VOCABULARY

1. p.1 unvanquished truth - the whole truth

2. p.1 temper - behavior

3. p.2 phony- fake

4. p.2 fierce- aggressive

5. p.2 crutches- long sticks used to balance yourself

6. p.3 persuaded- convinced

7. p.3 resembles - looks like

8. p.4 duplex-house that is divided into two

9. p.4 goon - silly person

Discussion Questions

• Who is the author of the story?

• What is the point of view in Freak the Mighty?How do you know?

• What are italics and why does the author use them in the story? (emphasize)

• Who are the characters so far in the story?

What type of figurative language are used in these sentences?

• Rrrr…..rrrrr….rrrrr like he had robot motors inside his legs.

• I’d forgotten all about him, daycare was a blank place in my head.

• Mad Max they were calling me.

• ..who had married his dear departed daughter and produced, eek eek, Maxwell.

• Little pictures have big ears.

• We’d best let the boy go barefoot, he’s exploding out of his shoes.

Written Question

On page 2 Max says, “Except later it was Freak himself who taught me that remembering is a great invention of the mind, and if you try hard enough you can remember anything, whether it really happen or not”. What does he mean by saying that?

Audio Book