Chapters
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
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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.
Situation Result
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
____________
____________ ____________
____________ ____________ ____________
___________ ___________ ___________ ___________
_________ _________ _________ _________ _________
________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________
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.
Situation Result
Why Rodman Philbrick included this descision in the story:
Situation Result
Why Rodman Philbrick included this descision in the story:
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.
Situation Result
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 #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
____________
____________ ____________
____________ ____________ ____________
___________ ___________ ___________ ___________
_________ _________ _________ _________ _________
________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________
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 #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
____________
____________ ____________
____________ ____________ ____________
___________ ___________ ___________ ___________
_________ _________ _________ _________ _________
________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________
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.
Situation Result
Why Rodman Philbrick included this descision in the story:
Situation Result
Why Rodman Philbrick included this descision in the story:
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