Freak the Mighty - Literature Kit Gr. 5-6

In this State Standards-aligned Literature Kit(TM), we divide the novel by chapters and feature reading comprehension and vocabulary questions.

In every chapter, we include Before You Read and After You Read questions.

The Before You Read activities prepare students for reading by setting a purpose for reading.

They stimulate background knowledge and experience, and guide students to make connections between what they know and what they will learn.

The After You Read activities check students' comprehension and extend their learning.

Students are asked to give thoughtful consideration of the text through creative and evaluative short-answer questions and journal prompts.

Also included are writing tasks, graphic organizers, comprehension quiz, test prep, word search, and crossword to further develop students' critical thinking and writing skills, and analysis of the text.

About the Novel: Freak the Mighty is a story about two unsuspecting friends coming together and showing the world how special they are.

Maxwell is big and scary. He is also kind and thoughtful. Kevin is small and weak. He is also smart and creative. These two boys are seen as dangerous and pitiful by those around them.

It's not until they come together to become Freak the Mighty that people start seeing them for who they really are.

Max lives with his grandparents after his mother died and his father was sent to jail.

Kevin just moved in next door with his mother. As outsiders, Max and Kevin build a friendship. They both bring to the friendship something that is missing: Max brings strength and Kevin brings smarts.

The two embark on many adventures that soon develop into real dangers.

Freak the Mighty is a story that proves there's more to things under the surface.

All of our content is aligned to your State Standards and are written to Bloom's Taxonomy.