Foreshadowing - Due December 22nd

Today's lesson showed us that foreshadowing is a device that author's use to give hints about what is to come later on in the story.

Can you identify any place in Freak the Mighty where Rodman Philbrick (the author) may have been trying to warn you about how the story might end?

Theme - due December 8th

Theme can be defined as the meaning, the moral, or the message about life that the writer conveys to the reader. However, as discussed in class today, themes can also be BIGGER ideas that subtly hold the story together. These themes are simple and woven into the story. They help move along the plot. They are not stated; they must be inferred.

What bigger ideas do you see holding this novel together? Where do you see these themes appearing? How do these themes further the storyline?