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Literature-based Skill Building

Freak the Mighty, Chapter 6

The following are comprehension activities related to the novel Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick, chapter 6. NOTE: Keep reading fun! It may be appropriate to simply have a student complete the "learning log" for each chapter, or to discuss questions and answers instead of requiring the reader to write responses.

Chapter Six: Close Encounter of the Turd Kind

1. Learning Log

A. Give this chapter a new title. Consider what happened and the feelings of the chapter.

B. Setting: Identify the setting of the chapter.
time ________________________________________
place (where important things happened) ______________________________________

C. In one or two sentences, summarize what happens in this chapter, or draw an important scene from it.

D. Questions:

1. What is a question you could ask about one of the characters - one that you've met or one that's just been talked about? ______________________________________________________________________________

2.Inferences:

You make inferences whenever you notice something and think you know why it is. You might not even realize you're doing it.
Max describes Tony D. as being called "Blade" and having been to court 3 or 4 times. What does he infer about Tony?

_______________________________________________________________________________________________

Kevin doesn't know anything about Tony. He just knows that Max is big, and scares most people. What does Kevin infer that makes him say rude things to Tony?

_______________________________________________________________________________________________

3. Conflict

There are four kinds of conflict:

1. conflict with another character
example: being in a swimming race with someone

2. Conflict with nature or natural disasters
example: trying to climb mount Everest or survive a tornado or a disease

3. Conflict with self – feelings of fear, anger, self-doubt
example: having to speak in public but having stage fright

4. Conflict with society or a social group – struggling with written or unwritten rules, laws, customs.
example: sticking up for someone unpopular

Which kind of conflict happens in chapter six? Who is the conflict between?

_______________________________________________________________________________________________

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Literature-based Skill Building

Freak the Mighty, Chapter 6

Chapter Six: Close Encounter of the Turd Kind

1. Learning Log

2.Inferences:

3. Conflict