Freak the Mighty Test, The Mighty Movie Activities & Board Game Activity

Looking for engaging activities for your ELA middle school students while reading Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick or watching The Mighty movie? Then these Freak the Mighty activities are for you!

Use the visual character analysis charts to teach the six traits of characterization, use the text chat activity to discuss conflict, use the Instagram template to review polt structure, compare the book to the movie, rate the movie, engage in a word search, and send home a permission slip to view the movie!

Novel & movie interactive activities included in this resource product:

1. Agree & Disagree Statement Activities
2. 4  Frayer Models for story themes
3. Freak Character Analysis Chart
4. Max Character Analysis Chart
5. Freak & Max  Character Analysis Chart
6. Gram & Grim  Character Analysis Chart
7. Killer Kane & Gwen  Character Analysis Chart
8. Loretta & Iggy  Character Analysis Chart
9. Character Text Chat
10. Character Playlist
11. Character Social Media Account (3 templates)
12. Venn Diagram for Bravery
13. Bravery Essay
14. Bravery Essay Rubric
15. Word Search
16. Parent/Guardian permission slip
17. Compare the movie to the book rating guide
18. Compare the movie to the book Venn diagram
19. What is a Bully? Extended activity
20. Circle of Control Extended Essay

NOVEL TEST:
You have several options with this Final Novel Assessment, just PRINT and GO, Edit to your student needs, or use the SELF-GRADING Google Forms version!

Freak the Mighty Novel Assessment Resources include: 

1. a printable PDF version (ANSWER KEY)
2. an editable Google document version 
3. a Google Form (self-grading) version of the novel test

The test includes:

• 30 multiple-choice questions
• 8 plot sequencing questions
• 1 theme essay
• Essay rubric (12 points)
• ANSWER KEY FOR TEST ALSO INCLUDED
• The test gives students 50 possible points

MOVIE ACTIVITIES:

Included in this bundle comparing the novel Freak the Mighty with the movie adaption The Mighty are:

1. Parent Permission Form: The movie is PG 13
2. In-depth comparison worksheet
3. Venn Diagram
4. Book & movie-themed word search

Designing a board game of a story or novel is a fun and rigorous way to challenge students to work together and to assess their comprehension of the story.

This product can be used for any novel or story.

GAME BOARDS:

Items included are: Total of 21 pages

1.Popular Board Game Reflection

2.Creating Your Board Game Questions

3.6 Peer Evaluation Scoring Guides

4.5 Game Board Templates

5.2 Spinners

6.2 Dice Templates

7.4 11X16 Game Board Templates

SEL

There are so many great Social Emotional Learning YA fiction novels with kindness and empathy themes for ELA Middle-Grade teachers. The challenge is how can you extend those themes into your classroom and your students' lives? 

I have asked myself that same question!  Here are 2 free resources I have created to engage students in kindness and empathy activities in my ELA classroom. 

Resource includes:

1. Get to Know Your Classmates Signo: Whole class game

2. Famous Kindness Quotes Inference activity

3. Free download of the Teaching Kindness and Empathy in ELA

These resources can be used as stand-alone activities, pre-reading activities, or extension resource activities.

Grab the FREE: How to Teach Kindness and Empathy in the Middle Grade ELA Classroom Guide and enjoy 8 activities I use in my classroom.

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