Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick Novel Study & Movie The Mighty Activities
Teaching with Jenny- ELA for Middle Grades
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Grade Levels
5th - 8th, Homeschool
Subjects
Resource Type
Standards
CCSSRL.5.3
CCSSRL.5.7
CCSSRL.6.7
CCSSRL.7.7
CCSSRL.8.7
Formats Included
- PDF
Pages
32 pages
Teaching with Jenny- ELA for Middle Grades
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What educators are saying
I used this resource for character traits. It helped my students keep track of the characters as we read Freak the Mighty.
Everything you need for teaching the novel. Students love this story and the activities were perfect!
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Description
Looking for engaging, visual, middle school, ELA literacy activities to teach while reading Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick with your students or watching The Mighty movie? This resources include vocabulary development, theme, plot, character analysis, and writing activities.
Included are visual character analysis charts to teach the six traits of characterization, text chat activity to discuss conflict, social template to review plot structure, agree and disagreement statement, writing activities, understanding bullying activities, compare the book to the movie, rate the movie, engage in a word search, and send home a permission slip to view the movie!
31 Novel & movie interactive activities included in this resource product:
- Agree & Disagree Statement Activities
- 4 Frayer Models for story themes
- Freak Character Analysis Chart
- Max Character Analysis Chart
- Freak & Max Character Analysis Chart
- Gram & Grim Character Analysis Chart
- Killer Kane & Gwen Character Analysis Chart
- Loretta & Iggy Character Analysis Chart
- Character Text Chat
- Character Playlist
- Character Social Media Account (3 templates)
- Venn Diagram for Bravery
- Bravery Essay
- Bravery Essay Rubric
- Word Search
- Parent/Guardian permission slip
- Compare the movie to the book rating guide
- Compare the movie to the book Venn diagram
- What is a Bully? Extended activity
- Circle of Control Extended Essay
Total Pages
32 pages
Answer Key
N/A
Teaching Duration
1 month
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Standards
to see state-specific standards (only available in the US).
CCSSRL.5.3
Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., how characters interact).
CCSSRL.5.7
Analyze how visual and multimedia elements contribute to the meaning, tone, or beauty of a text (e.g., graphic novel, multimedia presentation of fiction, folktale, myth, poem).
CCSSRL.6.7
Compare and contrast the experience of reading a story, drama, or poem to listening to or viewing an audio, video, or live version of the text, including contrasting what they “see” and “hear” when reading the text to what they perceive when they listen or watch.
CCSSRL.7.7
Compare and contrast a written story, drama, or poem to its audio, filmed, staged, or multimedia version, analyzing the effects of techniques unique to each medium (e.g., lighting, sound, color, or camera focus and angles in a film).
CCSSRL.8.7
Analyze the extent to which a filmed or live production of a story or drama stays faithful to or departs from the text or script, evaluating the choices made by the director or actors.