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Freak the Mighty, Chapter 21

The following are comprehension activities related to the novel Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick, chapter 21. NOTE: Keep reading fun! Don't do all these exercises from every chapter. It may be appropriate to just to do a learning log, or to discuss activities and answers instead of writing things down -- or to just keep reading!

Chapter Twenty-one: The Accident of Nature

1. Learning Log

A. Think of another title for this chapter. Consider the feelings and the events that happened.
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B. Setting: Identify the setting of this chapter.
time ________________________________________
place _______________________________________________
mood (calm, happy, scared, excited) __________________________________________________

C. Summarize what happens in this chapter: ______________________________________________________________________________________

D. Questions:

Ask a question about something that happened in this chapter, or what might happen.
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2.Character Description: SADDR

Complete a new SADDR for Iggy, showing his positive side in chapters 20 and 21. How does Max react to him now?

Speech: It's Iggy who says "Easy! Take it easy, kid! You're okay!" in Chpater 20 (p. 133). What does this tell you about him?
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Action: What good things does Iggy do? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Description: What does the author say about Iggy in these past two chapters? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Drawing:Draw Iggy at the hospital. Include at least three details (either about the character, or the rest of the picture) that tell you what is happening.

Reactions of Others: What does Max think of Iggy now?
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