It is great for just sitting down and reading a chapter because most the chapters are pretty short. Granger, nicks teacher, who, although she doesnt realize it, was the inspiration for the idea. After the article in the westfield gazette was written, everyone knows what a frindle is and who nick is. Book study by rebecca seeley teachers pay teachers. Soon, much of the nation is crazy about frindles except for mrs. To make matters worse, shes also a fanatic about the dictionary, which is hopelessly boring to nick. The projects, activities, and discussion topics in this teachers guide will get students thinking about vocabulary, storytelling, and inventions. I first read frindle when i was in elementary school. Andrew clements often writes books about the lives of ordinary kids.
Tale of creative troublemaker a surefire winner with kids. Reading practice, literacy skills, vocabulary practice. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, quotes, and essay topics. From now on, a pen is no longer a pen its a frindle. Worksheets include reading comprehension questions, a word search puzzle, bookmarks, a literature circle packet, writing prompts, and vocabulary activities. Teaching frindle beginning of 5th grade monday, july 6, 2015.
Literature circle guide to frindle by andrew clements. Granger into wasting time on the first day of school, has to prepare a report on. Even though frindle is never predictable, each moment unfolds as it should. It can be found for a great price through scholastic book clubs. Although it is short, children will really enjoy the book. Now, what if i come upon another story about nick, and then i actually figure out how to write it in a way that makes sense and doesnt take anything away from frindle s completenesswill i write that book. Frindle ebook by andrew clements 9780689832505 rakuten. Andrew clements 19492019 was the author of the enormously popular frindle. It was the winner of the 2016 phoenix award, which is granted by the childrens literature association to the best englishlanguage childrens book that did not win a major award when it was published twenty years earlier. Granger is notorious among all the fifth grade teachers for being strict, yes, but mostly for her love of words and of the dictionary. Start studying frindle study guide questionsanswers. Recently, i just reread it as an adult and still found the story entertaining and engrossing.
Read it one evening when youre depressed or worn out or fed up its a tonic. Even though the events in this books did not happen, they could happen. Frindle by andrew clements teachers introduction frindle is a book in the realistic fiction genre. The two of them enter a battle of wills when nick invents a new word for his pen.
Granger started a war with the kids and nicholas about the word frindle. Frindle is a great story and the characters are cool. I love starting the year with this book for several reasons. The book frindle is about kid named nick in the 5 grade. Teaching frindle beginning of 5th grade life in fifth. The printables on this page were created to go along with andrew clements novel, frindle. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. The book name is frindle the author is andrew clements. He is also the illustrator of many books for children, including frindle and lunch money by andrew clements, as well as the doll people trilogy by ann m. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of frindle by andrew clements. Must class b cdl certified with air brakes, passenger and school bus. Pass out dictionaries to students and ask them to look up the word pen.
More than 10 million copies of his books have been sold, and he was nominated for a multitude of state awards, including two christopher awards and an edgar award. See more ideas about frindle, frindle novel study, book study. And then the lincoln elementary school was not happy about it. It got me hooked on all the books written by andrew clements. This word was first used in the book frindle by andrew clements. This worksheet has eight multiple choice, short answer, and truefalse. Frindle really tells a complete tale, and i think i should let it be. Martin and laura godwin, and the dinosaurs of waterhouse hawkins by barbara kerley, which was a caldecott honor book. Grangers disapproval and the threat of numerous detentions, nick persuades his friends and classmates to use the word frindle instead of pen at school. Granger, the language arts teacher, has xray vision, and nobody gets away with anything in her classroom. Intermediate and middle school goal setting page growth mindset.
This frindle novel study is a grades 35 common core standard ccss aligned companion for frindle by andrew clements. Frindle is a childrens novel written by andrew clements and illustrated by brian selznick. Precocious ifthgrader nick challenges his teacher by inventing a new word, frindle. Most books he wrote do not have a great plot, but just like school story, its great as someones first book. It is a book about kids just like you, and has familiar settings like home and school. Granger, who stands by the letter of the law of the dictionary. This is a novel study for frindle by andrew clements. Frindle by andrew clements, brian selznick, paperback. Of all nicks ideas, the frindle is his most successful. Frindle study guide questionsanswers flashcards quizlet. On the surface, frindle is a cute childrens book about a creative kid who makes up a new word right out of the blue, and causes quite a stir in school and in his community by getting a lot of other kids to use itand provoking opposition from his teacher mrs. This is the book frindle, written by andrew clements.
Frindle by andrew clements paperback book the parent store. This novel study divides frindle into five sections for study. This is a book that makes you start over on the first page as soon as youve finished the last just because it makes you feel so good. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. This quiz will contain details from the book frindle by andrew clements what is a frindle. Nicks rebellion gets him in trouble at school and also attracts media attention. Frindle by andrew clements overdrive rakuten overdrive.
Course summary get a complete overview of the childrens novel frindle with this entertaining study guide. Frindle teachers guide your students will enjoy reading frindle, a story about language and creativity. Fulmers 2nd grade class celebrated finishing the book frindle by. It is an award winning book, and at the widest genre definition, it is a work of fiction. The problem was that nicholas allen made a new word called frindle. Frindle freebie frindle, frindle novel study, elementary. Kids at the junior high and the kids at the high school had stopped. Selznick divides his time between brooklyn, new york, and san diego. Frindle is an american childrens novel written by andrew clements, illustrated by brian selznick, and published by aladdin in 1996. Use the fun lessons and short quizzes to ensure you have a wellrounded understanding.