Freak the Mighty is a novel by Rodman Philbrick about Kevin and Max, childhood friends who bond over their disabilities and help each other navigate life. In this six week course, students will read and discuss the novel, do vocabulary work, make predictions, study characters, fill out a plot diagram, look for and support major themes ( theme topics to include: perseverance, loyalty, acceptance, friendship, celebrating differences,  strength).  
For each set of chapters,students will be sent  suggested questions to think about before our discussion.  During each class, we will go over some vocabulary and I will lead a mini lessons:  craft, style, character, plot, theme.  
I will guide a discussion as needed, but most of the time will be spent with students sharing their own thoughts and ideas with each other.  
In addition to the above, we will focus on the following for each set of chapters: 
Week One:  Chapters  1-4-- Allusions to King Arthur, stereotypes
Week Two:  Chapters 5-8--bullying
Week Three:  Chapters 9-12-- celebrating differences, working together
Week Four:  Chapters 13-16-- the educational system, 
Week Five:  Chapters 17-20-- depending on one another's strengths
Week Six:  Chapters 21-25-- the lasting impact of friendship