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This teaching guide for Freak the Mighty contains 88 pages of student coursework, quizzes, tests, and teacher resources aligned with sixth through eighth grade English/Language Arts Common Core and NCTE/IRA content standards.
This Guide includes: Author biography, Anticipation/Reaction Guide, Vocabulary List with and without Definitions, Note-Taking and Summarizing Charts, Comprehension Check/Study Guide Questions, Standards Focus activities on Figurative Language, Character Development, Setting and Mood, Elements of Style, Editing Written Work, Elements of Plot and Conflict, and more, Assessment Preparation activities on Vocabulary Extension, Word Origins--Etymology, Synonyms, Analogies, and Vocabulary in Context, Life Skills Activity on Improving Character, Vocabulary Review Crossword Puzzles, Test Review Crossword Puzzle, Reading and Vocabulary Quizzes, Two Final Exam Versions, Novel Summary, Sample Agenda and Teacher Notes, Pre-Reading Ideas and Activities, Post-Reading Ideas and Activities, Extension Activities and Alternative Assessment, Project Rubrics, and Complete Answer Key
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