Their war of words spreads beyond the school resulting in after-school punishments, a home visit from the principal, national publicity, economic opportunities for local businessmen, and, eventually inclusion in the dictionary. Granger’s passion for vocabulary and strict emphasis on the correct use of language result in a battle of wills that threatens to disrupt the whole school. Their insistence on referring to pens as frindles causes a major commotion when Mrs. Nick recruits five fellow students to support his efforts in changing the name of pen to frindle.
Surprisingly, the boring assignment leads to Nick’s most clever idea ever when he decides to create his own new word - frindle. Instead of distracting her, he ends up with an extra assignment and oral presentation on how new entries are added to the dictionary. Granger’s fifth grade language arts class. For the first time ever, his diversions fail to create the desired results in Mrs. Ten-year-old Nick Allen has a reputation for developing ingenious plans that distract teachers. About the Novel: Frindle is the story of a clever, time-wasting schemer’s innovative plan to create his own word for the dictionary. Also included are writing tasks, graphic organizers, comprehension quiz, word search, and crossword to further develop students' critical thinking and writing skills, and analysis of the text. Students are asked to give thoughtful consideration of the text through creative and evaluative short-answer questions and journal prompts. The After You Read activities check students' comprehension and extend their learning. They stimulate background knowledge and experience, and guide students to make connections between what they know and what they will learn. The Before You Read activities prepare students for reading by setting a purpose for reading. In every chapter, we include Before You Read and After You Read questions.
Summary In this Literature Kit™, we divide the novel by chapters or sections and feature reading comprehension and vocabulary questions. But please don't worry, you still have more than 500,000 other books you can enjoy! Frindle (Andrew Clements) Staci Marck
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