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Freak the mighty. About This Book MAX. FREAK. BEST FRIENDS. FOREVER. I never had a brain until Freak came along. . .
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Freak the mighty About This Book MAX. FREAK. BEST FRIENDS. FOREVER. I never had a brain until Freak came along. . . That's what Max thought. All his life he'd been called stupid. Dumb. Slow. It didn't help that his body seemed to be growing faster than his mind. It didn't help that people were afraid of him. So Max learned how to be alone. At least until Freak came along. Freak was weird, too. He had a little body — and a really big brain. Together Max and Freak were unstoppable. Together, they were Freak the Mighty. By Rodman Philbrick
Pre-reading activities On your piece of notebook paper: • Oak heading, title: FTM Pre-reading Activities • Number your paper 1-7 (don’t skip lines) • For each statement, write agree or disagree.
Agree or disagree? • People with handicaps should be treated differently. • People who are very different can be friends. • You don’t have to be physically big to intimidate others. • People are here to help. • Don’t jump to conclusions. • Don’t judge a book by its cover. • Bullies come in all shapes and sizes.
Kids who are differentby Digbywolfe Here’s to the kids who are different, The kids who don’t always get “A’s”, The kids who have ears twice the size of their peers, And noses that go on for days… Here’s to the kids who are different, The kids they call crazy or dumb, The kids who don’t fit, with the guts and the grit, Who dance to a different drum… Here’s to the kids who are different, The kids with the mischievous streak, For when they have grown, as history’s shown, It’s their difference that makes them unique.
Kids Who are different Underneath your agree/disagree answers, write a paragraph responding to the poem. • What does this poem make you think about? • How does this poem make you feel? • Do you think difference among people is good? Why or why not? • Do you think it is a good thing or a bad thing to be different from your friends? • In what ways are you different from some of your friends? • In what ways are you different than your family members?
Disabilities • There are many different types of disabilities. • What types of disabilities do you know about? • Do you have any experience dealing with disabilities of any type? • BrainPop Dyslexia
Max and kevin:Kids who are different • The two main characters in the novel, Max and Kevin, both suffer from different types of disabilities. Max has a learning disability. Kevin has a physical disability.