Freak The Mighty
By Rodman Philbrick
“I never had a brain until
Freak came along and let
me borrow his for a
while, and that’s the
truth, the whole truth.”
For more information on
this quote turn to
1.1(chapter one page
one).
Summary
Maxwell was a giant to everyone else and often everyone was afraid
of him because of his size and his father, which he looked much
like. Kevin was a prodigy with health conditions that made his a tiny
boy. When Kevin moved to the house beside Maxwell’s they met
and instantly had a connection. When they went to the Fourth of
July parade, Kevin climbed on top of Maxwell’ shoulders and
together they made Freak the Mighty.
Important Events
“So what, it will hurt. But
so what? Pain is just a
state of mind. You can
think your way out of
anything, even pain.”
9.48
“You should hear him
talk, I think the rest of
him is so small because
his brain is so big. 5.25
Freak the Mighty were a team and often went on adventures
together where they fought in the medieval times. They slayed
dragons, saved maidens, and helped those in need. On one of their
adventures, they found a mysterious purse in the sewer that
belonged to a woman named Loretta Lee, who knew Killer Kane.
They met her and her husband, Iggy Lee, in their apartment and
found out about Maxwell’s father. After this, they continued on their
journeys until Kevin had to complete one by himself. Maxwell had
been captured by his father and they were at Iggy and Loretta’s
apartment. Kevin, bravely, successfully saved Maxwell and Killer
Kane was put back in prison. But, disaster strikes at Kevin’ birthday
party when he has a seizure and is taken to the hospital. There, in
the hospital, is where he takes his last breath. After this, Maxwell
has to fight his battles himself.
Grading Rubric
Categories of
Performance:
Beginner (5)
Basic (10)
Intermediate (15) Advanced (20)
Sentences
Some sentences are
incomplete or run-on
and do not support
the main idea.
Some sentences
are incomplete or
run-on, but support
the main idea.
Most sentences
are complete and
support the main
idea.
All sentences are
complete and
support the main
idea.
Closing
sentence
The sentence is
incomplete and
does not sum up
the paragraph.
The sentence is
complete, but does
not sum up the
paragraph.
The sentence is
complete and
adequately sums
up the paragraph.
The sentence is
complete and
clearly sums up the
paragraph.
Ideas in the
paragraph are
disorganized and do
not support the main
idea, causing
a confusion of
meaning.
Vocabulary or Some inappropriate
word use
vocabulary is used
and some words are
used in the wrong
context.
A few ideas in the
paragraph do not
support the main
idea or are out of
place, causing a
confusion of
meaning.
Some words are
used in the wrong
context.
Ideas in the
paragraph
support the main
idea, but could be
organized more
clearly.
Ideas flow in the
paragraph and
clearly support the
main idea, creating
meaning.
All words are
used
appropriately.
All words are used
appropriately and
there is evidence
of some new
vocabulary being
used.
Spelling,
capitalization,
and
punctuation
There are some
errors in spelling,
capitalization, and
punctuation.
There are only a
few errors in
spelling,
capitalization, and
punctuation.
There are no errors
in spelling,
capitalization, or
punctuation
Organization
of ideas
Total =
There are many
errors in spelling,
capitalization, and
punctuation.
85%