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. Would Freak and Max have been as close if Max had grown up with his mom?. Freak teaches Max a lot about robotics and reading. But what other lessons does Max learn from Freak? And what lessons does Max teach Freak?. Why does Freak make up the story about his robot body?.
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How would the story change if Max weren't the narrator? What if Freak were the narrator?. Could the book have ended differently?
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How would a different ending have changed the character development?. If Killer Kane is the big external conflict Max must battle, what's his internal conflict?
(A bit confused about the difference between internal and external conflict? Check out for a complete breakdown.). What do you think Max's life will be like now, after he's done writing his book?.
If you and your best friend teamed up, what would your superhero name be?. What are your top 10 favorite words? What makes them your favorite words?
Rodman Philbrick TEACHING GUIDES. A Teaching Guide to: 'REM World' Written by Jackie McKim Fourth Grade Teacher Coastal Ridge Elementary School York, Maine FOR THE TEACHER The Nothing, Vydel, The Cloud People, Morf. These are just a few of the unique characters who come alive in Rodman Philbrick's fantasy adventure, REM World. What a great read-aloud this is for third, fourth and fifth grade. This is the story of an overweight 11 year old boy, Arthur Woodbury. He is teased by his classmates and called names like Biscuit Butt and Jelly Belly.
He loves to eat, yet wants desperately to lose weight. Arthur Woodbury saves the universe, loses weight and earns the name Arthur Courage. Each chapter evolves into a dangerous feat for Arthur and Morf, his charming opossum-like little guide, while containing a message of courage, strength and hope for this 11 year old. Arthur climbs the 'perilous precipice' and because of encouragement from the Cloud People and Leela, the Cloud Master's daughter, he learns to fly.
This is only one of the many examples of overcoming fear that Arthur learns while visiting a fantasy land called REM World. The characters, settings and situations keep the children riveted and always wanting 'just one more chapter.'
This is an excellent book for discussions of feelings and courage, vocabulary enrichment, making predictions, and producing exciting projects. Not only do the children love hearing it, but it is a true joy for the teacher to read and share with students. It is a wonderful first read-aloud of the year. Children often are so excited about this book, many will immediately reread it.
Here's a book children love to hear and teachers love to read. And the last question.
Is this a dream? If so, what about the Oreos? SUMMARY This is the story of an 11-year old boy, Arthur Woodbury, who buys the REM Sleep Device from the back page of a comic book. It promises that he can lose weight in his sleep.
The story begins with Arthur Woodbury celebrating his 11th birthday. He eats the whole cake, grabs eleven Oreo cookies and heads to the basement to try out his Device.
'If only he could go to sleep fat and wake up thin!' And so, the story and Arthur's adventures begin.
Arthur opens the package and the sleep device opens on its own and becomes a helmet. He reads the instructions (only the first page), puts the helmet on and lies down on the workbench.
He hears faint sounds in the helmet like' waves breaking on a faraway beach.,' And then. He falls asleep. Arthur wakes up and he is still fat. He throws the helmet on the floor, but continues to hear the ocean, even without the helmet. Arthur decides to investigate the noise and goes out through the bulkhead. When he looks back he sees his house has disappeared, and finds he is standing on 'the hard shiny mud of a beach at low tide.' It is here that he meets Morf, his REM World guide.
Morf asks him where his helmet is and Arthur tells him that it is still in the basement. Morf tells him he needs it to get back home and terrible things will happen without it.
Arthur begins to learn the lesson of reading all of the instructions. Morf and Arthur go on to meet the first of many unique characters, the Frog People. They visit Mud City with the Frog People. Here are 'beautiful and elegant' mud castles with mud-dribble towers and dribble pictures of Galump's Frog People ancestors. The menu is the The Frog People's Feast. Arthur learns to eat sea vegetables and sea grapes, which strangely enough resemble familiar foods. Arthur is charged with saving the world from the Nothing, which existed before the Everything, and is always trying to come back to 'unravel the universe.'
Arthur moves from dangerous adventure to dangerous adventure. And each time, Arthur thinks he cannot do what is required of him to survive and save the world.
Vydel and the World Below are an ever-present threat. There is the legend of the end of the world which tells of a visitor who must do battle with the Nothing even if he fails. Arthur is that visitor! Arthur learns that he must go through Vydel's Mouth and the only way to do that is to learn to fly.
Leela, daughter of the Cloud Master teaches him all he needs to know. As the fantasy continues, Arthur is confronted with many challenges. He learns that he can do what he once thought impossible.
He faces dangers such as the 'huge crow-like birds' that come out of Vydel's mouth; the borons, who look like giant soccer balls, with wings and huge claws the size of Arthur. (They really are silly creatures who keep falling down); and huge bees the 'size of a small flying attack dogs.' He goes inside clouds, survives a tidal wave, and more! Arthur must save the world, the Universe and all Universes from The Nothing. And, with each challenge, he becomes more courageous.
And, Morf can help. All Arthur has to do is ask him to change to something else, and he will. And finally, Arthur, through his courage, saves all and returns home. The scared, unhappy, fat eleven-year-old boy who hated exercise has learned 'to do stuff like pull-ups and row a boat, and fly, and ride the giants, and save the universe.' The boy who ate his whole birthday cake has learned that he could eat things like 'sea vegetables and clouds' and not be hungry any more.
The helmet worked! 'He's gone down into the basement fat and he'd come back thin. Gloriously, triumphantly thin.
Well, not exactly thin, but not fat either. Certainly not fat.'
The story ends, 'from this day on, he had a new name, one he'd earned for himself.' 'Arthur Courage.' Activities. Before reading each chapter,copy the vocabulary words from that chapter on the easel.
Children take turns looking up definitions, writing them on the easel, and presenting them to the class before the reading. Each child then enters the words and definitions in his/her Writing Journal for future use. Review the words periodically. The vocabulary, listed by chapter, is attached. Book Discussion. Questions about feelings, courage, teasing and treatment of others seem to automatically present themselves throughout the book Here are some starters:. At the end of each chapter, ask for a prediction of what will happen next.
Discuss the names of the characters as they come up. Why do you think the author gave the name Morf to the character?
What is the significance of this and the other names? What about Arthur Woodbury? Do you think this is a significant name?. How does Rod Philbrick keep you wanting to read on?. What is the theme of this story? Is there more than one main problem?.
Ask for personal connections, such as Arthur's feelings in the beginning of the story. Have you ever been teased? How did you feel?. What does Arthur learn about food? Does he change his food preferences?. What does he learn about exercise and how?. Why do you think he looked thin to his mom in the last chapter?.
Was he really thin? Or even thinner? How could that have happened?. Why was he now 'Arthur Courage?'
. Explain what happened to the Oreos. Why do you think the author chose the words REM World for the title?.
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Was this all a dream?. Transform your classroom into REM World. Discuss the idea of creating your own REM World with your students and help them brainstorm how they would go about this. List possibilities on easel and assign (by request) characters and other ideas.
Continue to add to the list as students think of additional ideas. Attached is a list of possible characters and items to be made by the children.
Each child makes a character by having his/her body traced on large white butcher paper. Complete the character by using markers or paint. On the day of a special culminating activity, such as an author visit or Feast of the Frog People, tape the characters to children's chairs. Invite other classes to enjoy the new world. Celebrate a Feast of the Frog People. Using real food, have a feast like the one in the story. Write a new ending.
ROOM DISPLAYS FOR REM WORLD Materials Needed: Large chart paper, butcher paper, construction paper, washable markers, yellow highlighters, glue, scissors, cotton, yarn or string, sand colored water colors, paint brushes, tape, small sponges. Sleep Device directions copied out of book and printed on large chart paper. Map of Rem World on large classroom white board. Characters on each side of map. Banner announcing 'Welcome to REM World.'
Large Watch Workbench with tools, and sleep device Feast of the Frog People-Crayola Colored Model Magic for food. Napkins made of construction paper. Set up on table.
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Frog Ancestor portraits-sponge paintings mounted on construction paper Large three-dimensional Oreo cookies made out of construction paper 'My Favorite Things About The Book' bulletin board Construction paper green clouds w/cotton taped on and hung from ceiling Fish bowel chandeliers made on art paper and colored with markers-use bright yellow highlighter for fish Large paper bell to signal high tide Vydels mouth. Open cubby area- make black paper cones for teeth 3-dimensional crows handing from ceiling. Boron eggs in cubbies Cardboard box with note and snake on it Arthur's father's head set up on top of box Boron Bulletin board with eggs and borons all over DOOR decorated with sea creatures Door decorated with flowers and bees Picture of castle above door Sign over classroom door: WELCOME TO REM WORLD Bulletin board with rectangular pictures of favorite part and one sentence to describe each picture.
Each child makes a character to put on chair. Child has a friend trace her body. After having his body traced, child then creates his character by using markers. Students tape character to chair for special time.
Frog People Feast, Author visit, etc. Extra life-size characters in room as room allows Bulkhead doors on inside room door.