Maximum Ride The Angel Experiment
By James Patterson
Mr. Riccardo
Reading Strategies 8
Beaver Local Middle School
Required Activity (20 points):
Read the book and take part in class discussions. I have broken the reading into six sections:
Section I – Chapters 1-11
Section IV – Chapters 67-85
Section II-Chapters 12-48
Section V – Chapters 86-109
Section III-Chapters 49-66
Section VI – Chapters 110-134
For each of the six sections of the book, do one of the following activities. You may choose different activities
for each part. (5 points each)
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Write a summary of the section read.
Choose a quote or “snippet” of language, copy it accurately, explain the context of the quote, and why you
chose it.
Draw a cartoon, picture, or storyboard of a significant scene.
Level A Activities:
Choose 40 points at this level. Be prepared to defend your learning.
____1. Find 20 vocabulary words throughout the book and “word web” them. Make these words your own. (10 points)
____2. Use a “story map” www.readwritethink.org to list the elements of literature in this book. (15 points)
____3. Give detailed descriptions of the characters in this book, choose two characters and write two paragraphs or two
poems, or draw caricatures which represent these characters. (15 points)
____5. Use magazine pictures to create a collage of one of the characters in this book, include quotes that reflect the
character. (20 points)
____6. Pick out 10 significant incidents in the book and, using a time line graphic organizer, construct a time line with
the incidents. Graph this using the +(top) for positive incidents and the – (bottom) for negative. Use the computer to
help, or free-hand. (10 points)
____7. Write a letter to the author in which you discuss this book through theme, setting or characterization. (10
points)
Level B Activities:
Choose 20 points. Be prepared to defend your learning.
____1. Develop 6-8 interview questions you would use if you had the opportunity to interview James Patterson. (10
points)
____2. Produce a six song soundtrack for the book (MP3 or burn a CD). Select and list songs and artists for each section,
briefly explain each choice (one sentence). (10 points)
____3. Draw a new cover for this book that would appeal to your friends and would make them want to read the
book. Include pictures and a summary of the book (summary: inside jacket). (10 points)
____4. Write a poem about Max and the Flock that reflects a theme (i.e. Friendship, survival, family) (15 points)
____5. Write a song/rap about the book. (10 points)
____6. Design a three-panel (panel 1- cover) brochure using Microsoft Publisher for one of the characters. (10 points)
____7. Create a design cover for a magazine for one of the characters. (10 points)
Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment Curriculum Guide
1.When Angel is taken, the Flock is devastated because they know she has been taken back to the School for more tests
and experimentation. What options do they have for rescuing her? Why are they willing to put themselves in harm’s way
to save her?
2.Each of the six children in the Flock possesses a supernatural skill. How do these skills work together to make the Flock
stronger? How does each child’s strength contribute to the Flock? What similar characteristics do all six children
possess?
3.Max and Fang are the same age, so why is Max the leader instead of Fang? What characteristics does she possess,
which Fang lacks, that enable her to safely lead the Flock? What are the drawbacks to her leadership? Would Fang be a
better leader? Why or why not?
4.Why is Jeb’s betrayal more hurtful than even some of the experiments and tests the children have endured?
5.The Flock’s search for their parents gives them hope for a new way of life. What do they expect to happen when they
find them? Are their expectations realistic? Why or why not?
6.Iggy is blinded when scientists operate on him to try to improve his night vision. What does this show about the
character of the scientists at the School? How does Iggy adapt to his blindness? How does his blindness affect the Flock?
7.Max hears a voice in her head, but she doesn’t know whose it is or if she can trust what it says. How does she
determine whether or not she can trust it? To whom could the voice belong? Why?