Freak the Mighty Note Taking

Setting Action Summary (Plot) Literary Element and/or Characters Involved Notice and Note Signpost Ch. 1 Time: Present Max flashes back to Introduction Place: In a town in meeting Freak in daycare. the USA where there He sees him again in a Memory Moment: Answer “Why might this be are duplexes and special bus when he’s in important?” day-cares the 3rd grade. He moves into a duplex down the Ask two “Why” questions here. street the summer before 8th grade. Ch. 2 Time: July 1, the Max sees Kevin (Freak) Conflict: Person against Person summer before Max moving into the duplex Freak tells Max: “Die, earthling, die!” and Max goes into 8th grade. down the street; he’s really feels like he means it. Place: Max’s shouting at the movers. He basement- dark, also sees Fair Gwen, Ask a question. cheap paneling, dirty Kevin’s mom. Characters: Freak, Max, Grim and Gram, the rug; in front of Fair Gwen, Freak’s mother. Freak’s house. Ch. 3 Max’s basement; Freak is trying to retrieve Conflict: Person against Nature Freak’s backyard his ornithopter out of a Freak is struggling to get his ornithopter out of tree and Max helps him. a tree. They go to Max’s house. Contrast and Contradiction: Max is a loner, but he helps Freak. He might do this so they can be friends. Freak is little, but he has a large vocabulary. He might do this because he reads a lot. Ch. 4 Max’s room-the They talk about books, Plot Development/Rising Action down under robots, and Freak tells Max the Legend of King Arthur Words of the Wiser: Books are like truth after he calls his mom “Fair serum - if you don’t read, you can’t figure Gwen”. She is scared when out what’s real. she sees Max. Ask two questions. Ch. 5 Max’s room, Freak’s Gwen calls Gram to Aha Moment: We learn that Max’s father is in kitchen and backyard apologize to Max and prison. How might this change things? invite him to dinner. Gwen tells max he looks like his father. Setting Action Summary (Plot) Literary Element and/or Characters Involved Notice and Note Signpost Ch. 6 Time: July 4th F and M go to the fireworks Person vs. Person Conflict together. They meet Tony Place: By the D. (Blade). Freak stands up millpond to him; Max puts F on his shoulders so he can see the fireworks Ch. 7 Time: After the Blade and his gang chase F Person vs. Person Conflict: fireworks and M; they run into the Blade and his gang vs. Max and Freak millpond Place: The millpond Freak and Max become Freak the Mighty!

Ch. 8 Time: Later Grim and Gram are proud Contrast and Contradiction: of Max for saving Freak. Grim and Gram show Max respect; they’re nice Place: Grim and Freak wakes Max up every to him. They might be doing this because… Gram’s kitchen morning to go on “Quests.”

Ch. 9 Outside the Freak shows Max the Words of the Wiser: Pain is just a state of hospital hospital for medical mind. You can think your way out of research that he visits. He anything, even pain” (Ch. 9, page 53). tells Max he’s going to have a bionic transplant. Ask a question.

Ch. 10 3:00 AM Freak and Max retrieve a Make a prediction. purse from the sewer. Ask a question. In the street by a There’s no money, but sewer they learn it belongs to Loretta Lynn. Setting Action Summary (Plot) Literary Element and/or Characters Involved Notice and Note Signpost Ch. 11 Iggy and Loretta’s Freak and Max meet Iggy and apartment in the Loretta and returns the purse. Free Space. New Testaments

Ch. 12 Time: First day of The other students taunt Max and Max and Freak become Freak the school Freak. Freak climbs onto Max’s Mighty! Place: Eight grade shoulders and everyone chants, English class “Freak the Mighty”.

Ch. 13 Time: Friday the Max is sent to the principal’s Person vs Self: Max hears about his 13th office, and Mrs. Addison tells him father. that his father is going to be Person vs Nature: Freak chokes. Place: English class paroled (let out of prison). Again and Again: “remember” and the principal’s Freak chokes on Chop Suey at office. lunch and goes to the hospital.

Ch. 14 Freak’s bedroom; Freak tells Max he’s getting a new Tough Question: How come you Max’s house body because he’s growing on the need a new body? How come you inside but not on the outside. can’t stay alike you are? (pg. 89) Grim and Gram argues about Person vs Person: Grim and Gram Max’s dad. argue about a gun. Ch. 15 Time: Christmas Eve They exchange Christmas Words of the Wiser: Freak gives Max his presents; Freak gives Max his dictionary Place: Grim and dictionary. Gram’s house Later, someone wakes Max up Ask a question. in the middle of the night. Make a prediction. Setting Action Summary (Plot) Literary Element and/or Characters Involved Notice and Note Signpost Ch. 16 Max’s room; Iggy’s “He” kidnaps Max and takes him Contrast and Contradiction: Kane’s house to Iggy and Loretta’s place. “actions and words don’t match (b102). He does this because…

Ch. 17 An old lady’s Kane ties Max’s feet and hands; he Contrast and Contradiction: Kane uses empty house swears on the Bible that he didn’t his left hand on his heart, not his right kill Max’s mother. (m113). He does this because… Person vs Person conflict

Ch. 18 Christmas morning Kane tells Max the plan: they’re Ask a question. going to get an RV and pretend An old lady’s empty he’s a preacher and Max will house collect donations. The cops come to Iggy’s house looking for Kane; Freak is in the back seat.

Ch. 19 Christmas night Kane ties Max up again. Kane is Beginning of the Climax upstairs and Loretta arrives. She In the basement of tells Max the plan: Iggy is keeping Contrast and Contradiction a boarded up Kane busy; Loretta tries to cut the building ropes off Max’s wrists. Kane walks Ask a question. in.

Ch. 20 Your turn. What is this conflict? Same Setting Action Summary (Plot) Literary Element and/or Characters Involved Notice and Note Signpost Ch. 21 Your turn. Your turn. What is the accident of nature?

Ch. 22 Your turn. Your turn. Ask a question.

Ch. 23 Your turn. Your turn. What do you think Max will do with the blank book that Freak gave him?

Ch. 24 Your turn. Your turn. Describe the three types of conflict in this chapter.

Ch. 25 Your turn. Your turn. Resolution What is it?