{"id":2817,"date":"2016-02-11T01:35:11","date_gmt":"2016-02-11T06:35:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/?p=2817"},"modified":"2026-07-27T20:24:58","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T00:24:58","slug":"teaching-freak-the-mighty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/?p=2817","title":{"rendered":"Freak the Mighty Activities"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2817\" class=\"elementor elementor-2817\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d1fb35a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d1fb35a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e5d28a4\" data-id=\"e5d28a4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6c779a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e6c779a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.11.2 - 22-02-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"450\" height=\"234\" src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/header-Freak-the-Mighty.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-29052\" alt=\"Freak the Mighty Novel Study Activities\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/header-Freak-the-Mighty.jpg 450w, https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/header-Freak-the-Mighty-300x156.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/header-Freak-the-Mighty-24x12.jpg 24w, https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/header-Freak-the-Mighty-36x19.jpg 36w, https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/header-Freak-the-Mighty-48x25.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88db7b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"88db7b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.11.2 - 22-02-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>If you\u2019re looking for Freak the Mighty activities, Rodman Philbrick\u2019s powerful coming\u2011of\u2011age novel is an excellent choice for exploring friendship, identity, courage, and the ways people cope with hardship. Students connect deeply with Max and Kevin, two boys who seem completely different on the outside but form one of the most memorable friendships in young adult literature. This post includes novel study samples and a compare\u2011and\u2011contrast organizer to support your unit.<\/p><h2><strong><img class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/14.0.0\/svg\/2b50.svg\" alt=\"\u2b50\" \/><\/strong> About the Book<\/h2><p><em>Freak the Mighty<\/em> is narrated by Max, an eighth\u2011grade boy who feels like an outsider because of his size, his dyslexia, and the shadow of his father\u2019s violent past. Max believes he isn\u2019t smart and prefers to stay out of sight in the basement room he calls \u201cthe down under.\u201d Everything changes when Kevin, a brilliant, imaginative boy with significant health challenges, moves in next door. Max affectionately calls him \u201cFreak.\u201d<\/p><p>Despite their differences, the two boys quickly become inseparable. Kevin teaches Max about robotics, knights, quests, and the power of imagination. Max provides strength and mobility, carrying Kevin on his shoulders as they go on adventures together. Together, they become \u201cFreak the Mighty,\u201d a dynamic duo who face bullies, navigate difficult family situations, and discover courage they didn\u2019t know they had.<\/p><p>Kevin tells Max he will soon have an operation that will fix his medical problems, giving both boys hope for the future. Their friendship helps Max see himself differently \u2014 not as someone broken or slow, but as someone capable, loyal, and brave. Students love the humor, heart, and emotional depth of this novel, and they respond strongly to the way Max and Kevin lift each other up in ways no one else can.<\/p><div>\u00a0,<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d967655 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d967655\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a74914\" data-id=\"3a74914\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c633a6d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c633a6d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f1e0f5f\" data-id=\"f1e0f5f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1785fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a1785fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>\u2b50 Book Details<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bac2424 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"bac2424\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\r\n.mpp-details-section { max-width:760px; margin:0 auto; padding:20px 0; }\r\n.mpp-section-label { display:inline-block; font-size:14px; font-weight:700; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:1px; color:#1dbb9d; margin-bottom:8px; }\r\n.mpp-details-section h2 { font-weight:800; color:#323a49; font-size:28px; margin-bottom:18px; }\r\n.mpp-details-table { width:100%; border-collapse:collapse; background:#fff; border-radius:12px; overflow:hidden; box-shadow:0 3px 14px rgba(0,0,0,.06); }\r\n.mpp-details-table tr:nth-child(even) { background:#fdf6ee; }\r\n.mpp-details-table td { padding:14px 20px; font-size:17px; color:#2d2d2d; }\r\n.mpp-details-table td:first-child { font-weight:700; color:#323a49; width:40%; }\r\n<\/style> <div class=\"mpp-details-section\" id=\"details-freakthemighty\">\r\n  <table class=\"mpp-details-table\">\r\n    <tr><td>Publication Date<\/td><td>March 1, 2013<\/td><\/tr>\r\n    <tr><td>Reading Level<\/td><td>Lexile 930L &bull; Scholastic Guided Reading Level W<\/td><\/tr>\r\n    <tr><td>Interest Level<\/td><td>Grades 6&ndash;8<\/td><\/tr>\r\n    <tr><td>Major Awards<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><\/tr>\r\n    <tr><td>Length<\/td><td>213 pages (approx. 58,560 words)<\/td><\/tr>\r\n    <tr><td>Estimated Reading Time<\/td><td>About 3 hours and 54 minutes (at 250 words per minute)<\/td><\/tr>\r\n    <tr><td>Audiobook Length<\/td><td>3 hours, 16 minutes<\/td><\/tr>\r\n    <tr><td>Genre<\/td><td>Young adult literature &bull; Coming-of-age<\/td><\/tr>\r\n    <tr><td>Setting<\/td><td>Anytown, USA<\/td><\/tr>\r\n    <tr><td>Point of View<\/td><td>First person, narrated by Max<\/td><\/tr>\r\n    <tr><td>Themes<\/td><td>Isolation &bull; Appearances &bull; Family &bull; Friendship &bull; Cunning and Cleverness &bull; Lies and Deceit<\/td><\/tr>\r\n    <tr><td>Memorable Quote<\/td><td>&ldquo;Books are like truth serum \u2014 if you don't read, you can't figure out what's real.&rdquo;<\/td><\/tr>\r\n    <tr><td>First Line<\/td><td>&ldquo;I never had a brain until Freak came along and let me borrow his for a while, and that\u2019s the truth, the whole truth.&rdquo;<\/td><\/tr>\r\n  <\/table>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bc9ac6f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bc9ac6f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-99fc94d\" data-id=\"99fc94d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b290a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b290a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Activities for Freak the Mighty<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9811d4d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9811d4d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-72afe04\" data-id=\"72afe04\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eabd720 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eabd720\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Book Unit Samples<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-8866462 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8866462\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9e83bdf\" data-id=\"9e83bdf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b3304b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4b3304b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/reading_freakmighty\/Freak-the-Mighty-Questions.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick Novel Study\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3d515dd\" data-id=\"3d515dd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3761668 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3761668\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This sample includes\u00a0vocabulary practice, comprehension questions, and a constructed response question plus answer keys for\u00a0<em>Freaky the Mighty<\/em>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c667099 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"c667099\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/reading_freakmighty\/FreaktheMightySample.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-md\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-paper-plane\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Get the unit sample.<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b5f0c79 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b5f0c79\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-30d0798\" data-id=\"30d0798\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c1a001 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8c1a001\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Teaching Idea #1 ~ Character Trait Organizer<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-02b8677 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"02b8677\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1ea15f2\" data-id=\"1ea15f2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5b0f7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e5b0f7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/reading_freakmighty\/org.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"Compare and Contrast Organizer for Freak the Mighty\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-32e6ad9\" data-id=\"32e6ad9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4be6ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a4be6ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p align=\"justify\">This graphic organizer is extremely flexible and may be used at different times during your book study. Use it as a Venn diagram to compare Max and Kevin. Max\u2019s and Kevin\u2019s differences are described in approximately Chapter 3.<\/p><p>In the two narrow rectangles, students brainstorm by listing facts as sentence fragments. In the larger rectangle, students take their facts and rewrite them into paragraph form.\u00a0<\/p><p align=\"justify\">Get your free character trait booklets here.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c70d39 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7c70d39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/reading_freakmighty\/comparingfreakandmax.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-md\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-paper-plane\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Get this activity.<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2ea3e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a2ea3e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Students could use the organizer for many comparisons. Here are a few suggestions:<\/p><ul><li>Compare Kevin\u2019s and Max\u2019s personalities at different points in the novel. [When their friendship grows, the two boys change.]<\/li><li>Explain how the two react to different situations in the novel. For example, what is each boy feeling and thinking as he walks to the medical research building in Chapter 9?<\/li><li>Another example is how the two boys react on their visit to Iggy and Loretta Lee\u2019s home.<\/li><li>How does the friendship between the two characters compare to the boys\u2019 personalities?<\/li><\/ul><p><b>Instructions for Making the Organizer<\/b><\/p><ul><li>Print the page with Max\u2019s and Kevin\u2019s pictures. Fold it in thirds to make Kevin and Max stand side by side.<\/li><li>Print the page with rectangles on a different piece of paper. Contrasting colors look great but are not necessary.<\/li><li>Students cut out the rectangles and glue them to the inside of the first page.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a13bb11 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a13bb11\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0a40029\" data-id=\"0a40029\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c45252d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c45252d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Teaching Idea #2 ~ Freak the Mighty Poem<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7c4f836 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7c4f836\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-475917f\" data-id=\"475917f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2aa859 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f2aa859\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/reading_freakmighty\/Freak-the-Mighty-Poem.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"Freak the Mighty Poem\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-cc56e4f\" data-id=\"cc56e4f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a04fc93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a04fc93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p align=\"justify\">Freak and Max, Max and Freak,<br \/>Tall strong kid, small sick geek.<br \/>Adventures with Knights,<br \/>Horses, stuff that gives you frights.<br \/>\u201cThe usual,\u201d says Max,<br \/>Talking about the knightly attacks.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Have students create a similar poem.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45b9d43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45b9d43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Teaching Idea #3 ~ The Mighty Movie\u00a0<\/h3><p>Have students watch\u00a0<em>The Mighty<\/em>, the movie version of the book. 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