1. One Word the Describes the Main Character

Calendar

Meeting #1
Date: / Must have read pages
_____to ______
Meeting #2
Date: / Must have read pages
_____to ______
Meeting #3
Date: / Must have read pages
_____to ______
Meeting #4
Date: / Must have read pages
_____to ______

Ms. Long, 2011

Freak the Mighty

Literature

Circles

Name: ______

Meeting #1

1. Story Tree Teller—Complete the tree to focus on the basic literary elements of the story.

Write:

1. One word the describes the main character

2. Two words that describe the mood in the story

3. Three words that describe the setting

4. Four words that tell the main idea

5. Five words that describe the conflict

6. Six words that describe your prediction for

what will come next

______

______
4. Allusion Revealer—Many times in the book, Kevin alludes to/refers to the King Arthur legend. Select a place in the reading where Kevin hints at the King Arthur legend and explain how it connects to what is going on in the story.

King Arthur Allusion:______

______

______Pg. #:______

Connection: ______

______

5. Discussion Director—Create thought-provoking, open-ended questions about the reading. Don’t worry about small details; ask about the “big ideas” with “How?/Why?” questions.

1. ______

______

2. ______

______

3. ______

______

2. Kevin’s Translator—Select two of Kevin’s big words in the reading (they can’t be words from his dictionary though). Create a “synonym sentence” for each by writing the sentence from the story, underlining the big word. Then write two or three synonyms you can substitute for the big word.

Sentence 1: ______

______

______Pg. #:___

Synonyms:______

______

Sentence 2: ______

______

______Pg. #:___

Synonyms:______

______

3. Decision Dissector—Create a flow chart that shows how a situation in the story led the character to make a decision and then show the results of that decision.

SituationResult

Why Rodman Philbrick included this descision in the story:

Situation Result

Why Rodman Philbrick included this descision in the story:

4. Allusion Revealer—Many times in the book, Kevin alludes to/refers to the King Arthur legend. Select a place in the reading where Kevin hints at the King Arthur legend and explain how it connects to what is going on in the story.

King Arthur Allusion:______

______

______Pg. #:______

Connection: ______

______

5. Discussion Director—Create thought-provoking, open-ended questions about the reading. Don’t worry about small details; ask about the “big ideas” with “How?/Why?” questions.

1. ______

______

2. ______

______

3. ______

______

Meeting #3

1. Story Tree Teller—Complete the tree to focus on the basic literary elements of the story.

Write:

1. One word the describes the main character

2. Two words that describe the mood in the story

3. Three words that describe the setting

4. Four words that tell the main idea

5. Five words that describe the conflict

6. Six words that describe your prediction for

what will come next

______

Sentence 1: ______

______

______Pg. #:___

Synonyms:______

______

Sentence 2: ______

______

______Pg. #:___

Synonyms:______

______

3. Decision Dissector—Create a flow chart that shows how a situation in the story led the character to make a decision and then show the results of that decision.

SituationResult

Why Rodman Philbrick included this descision in the story:

Situation Result

Why Rodman Philbrick included this descision in the story:

Sentence 1: ______

______

______Pg. #:___

Synonyms:______

______

Sentence 2: ______

______

______Pg. #:___

Synonyms:______

______

3. Decision Dissector—Create a flow chart that shows how a situation in the story led the character to make a decision and then show the results of that decision.

SituationResult

Why Rodman Philbrick included this descision in the story:

Situation Result

Why Rodman Philbrick included this descision in the story:

King Arthur Allusion:______

______

______Pg. #:______

Connection: ______

______

5. Discussion Director—Create thought-provoking, open-ended questions about the reading. Don’t worry about small details; ask about the “big ideas” with “How?/Why?” questions.

1. ______

______

2. ______

______

3. ______

______

Meeting #2

1. Story Tree Teller—Complete the tree to focus on the basic literary elements of the story.

Write:

1. One word the describes the main character

2. Two words that describe the mood in the story

3. Three words that describe the setting

4. Four words that tell the main idea

5. Five words that describe the conflict

6. Six words that describe your prediction for

what will come next

______

King Arthur Allusion:______

______

______Pg. #:______

Connection: ______

______

5. Discussion Director—Create thought-provoking, open-ended questions about the reading. Don’t worry about small details; ask about the “big ideas” with “How?/Why?” questions.

1. ______

______

2. ______

______

3. ______

______

Meeting #4

1. Story Tree Teller—Complete the tree to focus on the basic literary elements of the story.

Write:

1. One word the describes the main character

2. Two words that describe the mood in the story

3. Three words that describe the setting

4. Four words that tell the main idea

5. Five words that describe the conflict

6. Six words that describe your prediction for

what will come next

______

Sentence 1: ______

______

______Pg. #:___

Synonyms:______

______

Sentence 2: ______

______

______Pg. #:___

Synonyms:______

______

3. Decision Dissector—Create a flow chart that shows how a situation in the story led the character to make a decision and then show the results of that decision.

SituationResult

Why Rodman Philbrick included this descision in the story:

Situation Result

Why Rodman Philbrick included this descision in the story: