One (1) thing you learned from "Freak the Mighty" that you will apply in your life, to make you a better person.

Angel: "Never give up, like when Kevin was helping Max run away from Tony D."

Bryce: "It is okay to cry when Kevin died at the end of the story."

Ronald: I learned from "Freak the Mighty" that It is okay to cry when Kevin died, like when Max never gave up on Kevin.

Chastanay: "To have fun before you die, like before Kevin died, he enjoyed his life."

George: "Enjoy every minute of your life, like when Kevin knew he was going to die even when he was young."

Aviase: "You should always have fun with your friends, like when Kevin and Max went on quests and slayed dragons."

Mr. Chavez: "You should never judge a book by its cover. You never know who someone really is until you get to know them."

Ms. Sharpe: "I learned that people are people, and everybody needs somebody."

Ms. Hernandez: "I learned that life is adventurous and we need to live every moment until it's ending, because Freak never gave up even when he was in the hospital."

"Freak the Mighty" taught me that...

I learned from "Freak the Mighty" that...

Freak the Mighty: Essay

Your essay for "Freak the Mighty" will include 10 paragraphs. For each paragraph, you will answer the following questions:

1) Introduction

2) What is the story about?

3) Who is the most important character?

4) What is the main conflict/problem in the story?

5) How is the conflict/problem resolved? 

6) How were the book and movie similar? How were they different?

7) What did you like and dislike about the movie?

8) What was your favorite part of the story? Why?

9) Did you like how the book ended?

10) What did you learn from the story, and how will you apply it to your OWN life? Give examples from the book.

Chapter 25: What Loretta Said

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Chapter 25: What Loretta Said

· Max misses Kevin's funeral; Gwen moves away.

· Max is feeling down and sad.

· "It isn't how long you've got that matters, it's what you do with the time you have."

· "Most of us go all the way through life and we never have a friend like Kevin, so maybe you should count yourself lucky."

· "Nothing is a drag, kid."

· "And now that I've written a book who knows, I might even read a few."

***Essential Question/Thought***

Does this story have a happy or sad ending?

Chapter 24: The Return of Kicker

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Chapter 24: The Return of Kicker

· Max sneaks out of the house to visit Freak.

· "Oh, my God, you must be Maxwell."

· "No way! No way!"

· "...and it's like I'm Kicker again..."

· "I'm sorry, Maxwell, we did our best."

· "Kevin knew from a very young age that he wasn't going to have a very long life."

· "But what finally happened is his heart just got too big for his body."

***Essential Question/Thought***

Why did Kevin "lie" to Max?

Chapter 22: Remembering Is Just an Invention of the Mind

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Chapter 22: Remembering Is Just an Invention of the Mind

· School is almost over.

· "...If you want to, you can remember anything..."

· It's Kevin and Freak the Mighty's birthday.

· Kevin might have to miss school for his doctor's visits.

· Kevin gets a computer for his birthday.

· Kevin is having a seizure.

***Essential Question/Thought***

What do you think will happen in the next chapter?

Chapter 23: The Empty Book

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Chapter 23: The Empty Book

· Max is not allowed to visit Kevin in the hospital, but goes anyway.

· Kevin is in the Intensive Care Unit.

· Kevin will undergo his special operation.

· Kevin gives Max a blank book where he can write down all their adventures.

· Max insists that he can't write.

· "Just tell the story of Freak the Mighty."

***Essential Question/Thought***

Why did Kevin give Max a blank book?

Chapter 21: The Accident of Nature

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Chapter 21: The Accident of Nature

· "I knew it was him [Kenny], I just knew in my heart."

· Max is down at the police station telling his story.

· Loretta has a cracked bone in her neck, but will survive.

· Max now sleeps upstairs with Gram and Grim.

· Kenny pleads guilty and will be in jail for a long time.

· Max has his "mother's heart."

· Max is scared of growing up.

***Essential Question/Thought***

Why is Max scared of growing up?

Chapter 19: Into the Black Down Under

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Chapter 19: Into the Black Down Under

· Kenny and Max hide out in the basement of a boarded-up building.

· "You can't be trusted quite yet."

· Max's body is numb and bloated from being tied up; he can't move.

· "It ain't right...keeping your own kid tied up, it ain't right..."

· Loretta plans to help Max escape while Iggy keeps Kenny busy.

· Killer Kane is squeezing Loretta dead with his bare hands.

***Essential Question/Thought***

Why are Loretta and Iggy helping Max to escape?

Chapter 20: Freak the Mighty Strikes Again

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Chapter 20: Freak the Mighty Strikes Again

· "Daddy, please please stop, you're killing her!"

· Max tries to stop his father, but Killer Kane is too strong.

· "I saw you kill Mom! I never forgot, not ever! I know you did it!"

· Max was 4 years old when his mother was killed.

· Kenny is now going to kill Max.

· Freak comes to Max's rescue, armed with a squirt gun. 

· Freak sprays Kenny with a chemical mixture.

· Max grabs Freak and they run for safety.

· Freak saves Max's life.

***Essential Question/Thought***

What would have happened to Max

 if Freak hadn't shown up?

Chapter 18: Never Trust a Cripple

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Chapter 18: Never Trust a Cripple

· It's Christmas Day, and Loretta brings food for Kenny and Max.

· Kenny plans to be a Reverend, a man of God.

· The cops are looking for Max; they show up to Iggy's place.

· Freak is helping the cops to try and find Max.

· Kenny asks Iggy to get him a gun and a car.

***Essential Question/Thought***

What do you think Kenny will do next, 

once he gets the gun and car?

Chapter 17: By All That's Holy

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Chapter 17: By All That's Holy

· Kenny and Max are hiding in an old woman's apartment.

· Max is called a "dysfunctional retard."

· Kenny ties up Max to make sure he doesn't run away.

· Kenny sent Max presents and letters from prison.

· "Every single night I cried myself to sleep..."

· Kenny claims he didn't kill Max's mother, Annie.

***Essential Question/Thought***

Do you believe Killer Kane, when he states that 

he did not kill Max's mother?

Being Misunderstood

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AIM: Being Misunderstood

In the story, everybody thinks that Max is stupid and dumb. But we all know that he is not. Everyone thinks that Kevin is a freak, but he simply has a physical disability.

Has there ever been a time in your life where you have been misunderstood? Where somebody thought something of you that wasn't true?

How did that make you feel?

Chapter 16: A Chip off the Old Block

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Chapter 16: A Chip off the Old Block

· "It's time I got to know my own son."

· "I never killed anybody, and that's the truth."

· Max feels weak and numb.

· Kenny doesn't need anything except what he is.

· Kenny takes Max from his home.

· Father and son go to Iggy and Loretta's place.

***Essential Question/Thought***

Does Kenny kidnap Max? Please explain your answer.

Chapter 15: What Came Down the Chimney

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Chapter 15: What Came Down the Chimney

· Killer Kane is getting out of prison.

· Everybody is exchanging presents; Kevin gives Max a dictionary he personally made.

· The central part of this chapter takes place in Maxwell's room.

· This part of the story is taking place during Christmas.

*** Essential Question/Thought ***

Why do we know who is in Maxwell's room 

at the end of the chapter?

Chapter 14: Cross My Heart and Hope to Die

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Chapter 14: Cross My Heart and Hope to Die

· Gwen doesn't know about Freak's operation.

· "I'm growing on the inside, but not the outside."

· Grim and Gram have a big argument.

· Grim wants to buy a gun because Killer Kane is up for parole.

*** Essential Question/Thought ***

"Sure they will...Just like they protected our Annie."

Chapter 13: American Chop Suey

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Chapter 13: American Chop Suey

· "It's October, and so far things have been going pretty good.

· Kevin has been showing Maxwell how to read. 

· Max gets nervous of talking in front of the class.

· Max can't write.

· Max gets word that his father is trying to contact him.

· Kevin almost chokes to death.

· "You're going to be okay, Maxwell Kane."

*** Essential Question/Thought ***

Why was Max's father trying to contact him, 

and for what reason?