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Please get caught up! 11/30/16: chapters 1-2 12/1/16: chapters 3-5 12/2/16: chapter 6 12/5/16: chapters 7-8 12/6/16: chapters 9-10 12/7/16: chater 11 12/12/16: chapter 12 & 13 1/17/17: chapters 20-22 1/18/17: chapters 23-END |
AnalysisAuthor: Rodman Philbrick
Genre’: Realistic Fiction Setting: Point of View: First Person Limited Narrator: Maxwell Theme: believe in yourself; Don't give up; Characters: Max-anger problems; huge; 13; low self-esteem Kevin (Freak)-disabled; bossy; smart; tiny Grim & Gram- Max’s grandparents; raising Max Fair Gwen of Air- Kevin’s mom; pretty Iggy Lee: big, mean, biker Loretta Lee: Iggy's wife; nasty Kenny Kane: Max's dad; "Killer Kane" |
Study Guide/ Reflections12/5/16:
Chapter 7: Explain Freak's plan to get away from Blade and his gang. Do you think it is a good plan? Why or why not? What is significant about the end of chapter 7? Explain. Find an example of figurative language in chapter 7 or 8. What page is it on? What is it an example of? 12/06/16 Chapter 10: Explain what quest Freak and Max went on… 12/07/16: Describe Iggy and Loretta Lee. Use details from the book. What do Max and Kevin discover about their fathers? 12/12/16: chapters 12 & 13 What do you think of Max (smart, dumb, somewhere in between)? What does his comment about the dentist tell you? Is Max "stubborn and lazy" like Mr. Meehan says he is? Why does he black-out in the nurses office? What happens to Freak in the cafeteria? Why does Max "swear on the dictionary"? 1/17/17: Chapters 20 & 21 Explain how Max escaped from Killer Kane. Write a complete paragraph (7-9 sentences). Make sure you indent, use correct spelling, grammar, and punctuation. |
Vocabulary1. unvanquished (page 1): Not able to be defeated
2. sobriquet (page 15): humorous nickname 3. ignorance (page 18): lack of knowledge 4. trajectory (page 34): the curve described by a projectile, rocket, or the like in its flight. 5. nanosecond (page 36): one billionth of a second. 6. invasive (p 43): offensive; characterized by or involving invasion 7. archetype (p 46): a model or first form; prototype 8. damsel (p 62): a young woman or girl 9. distress (p 62): great pain, anxiety, or sorrow 10. sulfuric acid (p132): A strong corrosive acid 11. corrosive (p132): harmful or destructive |