box will have an “x” in it. The first one has been done for you.
Word Page Number and Paragraph
Root (if any) Definition
slaying page 1
paragraph 1
slay to kill
critterX
phonyX
fierceX
scowling
persuaded
Chapter 1“The Unvanquished Truth”
You want to know what “unvanquished” means, don’t you? Well, let’s take a look at the prefix “un”. Prefix “un” = “not”
Here are some activities to help you remember what the prefix “un” means.
Word Definition or Example Picture
Can you think of another word that starts with “un”? What does it mean?
What does the word “unvanquished” mean?Inferences
We all know that to infer something is to figure it out from hints. The more hints, the more likely you are to be right. If a person walks in from outside with a dripping hoodie, we can infer that it is raining outside.
We all make inferences without even trying to – but you get smarter when you learn to make them on purpose. When you read and ask yourself
“why”? you are making inferences. Asking “why” at the right places while you read can help you understand what you are reading.
Freak the Mighty gives us a lot of information to ask about in the first chapter. You’ll know Max and his friend a lot better form the start if you ask yourself “why” along the way, and think of possible answers. Here are some good “why” questions to try to answer. Take a guess if you don’t know for sure and LISTEN/LOOK for the answer as you read the book.
1. What does “grim” mean? Why would Max call his grandfather “Grim”?
2. Max said that Gram and Grim “took me over” (pg. 1). This means they started taking care of him. What are two reasons this could happen?
a.
b.
3. What does Max mean when he says he “had a way of saying things with my fists and my feet”? (pg. 1)
4. Why might Max say that “hug stuff” was “a lie”? (pg. 2)
5. Why might Gram and Grim talk about Max’s father “like his name is too scary to say”? (pg. 3) Why might Max’s father be scary?
6. Why might Freak be called Freak?
Chapter 1 Learning Log1. Give this chapter a new title. Consider what has happened and the
mood/tone of the chapter.
2. Why did you rename the chapter like you did?
3. What is setting?
4. What is the setting of this chapter?a. time
b. place
c. circumstance
5. In three to four sentences, summarize what happens in this chapter.
6. What are two questions you could ask about the characters you’ve been introduced to?
Conjunction Junction, What’s your Function?
The word “but” is a conjunction or “joiner” word. Conjunctions join other words or phrases together to make a sentence. Watch the clip from School House Rocks about conjunctions. Can you think of any other conjunctions? If so, write them here ____________________________________.
When you read the word “but” in a sentence, you know that you’re about to read something that is different from what came just before it, maybe something you wouldn’t expect. You would read “He lost the game but he was happy,” because you wouldn’t expect losing a game to make someone happy.
Complete the following sentences so that they make sense with the story. There are lots of different ways to finish them.
Max kicked some people in day care, but he _____________________________
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Gram and Grim liked to hug Max, but Max ______________________________
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Freak was little, but ___________________________________________________
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Gram and Grim knew Max’s father’s name, but __________________________
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Most kids went to day care every day, but Freak _________________________
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Chapter 2 VocabularyDirections: In each chapter you will have some words to learn. As you read the chapter you need to mark down the page number the word appears on, the root of the word (this means taking off any prefixes or suffixes) and define the word. If a word doesn’t have a root the box will have an “x” in it. The first one has been done for you.
Word Page Number and Paragraph
Root (if any) Definition
vacantX
fiendX
hunkering
Chapter 2“Up from the Down Under”
Draw Max’s room below. It’s ok if you’re not good at drawing, use words from the story to help with your illustration. Picture Max’s room in your mind; then try to draw it. This is called visualization.
Now, visualize your room. Draw it below.
1. What are two things Max likes about his room in the basement?
2. What is one thing he might want to change or add if he could?
3. Compare and contrast your room with Max’s room
Max and Freak have a conflict at the end of Chapter 2. Draw or describe it below.
Discussion Question: Why do you think Freak says, “Then die, earthling, die!” on page 9?
Conjunction Junction, What’s your Function?
When you read the word “because” you are about to read the reason for something. For example, “I got wet because it rained on me.”
“but” means ___________________ and “because” means __________________
Complete these sentences so they make sense with the story.
Max’s room in the basement was not fancy, but __________________________
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Max figured out that Gwen looked familiar because ______________________
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Freak’s head was of a normal size, but __________________________________
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Max thought that Freak hated him because ______________________________
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Gwen sent Kevin to the back yard because _______________________________
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Chapter 2 Learning Log1. Give this chapter a new title. Consider what has happened and the
mood/tone of the chapter.
2. Why did you rename the chapter like you did?
3. What is the setting of this chapter?a. time
b. place
c. circumstance
4. In three to four sentences, summarize what happens in this chapter.
5. Max meets several people in this chapter. Pick two characters and ask two questions about these characters or what they will have to do with Max.
Chapter 3 VocabularyWord Page Number
and ParagraphRoot (if any) Definition
scuttleX
scragglyX
periodicX
propulsionX
Chapter 3“American Flyer”
In Chapter 1, we discussed prefixes. What’s a prefix? ______________________
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Today, we’re going to discuss suffixes. A suffix is added at the end of a word to change the meaning of the word. Today’s suffix is “er”.
When the suffix “er” is added to the end of a verb (remember verbs? They’re what you do!), it means someone who or something that does, provides, or is involved with.
QUICK PRACTICE
Fill in the blanks:
A farmer is one who __________________________
A builder is one who _________________________
A singer is one who __________________________
A mower is something that ____________________
Sometimes the suffix “er” has to change to “or” and it means the same thing. An example is “visitor” someone who “visits”.
QUICK PRACTICE
Fill in the blanks with the correct suffix – “er” or “or”.
Someone who camps is a __________________________
Someone who invents is an ________________________
Someone who acts is an ___________________________
Look at the title of the chapter. What’s a flyer? ___________________________
PASATFWOT – What?
Now that you know what a characteristic is, let’s look at the literary device characterization. We can see that the two words look similar so take a guess at what characterization means below.
Characterization means _______________________________________________
Now, because I like you, I’m going to teach you a sly little way to remember how to use characterization to your benefit. If you use this special little word, you’ll never have trouble remembering characterization again!
PASATFWOT
Now, you may be asking yourself, “What is this crazy lady talking about with this weird word?” Actually, PASATFWOT is an acronym. What’s an acronym?
An acronym is _______________________________________________________
Stands for… Examples for Me
PA Physical Appearance
S Speech
A Actions
T Thoughts
F Feelings
WOT What Others Think
PASATFWOT - Part 2
Directions: Compete the charts below. Include as many details as you can!
Stands for… Examples for Max
PA
S
A
T
F
WOT
Stands for… Examples for Freak
PA
S
A
T
F
WOT
Chapter 4 VocabularyWord Page Number
and Paragraph
Root(if any)
Definition
sobriquetX
demeanorX
postulateX
invincibleX
fumingX
sophisticatedX
opiateX
A Big and Scary Task – Quite Analysis
An author can describe important events in a story by telling the reader about them. Sometimes, though, things characters say are just as important. Characters can “tell” us what the speaker is like and they often tell us what has happened or what to expect in the following pages.
There is a quote below and together we’re going to analyze. “Quote Analysis” is done in four parts. As you analyze more quotes, the process gets easier. We’ll do this first one together.
Quote – “Grim would be, I suppose a sobriquet for your grandfather, based on his demeanor” (pg. 15).
Step 1 – Write the quote and remember to use quotation marks.
“Grim would be, I suppose, a sobriquet for your grandfather, based on his
demeanor.”_______________________________________________________
Step 2 – Explain who said the quote and to whom/he/she was talking to or about.
Freak says this to Max when Max tells him that he eats “upstairs with Grim
and Gram”._________________________________________________________
Step 3 – Paraphrase the quote. Put it in different words or your own words so that you understand what’s being said. Make sure what you write and what the quote says in the same thing.
You gave your grandfather the nickname of Grim because he’s always acting
so serious, right?_____________________________________________________
Step 4 – Think! Explain what this quote says about either the character or the plot of the story that you might not have known without it. Why is this quote important? The following questions go along with Step 4 and help you while you’re thinking about the quote.
1. What kind of person would say these things?2. Why would this person say that?3. What might this person know, or be thinking about?4. What important thing is the character talking about that
effects/affects the story?
This quote tells me that Freak uses words that most people his age wouldn’t
know. I think he does this to show off because he’s in a wheelchair and he
wants people to know he’s smart despite of that fact. He’s also listening to
what Max says and trying to figure out what Max is talking about.________
Not so Bad, Right?!
See? It’s not so bad, and that more you do it, the better you’ll get at it. It’s sort of like riding a bike. At first you need the training wheels or someone to hold you up, but after a while you can do it yourself. The same rule applies to Quote Analysis. Try the next one with some of your peers.
Quote – “Huh?” (Max says this on page 18).
Step 1 – Write the quote
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Step 2 – Explain who said the quote and to whom was he/she talking to or about?
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Step 3 – Paraphrase the quote. Put it in different words or your own words so that you understand what’s being said. Make sure that you and the quote are saying the same thing!
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Step 4 – Think! Explain what this quote says about either the character or the plot of the story that you might not have known without it. Why is this quote important? The following questions go along with Step 4 and help you while you’re thinking about the quote.
1. What kind of person would say these things?2. Why would this person say that?3. What might this person know, or be thinking about?4. What important thing is the character talking about that
effects/affects the story?
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Chapter 4 Learning Log1. Give this chapter a new title. Why did you rename the chapter as you
did?
2. What’s characterization? What acronym do we use to figure it out? What does each letter stand for? Why do we need to know a character’s characterization?
Paraphrase the chapter in a few sentences _______________________________
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Discussion Questions – Please answer in complete sentences.
1. The title of this chapter is “What Frightened Fair Gwen”. Who is “Fair Gwen” and what frightened her?
2. What is a question you want to ask about each Freak and Max?
Chapter 5 VocabularyWord Page
Number and
Paragraph
Root (if any) Definition
delighted
remarkableX
spasticX
depleted
regurgitateX
Inferences
An inference is _______________________________________________________
A synonym for inference from science class is ____________________________
Directions: Please answer the following inferential questions in complete sentences. A page number has been provided for you.
1. Freak explains to Max that his mother is nervous because Max is the “spitting image of your old man” (pg. 25). What are two other things she says about Max’s father?
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2. Do you think what “Fair Gwen” says about Max’s father matters for the plot of the book? Why or why not?
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3. Because of what she says, what do you think Max’s father might be in jail for?
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What does it Matter? It’s in the Past…
Look at the title of the chapter. Do you see the suffix “ed” in the title? The suffix “ed” takes a word and makes it past tense. What’s that, you ask? Well, that means that whatever word has and “ed” on it, happened in the past.
Some suffixes have rules that are attached with them, and “ed” is no exception. What some words, in order to make them past tense you have to drop letters. Sometimes, you have to add letter or even change letters! Let’s practice below.
The “Doubling” Rule – If the root has one syllable, ends in one consonant and has one vowel, double the final consonant before adding “ed”. Add “ed” to the following words.
stop __________________________ wait ______________________
wrap _________________________ skin ______________________
ask ___________________________
The “drop-the-e” rule – When a root ends in an “e”, you have to drop it to add “ed”.
use __________________________ dance _____________________
cause ________________________ bore ______________________
love _________________________
The “y” rule – When a root ends in “y”, change it to an “I” and add “ed”. If a vowel comes before the “y” then the “y” stays when you add the suffix.
cry __________________________ dry _______________________
stay _________________________ envy ______________________
worry _______________________
PASAT-WHAT? OH! PASATFWOT
The “Fair Gwen” is a character that we’re introduced to in the last few chapters. We’ve got to figure out “what makes her tick”. Complete the PASATFWOT chart about Gwen. Use as much detail as possible.
Stands for… Examples for Gwen
PA
S
A
T
F
WOT
Discussion Questions
1. Why was Max uncertain about going to Gwen’s house for dinner?
2. What are two ways you can tell that Max and Kevin are compatible, even though they are so different?
3. What are two visible differences between Max and Kevin?
Below, create three of your own discussion questions and answers. They can be from any of the first five chapters. Make sure you include a chapter where the answer can be found.
1.
2.
3.
Chapter 5 Learning Log1. Give this chapter and new title and explain your new title.
2. Every chapter you’re asked to paraphrase the chapter. What you’re really doing is a plot summary. Plot is another one of these literary devices we’ve been talking about. Based on the context clues, what do you think a plot is?
I think plot might mean _______________________________________________
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The definition of plot according to English class is ________________________
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3. Now, give a plot summary of Chapter 5.
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4. What is one question you have about the book now that we’ve read the first five chapters?
Let’s Review!
What’s a prefix? ________________________________________________
What’s a suffix? ________________________________________________
What’s a root word? ____________________________________________
Prefix or Suffix?
What does it mean?
Example 1 with explanation
Example 2 with explanation
“un”
“er”
“ed”
Conjunction Junction, What’s your Function?
What’s a conjunction? ________________________________________________
Meaning Example Explanation
but
because
Save the “Worst” for Last
Quote Analysis Review
Step 1 – Write the quote and remember to use quotation marks.
Step 2 – Explain who said the quote and to whom/he/she was talking to or about.
Step 3 – Paraphrase the quote. Put it in different words or your own words so that you understand what’s being said. Make sure what you write and what the quote says in the same thing.
Step 4 – Think! Explain what this quote says about either the character or the plot of the story that you might not have known without it. Why is this quote important? The following questions go along with Step 4 and help you while you’re thinking about the quote.
1. What kind of person would say these things?2. Why would this person say that?3. What might this person know, or be thinking about?4. What important thing is the character talking about that
effects/affects the story?
One of the Following Quotes WILL Appear on Your Quiz!
1. “Oh, it talks” (pg. 12)
2. “The design limitations of the human body. You know, like we’re not bullet-proof and we can’t crush rocks with our bare hands” (pg. 18).