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Pupil Resource Sheet 22
Task
When we talk about the structure of a text we mean:
• the order of events
• the way that one section of the story leads into the next
• how the beginning and the end are linked.
In many ways, this novel follows the structure of a typical hero’s adventure or
quest.
1 With a partner, order the events in the box below and then add any
other events which you think are important in the novel.
Max meets Freak.
Freak goes into hospital for the last time.
Freak and Max return Loretta’s purse.
Kenny Kane returns for Max.
The reader meets Max.
Max and Freak beat Kenny Kane.
Freak dies.
Max and Freak outwit Tony D and his gang at the pond.
The friendship grows.
Max learns to live without Freak and writes the adventures of Freak
the Mighty.
2 Using Resource Sheet 23 which outlines the stages of a hero’s
journey, complete the final column of the table with events from Freak
the Mighty.
3 Explain your findings to another pair:
• How did you decide which of the novel’s events linked with each
section?
• Did you disagree with any of your partner’s ideas? If so, why?
• In your opinion, how similar is Freak the Mighty to a typical hero’s
quest?
Freak the Mighty Pupil Resource Sheet 22
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