Freak the Mighty

The goal of this assignment is access prior knowledge of topics that this book covers. Finishing this assignment will make understanding the novel background easier. Have fun! Ms. Ferrino :)

Directions: Use this Webquest to deepen your understanding of some of the topics we will be covering in our new novel study,  Freak the Mighty 

Link:	Questions:
About the Author	About the Author (1-5)
Chivalry & Quests	Chivalry & Quests (1-5)
King Arthur & the Knights of the Round Table	King Arthur & The Knights of the Round Table (1-3)
ornithopter	Ornithopter (1)
Morquio Syndrome	Morquio Syndrome (1-3)
Bella's Journey with Morquio Syndrome	Bella’s & George’s story (1)

Section I - About the Author 

Rodman Philbrick is the author of Freak the Mighty Please go to the following link:   www.rodmanphilbrick.com  to learn more information about the author. Record your answers to the questions below. 

1  What other hobbies does Rodman have other than writing?

 

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2. What pen-name did Philbrick use when writing some novels? 

 

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3. Who/what inspired Philbrick to write Freak the Mighty? 

 

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4. What two other novels written by Philbrick seem interesting to you?

 

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5. Where does Philbrick live now? 

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Section II - King Arthur of the Round Table  

In the novel, Freak talks a lot about knights and their noble quests and acts of chivalry. He gets these ideas from legends and stories about King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. In this quest, go to https://tinyurl.com/y7q8kpoj You will be reading about these legends to build your background knowledge before starting the novel.

1  What was King Arthur’s main role? 

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2. What was the name given to the powerful sword that signified who was in charge and how did Arthur get it in his possession? 

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3. What other myth is told about how King Arthur got the powerful sword? 

 

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4. Where did King Arthur live? 

 

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5. Who is Guinevere? 

 

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6. Who else lived in Camelot with King Arthur & Guinevere?

 

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7. Where did he meet these equal partners to discuss the problems in society and plan future battles?

 

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Section III - Connections to Science 

One of the main characters has a love for science.  He even owns an ornithopter! Go to the following link to learn more about this unique tool used in science http://www.ornithopter.org/ . 

1  What is an ornithopter? 

 

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2. When was the first ornithopter created and used?

 

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Section IV - Morquio Syndrome 

One of the main characters suffers from Morquio Syndrome.  Use this quest to deepen your understanding of this condition.  https://tinyurl.com/yd3lh39v 

 

1   What is Morquio Syndrome? 

 

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2. What are some symptoms of having Morquio Syndrome? 

 

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Web Quest - Rubric

	Exceptional All points earned	Admirable -3 points	Developing -6 points	Needs Improvement -10 points
Use of Internet (Links Provided)	Successfully uses suggested Internet links to find information and navigates within these sites easily without assistance.	Usually able to use suggested Internet links to find information and navigates within these sites easily without assistance.	Occasionally able to use suggested Internet links to find information and navigates within these sites easily without assistance.	Needs assistance or supervision to use suggested Internet links and/or to navigate within these sites.
Web Quests Tasks Completed	All areas of the questions were addressed and handled with a high degree of sophistication.	The questions are only partially completed.	The questions are only partially completed.	The questions are incomplete, and/or it is apparent that little effort went into the answers
Time Use	Classroom time was used wisely to complete all questions on time.	Classroom time was used to work on the questions the majority of the time. Conversations were not disruptive and focused on the work.	Classroom time was used to work on the questions the majority of the time, but conversations often were disruptive or did not focus on the work.	The Student did not use classroom time to work on the questions the majority of the time and/or was highly disruptive.
Grammar, accuracy, and Spelling	Answers were free of grammar, spelling, and formatting errors.	Answers had 1-2 errors related to grammar, spelling, and formatting errors.	Answers had 3-5 grammar, spelling, and formatting errors.	Answers had major grammar, spelling, and formatting errors, and or didn't make sense.

 

I hope you had fun learning some of the content from this novel and look forward to start reading!!

www.rodmanphilbrick.com 

https://tinyurl.com/y7q8kpoj

http://www.ornithopter.org/

https://tinyurl.com/yd3lh39v 

 

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I hope you learned something new and think about these questions as we read that connected to the Webquest and novel.

Ms. Ferrino

What was the authors reasons for writing novel? How does this story connect to his personal life?

Who was King Arthur and what place to do you think historical figures will have in the novel?

Which of the characters that we meet will have Morquio Syndrome? Do you remember what the symptoms of this syndrome are?