Day 29: 10/19/26 - Chapter 19 & Into to Mood & Tone

Homeroom:

I hope you are all having a wonderful day.

Do Now:

1. Get all your materials for Reading and Block 1
2. Eat your breakfast
3. Sharpen pencils

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Reading Block:

Agenda:

1. Review
2. Set up new Reading Guide
3. Read - Aloud Chapter 19 & Complete the New Reading Guide

1. Review

• What do you know about the 2 main characters?
• What is the setting? When & Where. Include Descriptive details. 
• What are the important plot events? What happened in the last chapter?
• What were the conflicts?

2. The Reading Guide: 

Your reading guide has 5 sections.

• Setting - Where & when do the events takes place?
• Characters - What do you know about the main characters?
• Plot - What are the important events from the chapter?
• Questions  - Do your best to write 2 questions. Remember you want to ask level 2 & 3 discussion questions. 
• Conflicts - Identify all conflicts within the chapter

3. Read-Aloud Ch 19 Directions: 

Read chapter 19 of Freak the Mighty, complete the Reading Guide, and bring it with you to ELA

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ELA:

Today we will evaluate the mood of chapter 19.
                               
Do Now:

• Write tonight's homework in your agenda
• Bring me your grade report
• Hand in your D.O.L.
• Pick up a new D.O.L.

Homework: 

• Finish any past due Quizzes or assignments
• Complete D.O.L. for Monday

Activity #1

Review the new D.O.L.

Activity #2

Mood & Tone

What is the mood created by watching this video?

Identifying Mood

• Random Groups
• What is the mood, or feeling, of chapter 19
• How does the author use the setting, the characters' actions, or the words to create that mood?

Day 28: 10/16/26 - Chapter 18 & Organizing the Plot

 Homeroom:

I hope you are all having a wonderful day.

Do Now:

1. Get all your materials for Reading and Block 1
2. Eat your breakfast
3. Sharpen pencils

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Reading Block:

Agenda:

1. Review
2. Set up new Reading Guide
3. Read - Aloud Chapter 18 & Complete the New Reading Guide

1. Review

• Who are the 2 main characters?
• What do you know about them?
• How do you know? (What is your evidence?)
• What is the setting? When & Where. Include Descriptive details. 
• What are the important plot events? What happened in the last chapter?
• What were the conflicts?

2. The Reading Guide: 

Your reading guide has 5 sections.

• Setting - Where & when do the events takes place?
• Characters - What do you know about the main characters?
• Plot - What are the important events from the chapter?
• Questions  - Do your best to write 2 questions. Remember you want to ask level 2 & 3 discussion questions. 
• Conflicts - Identify all conflicts within the chapter

3. Read-Aloud Ch 18 Directions: 

Read chapter 18 of Freak the Mighty, complete the Reading Guide, and bring it with you to ELA

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ELA:

Today we will complete a quiz for chapters 17 - 18, and we will organize and evaluate a variety of plot events.
                               
Do Now:

• Write tonight's homework in your agenda
• Take out your Reading guide from chapter 17 & 18
• Open your computer & go to my Google classroom and start your quiz

Homework: 

• Finish any past due Quizzes or assignments
• Complete D.O.L. for Friday
• Get grade report signed and return it on Monday

Activity #1

Chapter 17 - 18 Quiz: 10 minutes

1. Log in to your chromebook. 

2. Go to my google classroom

3. Click on the classwork tab

4. Complete the Chapter 17 - 18 quiz independently. You may use your notes & book, but keep your answers private, and the room should remain silent.

When everyone is done we will go over the reading guide.

Activity #2 

Review Chapter 17 & 18

Review

• Who are the 2 main characters?
• What do you know about them?
• How do you know? (What is your evidence?)
• What is the setting? When & Where. Include Descriptive details. 
• What are the important plot events? What happened in these chapters?
• What are the conflicts in this chapter?

Best Question: 

• Meet with your small group
• Take turns sharing the level 2 & 3 questions you wrote
• Discuss your answers to the questions
• Pick 1 question that you think is best
• We will then share those questions with the whole class

Activity 3

Organize and Evaluate the Plot of 

Freak the Mighty

Directions:

• Each of you will be given a different plot event.
• Your job is to organize yourselves in order starting with the beginning of the book
• Some of you will have events that are in the exposition
• One of you will have the inciting incident
• Many of you will have events from the rising action
• A few of you will have events that from the climax
• We have not read the falling action, or the resolution yet

Notes:

• Plot is the sequence of events
• Plot has 6 stages

Activity #4

Analyzing Plot

Random Groups:

1. Record information about the Exposition

2. Identify and describe the Inciting Incident

3. Select 3 events to record on the Rising Action

Day 27: 10/15/26 - Chapter 17 & The 6 Stages of Plot

Homeroom:

I hope you are all having a wonderful day.

Do Now:

1. Get all your materials for Reading and Block 1
2. Eat your breakfast
3. Sharpen pencils

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Reading Block:

Agenda:

1. Review
2. Set up new Reading Guide
3. Read - Aloud Chapter 17 & Complete the New Reading Guide

1. Review

• Who are the 2 main characters?
• What do you know about them?
• How do you know? (What is your evidence?)
• What is the setting? When & Where. Include Descriptive details. 
• What are the important plot events? What happened in the last chapter?
• What were the conflicts?

2. The Reading Guide: 

Your reading guide has 5 sections.

• Setting - Where & when do the events takes place?
• Characters - What do you know about the main characters?
• Plot - What are the important events from the chapter?
• Questions  - Do your best to write 2 questions. Remember you want to ask level 2 & 3 discussion questions. 
• Conflicts - Identify all conflicts within the chapter

3. Read-Aloud Ch 17 Directions: 

Read chapter 17 of Freak the Mighty, complete the Reading Guide, and bring it with you to ELA

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ELA:

Today we will review the reading guide from chapter 17, and continue learning more about the 6 stages of plot.
                               
Do Now:

• Write tonight's homework in your agenda
• Take out your Reading guide from chapter 17

Homework: 

• Finish any past due Quizzes or assignments
• Complete D.O.L. for Thursday

Activity #1

Review Freak the Mighty: Chapter 17

Review

• Who are the 2 main characters?
• What do you know about them?
• How do you know? (What is your evidence?)
• What is the setting? When & Where. Include Descriptive details. 
• What are the important plot events? What happened in these chapters?
• What are the conflicts in this chapter?

Best Question: 

• Meet with your small group
• Take turns sharing the level 2 & 3 questions you wrote
• Discuss your answers to the questions
• Pick 1 question that you think is best
• We will then share those questions with the whole class

Activity 3

Elements of Plot

I can identify the 6 stages of plot, and describe the events that happen during each stage.

Notes:

• The Plot is the sequence of events in a literary work, book, movie, or play

Activity #4

Analyzing Plot

• Glue in Plot Lines
• Date, Title, Page Number
• Highlight Plot Line 

Random Groups:

1. Record information about the Exposition

2. Identify and describe the Inciting Incident

3. Select 3 events to record on the Rising Action

Day 26: 10/14/26 - Movie (Part 2) Rewatch Day & Compare/Contrast Mini Essay

Homeroom:

I hope you are all having a wonderful day.

Do Now:

1. Get all your materials for Reading and Block 1
2. Eat your breakfast
3. Sharpen pencils

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Reading Block:

Agenda:

• Watch Movie - The Mighty (Part 2)

Directions: 

• You will watch part 2 (37:20:00 - 1:05:05) of the movie, The Mighty
• While you are watching you should record as many similarities, and differences that you can.  
• Focus on the Literary Elements that we have been analyzing: Setting, character, plot & Conflict
• Characterization - Are the characters developed in the movie the same as the book? HINT: Think about the way their friendship is developed.
• Setting - How do the settings compare? Include the way you envisioned the setting in the book to what you see in the movie.
• Plot - How do the events in the movie compare to the events in the book? Focus on the larger more important events and not the small details. Ask yourself, "Did the movie omit, insert, or change any of the plot events?"
• Conflicts - How are the conflicts the same? How are the conflicts different?

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ELA:

Today we will finish writing the mini compare & contrast essay, and I will start giving out STAR scores.
                               
Do Now:

• Write tonight's homework in your agenda
• Take out your movie Venn Diagram
• Open your computer to your mini essay

Homework: 

• Finish any past due Quizzes or assignments
• Complete your D.O.L for Wednesday
  
  

Activity #1

Compare & Contrast Mini-Essay

Step 1: Discuss 

Directions

1. Small group - share your compare & contrast graphic organizer with the people at your table. While you work please add, change, and edit your own graphic organizer. You want to have as much information as you can. 

2. Whole group - Share. 

How was the setting the same?

How was the setting different?

How are the characters the same?

How are the characters different?

How is the plot the same?

How is the plot different?

Step 2: Writing

Writing Strategy - Constructing a written response with:

1. Introduction
2. Claim (about both the book and movie)
3. Evidence (from both the book and movie)
4. Reflection/Conclusion

Examples:

         Block 1 - Similarities

Through my analysis I have discovered that there are many similarities between the book, “Freak the Mighty” and the movie, “The Mighty.” Some similarities include the characters and the conflicts that they face. In both the book and the movie Max is big and tall. His mom is dead, his dad is in prison, he lives with his grandparents, and he feels dumb. In a like manner Kevin is short, uses crutches, and is really smart. Furthermore in the book and movie Max and Kevin have an ongoing conflict with Tony D. and his gang. Also, Max feels dumb, and Kevin struggles with his disability. In my opinion I think that the book and the movie are both really good.

Block 2 - Differences

Through my studies I have learned that there are many differences between the book, “Freak the Mighty” and the film, “The Mighty.” Some differences between them are the setting and the friendship between Max and Kevin. In the book the setting is in a small town during the summertime, but in the movie the setting is a big city during Max and Kevin’s 7th grade year of school. Their friendship in the book begins when Max helps Kevin with his ornithopter, and then goes to dinner at Kevin’s house. They also go to the 4th of July fireworks. On the other hand, in the movie their friendship starts when Kevin is assigned to be Max’s tutor, and then Kevin pays Max to take him to Riverfest. In my opinion the movie is really good, but you should still read the book first. 

Block 3 - Differences

Through my studies I have learned that there are many differences between the book, “Freak the Mighty” and the movie, “The Mighty.” Some differences are the setting, and the friendship between Max and Kevin. The setting in the book is in a small town in the summertime, but in the movie it is a large city named Cincinnati during the school year. In the book Max and Kevin’s friendship begins in the backyard when Max helps Kevin get the Ornithopter out of the tree. Then Max goes to dinner at Kevin’s house, and takes him to the fireworks on the 4th of July. However, in the movie their friendship starts when Kevin gets assigned to be Max’s tutor, and then Kevin pays Max five dollars to take him to Riverfest. In my opinion the book and the movie are both good, but you should read the book before you see the movie.

Block 4 - Differences

Through my studies I have learned there are many differences between the book, “Freak the Mighty” and the movie, “The Mighty.” One difference between the book and the movie is the plot. In the movie Kevin is assigned to be Max’s reading tutor, but in the book he is not. In addition, in the book Kevin names them Freak the Mighty on the 4th July after the cop asks for their names, but in the movie they don’t include that scene. In my opinion the director of the movie should have made it more like the book.

Step 3: Evaluating Writing 

Directions: Work with a random partner assigned by the teacher (Use Name Sticks) to score your essay

Remember: your essay should focus on the similarities and differences pertaining to these literary elements:

• Characters - Are the characters developed in the movie the same as the book?
• Setting - How do the settings compare? Include the way you envisioned the setting in the book to what you see in the movie.
• Plot - How do the events in the movie compare to the events in the book? Focus on the larger more important events and not the small insignificant details.
• Conflicts - How are the conflicts the same? How are the conflicts different?

****THE WORDS CHARACTER, SETTING, AND/OR PLOT SHOULD BE IN YOUR ESSAY SOMEWHERE, MOST IMPORTANTLY IN YOUR CLAIM! IF YOU HAVE NOT USED THESE WORDS SOMEWHERE IN YOUR ESSAY, ASK YOURSELF WHERE YOU COULD ADD OR EDIT A SENTENCE TO INCLUDE THEM. 

Remember each paragraph should have an Introduction, Claim, Evidence, & a reflection:

Each paragraph is worth 5 points total. 

1. 1 point - Introduction
2. 1 point - Claim
3. 1 point - Evidence (from both the book and movie)
4. 1 point - Reflection
5. 1 point - Mechanics = Capitals, punctuation, sentence structure

After your Essay please write:

I - 

C -

E -

R - 

M - 

• With your partner read your essay and score yourself on each of the components. 
• ***In each category you can give yourself a full point, a half point, or zero points*** 
• Add up your total points. 
• Write your score somewhere on your paper. 

Follow up questions:

1. How many points did you earn?
2. What did you do well in your writing?
3. What do you still need to work on to improve your writing?

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Day 25:10/13/26 - Movie (Part 2) & Compare/Contrast Mini Essay

Homeroom:

I hope you are all having a wonderful day.

Do Now:

1. Get all your materials for Reading and Block 1
2. Eat your breakfast
3. Sharpen pencils

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Reading Block:

Agenda:

• Watch Movie - The Mighty (Part 2)

Directions: 

• You will watch part 2 (37:20:00 - 1:05:05) of the movie, The Mighty
• While you are watching you should record as many similarities, and differences that you can.  
• Focus on the Literary Elements that we have been analyzing: Setting, character, plot & Conflict
• Characterization - Are the characters developed in the movie the same as the book? HINT: Think about the way their friendship is developed.
• Setting - How do the settings compare? Include the way you envisioned the setting in the book to what you see in the movie.
• Plot - How do the events in the movie compare to the events in the book? Focus on the larger more important events and not the small details. Ask yourself, "Did the movie omit, insert, or change any of the plot events?"
• Conflicts - How are the conflicts the same? How are the conflicts different?

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ELA:

Today we will review the similarities and differences between the book and the movie, and you will begin writing your mini compare & contrast essay.
                               
Do Now:

• Write tonight's homework in your agenda
• Hand in your D.O.L. from last week
• Pick up a new D.O.L. for this week
• Take out your movie Venn Diagram

Homework: 

• Finish any past due Quizzes or assignments
• Complete your D.O.L for Tuesday
  
  

Activity #1

Compare & Contrast Mini-Essay

Step 1: Discuss 

Directions

1. Small group - share your compare & contrast graphic organizer with the people at your table. While you work please add, change, and edit your own graphic organizer. You want to have as much information as you can. 

2. Whole group - Share. 

How was the setting the same?

How was the setting different?

How are the characters the same?

How are the characters different?

How is the plot the same?

How is the plot different?

Step 2: Writing

Writing Strategy - Constructing a written response with:

1. Introduction
2. Claim (about both the book and movie)
3. Evidence (from both the book and movie)
4. Reflection/Conclusion

Examples:

         Block 1 - Similarities

Through my analysis I have discovered that there are many similarities between the book, “Freak the Mighty” and the movie, “The Mighty.” Some similarities include the characters and the conflicts that they face. In both the book and the movie Max is big and tall. His mom is dead, his dad is in prison, he lives with his grandparents, and he feels dumb. In a like manner Kevin is short, uses crutches, and is really smart. Furthermore in the book and movie Max and Kevin have an ongoing conflict with Tony D. and his gang. Also, Max feels dumb, and Kevin struggles with his disability. In my opinion I think that the book and the movie are both really good.

Block 2 - Differences

Through my studies I have learned that there are many differences between the book, “Freak the Mighty” and the film, “The Mighty.” Some differences between them are the setting and the friendship between Max and Kevin. In the book the setting is in a small town during the summertime, but in the movie the setting is a big city during Max and Kevin’s 7th grade year of school. Their friendship in the book begins when Max helps Kevin with his ornithopter, and then goes to dinner at Kevin’s house. They also go to the 4th of July fireworks. On the other hand, in the movie their friendship starts when Kevin is assigned to be Max’s tutor, and then Kevin pays Max to take him to Riverfest. In my opinion the movie is really good, but you should still read the book first. 

Block 3 - Differences

Through my studies I have learned that there are many differences between the book, “Freak the Mighty” and the movie, “The Mighty.” Some differences are the setting, and the friendship between Max and Kevin. The setting in the book is in a small town in the summertime, but in the movie it is a large city named Cincinnati during the school year. In the book Max and Kevin’s friendship begins in the backyard when Max helps Kevin get the Ornithopter out of the tree. Then Max goes to dinner at Kevin’s house, and takes him to the fireworks on the 4th of July. However, in the movie their friendship starts when Kevin gets assigned to be Max’s tutor, and then Kevin pays Max five dollars to take him to Riverfest. In my opinion the book and the movie are both good, but you should read the book before you see the movie.

Block 4 - Differences

Through my studies I have learned there are many differences between the book, “Freak the Mighty” and the movie, “The Mighty.” One difference between the book and the movie is the plot. In the movie Kevin is assigned to be Max’s reading tutor, but in the book he is not. In addition, in the book Kevin names them Freak the Mighty on the 4th July after the cop asks for their names, but in the movie they don’t include that scene. In my opinion the director of the movie should have made it more like the book.

Step 3: Evaluating Writing 

Directions: Work with a random partner assigned by the teacher (Use Name Sticks) to score your essay

Remember: your essay should focus on the similarities and differences pertaining to these literary elements:

• Characters - Are the characters developed in the movie the same as the book?
• Setting - How do the settings compare? Include the way you envisioned the setting in the book to what you see in the movie.
• Plot - How do the events in the movie compare to the events in the book? Focus on the larger more important events and not the small insignificant details.
• Conflicts - How are the conflicts the same? How are the conflicts different?

****THE WORDS CHARACTER, SETTING, AND/OR PLOT SHOULD BE IN YOUR ESSAY SOMEWHERE, MOST IMPORTANTLY IN YOUR CLAIM! IF YOU HAVE NOT USED THESE WORDS SOMEWHERE IN YOUR ESSAY, ASK YOURSELF WHERE YOU COULD ADD OR EDIT A SENTENCE TO INCLUDE THEM. 

Remember each paragraph should have an Introduction, Claim, Evidence, & a reflection:

Each paragraph is worth 5 points total. 

1. 1 point - Introduction
2. 1 point - Claim
3. 1 point - Evidence (from both the book and movie)
4. 1 point - Reflection
5. 1 point - Mechanics = Capitals, punctuation, sentence structure

After your Essay please write:

I - 

C -

E -

R - 

M - 

• With your partner read your essay and score yourself on each of the components. 
• ***In each category you can give yourself a full point, a half point, or zero points*** 
• Add up your total points. 
• Write your score somewhere on your paper. 

Follow up questions:

1. How many points did you earn?
2. What did you do well in your writing?
3. What do you still need to work on to improve your writing?

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