Day 34: 10/26/26 - Chapter 24 - 25 & Types of Characters

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 24 - 25  & Complete the New Reading Guide

1. Review

• Where is Kevin at the end of chapter 23, and what does he tell Max is going to happen to him?

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 24 - 25 Directions: 

Read chapter 24 - 25 of Freak the Mighty, complete the Reading Guide, and bring it with you to ELA

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ELA:

Today we will discuss the ending of Freak the Mighty, and learn about the different types of characters.
                               
Do Now:

• Write tonight's homework in your agenda
• Hand in D.O.L. #3
• Take out your reading guide from chapters 24 - 25

Homework: 

• Finish any past due Quizzes or assignments

Activity #1

Freak the Mighty

(The Final Discussion)

Topic: Imagination & Coping Mechanisms

• The Bionics Unit: Kevin tells Max that he is getting a brand-new, robotic body. Why do you think Kevin created this lie? Was it a good coping mechanism, or was it cruel to lead Max on? If you were Max would you have wanted to know the truth?

Topic: Growth and Transformation

The Empty Journal & the Power of writing: Why does Kevin leave Max an empty book? At the end of the book, Max says he didn't think he could write a book because he didn't have a brain. Why does filling that blank journal help him heal from his grief and overcome his internal conflict of feeling stupid?

Topic: Fate and Identity

Escaping the "Chip off the Old Block" Curse: For most of the book, Max is terrified that he is doomed to become just like his father, Kenny "Killer Kane". How does his friendship with Kevin—and Loretta Lee's final advice that "Nothing's a drag, kid"—help Max overcome this conflict and rewrite his own identity?

Loretta and Iggy: Loretta and Iggy Lee seem like villains at first, but they end up trying to help Max. What does this tell us about judging people based on their appearance or where they live? Loretta starts the book as a rough, intimidating figure in the Testaments, yet her single comment triggers Max to finally pick up the pen and write their story. How do characters like Loretta and Grim help Max after Kevin's death?

Topic: Friendship and Loss

Grim’s Advice: At the end, Grim tells Max that he should feel lucky to have known Kevin, and that "it was time to get on with living the rest of his life". Why is this easier said than done for Max, and what do you think "getting on with living" actually looks like for him now?

Activity #2

Types of Characters

Notes:

Every Story has different types of characters

1. Characters can be either Protagonist, Antagonist, or neither

2. Characters can be either Flat or Round

3. Characters can be either Static or Dynamic

4. Characters can be either Sympathetic or Minor

Directions:

1. Use your notes on page 22 along with your knowledge of the characters in Freak the Mighty to analyze the different types of characters
2. You will be working with random groups today
3. Your goal is to complete the Character Analysis Chart
4. We will do one character together to get you started