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Literature-based Skill Building

Freak the Mighty, Chapter 23

The following are comprehension activities related to the novel Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick, chapter 23.

Chapter Twenty-three: The Empty Book

1. Learning Log

A. The title of this chapter is "The Empty Book." What can you do with an empty book? ___________________________________________________________________

B. Setting: Identify the setting of this chapter.
time ________________________________________
place _______________________________________________
mood (calm, happy, scared, worried, sad, excited) __________________________________________________

C. Summarize what happens in this chapter: ______________________________________________________________________________________

D. Questions:

Ask a question about something that happened in this chapter, or what might happen.
_________________________________________________________________________________________

2.Vocabulary: Word Part tele

Click HERE to go to vocabulary exercises for the word part "tele" which means "far." Choose six words, including "telemetry" (which is near the end), and complete the first two exercises for them (read the definition and examples, and complete the drawing).