Friday, November 19, 2010

Response to Literature: Freak the Mighty-Personal Analysis


Your Personal Analysis paragraph should include either:

A) your personal thoughts and analysis and how it relates to your thesis
OR
B) a "book to book" connection with a focus on your thesis statement.

16 comments:

  1. I am reading a book just like “Freak the Mighty”. I think my book A Journey To The New World, is just like “Freak The Mighty.” In Freak the Mighty Freak (Kevin) died and in A Journey to the New World Will died. Than Max was very sad because his best friend died and Kevin was not just his best friend he was the brian of Max. He was also the brian of Freak the Mighty. He was also just not the brian of Freak the mighty he is part of Freak The Mighty. Mem was very sad also because will died and will was her best friend and Mem know every thing there is to know about will. That is how I think that Freak The Mighty and A Journey To The World is just like each of.

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  2. Olivia
    response to literature
    standard 1.7
    Kevin and Mighty

    I bet you are wondering what Freak The Mighty is about . Freak The Mighty is written by Rodman Philbrick. The setting is an urban city that two boys Max and Kevin live in. In that city you would see people outside and you would also see houses. You would hear people talking and. Max the main character is nice to his only friend Kevin. Max is large, fast, strong and growing. Kevin’s is short, imaginative, smart, intelligent and nice. Max and Kevin have many strengths.
    Max and Kevin are similar in many ways. One way kevin and Max are similar is that they are both brave. For example Kevin shows he does not fear of his upcoming surgeries. “‘Bionics freak says. ‘thats the science of designing replacement parts for the human body(52).” Here Kevin shows he is not scared at all when Max was asking a bunch of questions. They are also brave because they stand up to Tony D. “I can see blade rearing back to throw and at first he misses us. ‘can you move Freak says’(38).”
    Another similarity Kevin and Max have is that they are both imaginative. Kevin and Max made up freak the mighty and they slay dragons and pretend that a tiny sidewalk is a wobbly bridge over a huge pit. They also pretend they walk high above the world. “But Freak is riding me like he’s the jockey and I’m the horse, he’s steering me around the classroom showing off(78).” “It’s not the same,though, without Freak along to turn the houses into castles and the swimming pools into moats.
    The last way Max and Kevin are the same is that they are both disabled in one way. Max is learning disabled. “Your putting me back in L.D right(84).” Here Max is asking if he can go back in L.D class. Kevin’s disability on the other hand is that he is short and crippled. For example, “Anyhow the little Freak is tugging it backwards a few inches at a time chugging along until he gets the little wagon under the tree(11-12).” This shows Freak is short and cant reach stuff very well.
    I can connect to Max and Kevin in two ways. One of the ways I am like Kevin and Max is how I am imaginative. I am imaginative because when I was young I pretended I was a dog with my friends. I was walking on all fours, barking like a dog got fake treats and we were pretending to protect a house witch was really a playground house.
    The second way I am like Kevin and Max is that I am brave. One time at Berkshire I stood up to a bully like Kevin and Max did to Tony D. I said “I don’t think she likes it when you be mean to her like that.
    As you can see I am like Kevin and Max in some ways.



    By Olivia

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  3. Me and Max are the same and different in many ways. One reason why me and Max are the same is because at 3:00 in the morning Max and Freak went on a treasure hunt down in the sewer drain. That shows he is brave. At my house I had to sleep out side in a tent and a boarder jumper could of jumped the boarder. Another way me and Max are the same is because he is strong and I am strong. He is strong because in the book Max lifts Freak on his shoulders so he can see the fireworks. This connects to me because I have to help my dad carry a lot of things like a barrow or a TV. Me and Max are different between each other because before Freak moved down the road Max use to be in the LD classes. I am not dumb because I am in normal classes in school, also I have never flunked a class.

    By: Taylor

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  4. I am reading a book just like “Freak the Mighty”. I think my book A Journey To The New World, is just like “Freak The Mighty.” In Freak the Mighty Freak (Kevin) died and in A Journey to the New World Will died. Than Max was very sad because his best friend died and Kevin was not just his best friend he was the brian of Max. He was also the brian of Freak the Mighty. He was also just not the brian of Freak the mighty he is part of Freak The Mighty. Mem was very sad also because will died and will was her best friend and Mem know every thing there is to know about will. That is how I think that Freak The Mighty and A Journey To The World is just like each of.

    kady

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  5. Manlike
    Response to literature
    slandered 1.7
    Freak Te Mighty

    Do you want to learn about Freak The Mighty slaying dragons and fools and walking high above the world? If you do read on. I am reading the book Freak The Mighty by Rodman Philbrick. This takes place in a urban town during the summer. It is a busy town with babies crying, dogs barking, people talking, and fast cars driving by. Freak The Mighty is composed of two people Max and Kevin who put their strengths together to make one person. Freak The Mighty is powerful, brave, and imaginative.


    Freak The Mighty is a powerful person for many reasons. One way Freak The Mighty show shows he is powerful is when he picked Kevin up at the fair and “out ran Tony d and is punk’s (36).” Another reason freak the mighty is a powerful person is when he is getting kicked by Kevin at the fair so he would know where to go and he jumped really far into a pond. They “slay dragons and fools and walk high above the world (40)”

    Freak The Mighty is smart in many ways. One way freak the mighty is smart is because they thought of a plan in a Nano second. “The mighty hisses and then freak kicks the mighty on his right shoulder turns that way” (36 ).” That was Freak The Mighty’ plan. Another Freak The Mighty is smart is because they know what to do when they are getting chased like jumping into a pond. Freak is kicking the mighty so he could steer him (35).”

    Freak Te Mighty is imaginative in many ways. One way Freak The Mighty is imaginative is when Freak sadist night they'll take me in for the special operation. That is when Kevin used his imagination to create robotic legs. Another way Freak The Mighty is imaginative when they went on the storm drain quest and Freak dressed up like Darth Vader.


    I am similar to Freak The Mighty in many ways. Two ways I am similar to Freak The Mighty is when I am strong like him, I am strong like Freak The Mighty because I can carry my brother on my back and he ways 130 pounds. Another way I am strong like Freak The Mighty is when my mother got a new washer and dryer and she made me move them both and they were heavy.
    Two ways I am smart like Freak The Mighty is when I got my report card and I got all A's and B's. Another way I am smart like Freak The Mighty is because I never have failed a grade or failed a test.
    Two ways I am similar to Freak The Mighty is when I go into the woods, build forts, and pretend I am in the wilderness. Another way I am imaginative like Freak The Mighty is when I ride My bike and pretend it is a dirt bike, pop wheelies, and hit jumps.
    By Mahlik

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  6. I am responding to Kadys entry. I think you did a good job on detail and i think you can improve on spelling and proof read before you post also i think you can check spelling.

    By taylor

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  7. I am responding to Taylor's post.
    I think you did a good job by giving an example from the text. Because it made me understand it better but then you lost me when you said something about the tent and boarder jumper.
    Post by Olivia

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  8. taylor I think you did a good jod but when you are saying you are brave i would look back and say that is how ia show i am brave just like Max. but i think you did a good job on the rest.
    by your friend
    kady

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  9. I think you did a good job olivia and i do not thing that you did a bad job at all i want to say is in your story that you read out alond that the little kid that was geting picked on was a kiddergarder. But other than that I think you did a a great job.
    by kady

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  10. I am responding to Taylor's entry. I think you did good on your details because you told me why you are similar and are different. I think you can improve on saying Max's name instead of saying he. Over all I think you did a good job.

    By Mahlik

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  11. I am responding to Kady's post.
    I think you did a good job on text to text connection because I had a hard time finding a book that would connect to Freak the Mighty.
    I think you could improve on the last sentence because it did not make sense.
    Your friend Olivia

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  12. I am responding to Kady's entry. I think you did a good job on your paragraph because you explained perfectly on how the two books are exactly alike. I think you can improve on your last sentence because your last sentence didn't make sense.

    By Mahlik

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  13. Personal Analysis
    Kyle
    I am similar to Max in many ways. I am strong like Max because I can beat up my older brother when he calls me kicker. Another reason why I am strong is because I have lifted 60 pond logs working with my grandfather. Another way I am similar to Max is that I am brave like Max. I jumped off a 50 foot cliff into the water in Montgomery. Another way I am brave is when I first rode my bike without training wheels. One way I am not similar to Max is that he is imaginative because I don’t go out on adventure. Another way I am not imaginative is that I do not make up quest and then go on them.

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  14. Another book that I would give an A+ on the authors use of imagery would be the story called Angela and Salem written by Martha .d. Greywond. In this book Angela is a witch and her black cat Salem has to be very brave and stand up to the magic thief to save Angeles powers or loose his home, friends, and family forever. In this story I would also give the Author an A+ on her use of imagery. I would give her an A+ because she made all her words and or actions through the characters become visuals in my head.Also her choice of wording makes it seem like you are watching a great movie instead of reading a boring book that you have got to read or else. Another reason I gave this author an A+ on his use of imagery is because when she talks about something suspenseful happening or a intense part of the story she really zooms in on a small part of the story and makes it more exciting. Another reason I would give the author an A+ on her use of imagery
    is because in the middle part of the story salem saved Angela from the monster wizard that lost his powers when he used them incorrectly and he tried to take Angela’s powers. And she made it feel like you where really one of the characters that was in the book. That is why i would give this author an A+ on her use of imagery. bye keanna

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  15. I am responding to Malik's post.
    I think you did a good job explaining how you are strong because it made sense.
    You could improve on your second paragraph because I did not get this:Another way I am imaginative like Freak The Mighty is when I ride My bike and pretend it is a dirt bike, pop wheelies, and hit jumps.
    Mabee you could write something like you pretended you were a perfessinal.
    Post by Olivia

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  16. Personal Analysis
    Kyle
    I am similar to Max in many ways. I am strong like Max because I can beat up my older brother when he calls me kicker. Another reason why I am strong is because I have lifted 60 pond logs working with my grandfather. Another way I am similar to Max is that I am brave like Max. I jumped off a 50 foot cliff into the water in Montgomery. Another way I am brave is when I first rode my bike without training wheels. One way I am not similar to Max is that he is imaginative because I don’t go out on adventure. Another way I am not imaginative is that I do not make up quest and then go on them.

    by Kyle

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