This document provides instructions for a writing assignment asking students to choose a character from the novel "Freak the Mighty" and create a meme from that character's point of view. Students must consider how the character has been described in the novel. They then write a 3-5 sentence reflection explaining how their meme represents the chosen character with a quote from the text as support. The document includes brainstorming questions to help students understand their character.

1. Ms. Contreras
February, 2017
Name: ____________________________________________
Freak the Mighty Writing Assignment 1
Characterization and Point of View
1. Choose a character from the novel Freak the Mighty and create a meme
from their point of view based on how they have been characterized so far.
• Remember, characterization is how the author describes a
character’s personality and appearance.
• Remember, point of view is the perspective from which the story (in
this case your meme) is told.
This meme is from the point of view of _____________________________________.
PLEASE PRINT AND STAPLE YOUR MEME TO THIS SHEET
2. Provide a 3-5-sentence reflection on your meme by explaining why/how it
represents the character you chose. Use a quote that demonstrates
characterization to support your ideas!
Reflection:
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Brainstorming:
What does your character look like? What are your character’s interests?
What do they dislike? What are they confused about? What are they
afraid of?
Ms. Contreras
Grim
- “Grim has it fixed in his head I’m at a
dangerous age” (5)
Grim is old, had a slingshot as a kid
- He dislikes Max’s father
- He is afraid Max will be like his father
This meme represents Grim because Max describes
him as a grumpy old man, which is why I chose the

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February, 2017
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grumpy cat image. Also, Max says that Grim had a
slingshot “when he was my age” (5) but that he isn’t
allowed to have one because Grim “doesn’t
want to give the dangerous boy any ideas” (6).
Obviously, Grim doesn’t trust Max. For these
reasons, I think that this meme represents Grim
well.