Frindle

Frindle

by Andrew Clements

Click on these links to hear the story:

Chapters 1-3: https://youtu.be/vwdq19h581w

Chapters 4-6 https://youtu.be/Et-p-CHxSjE

Chapters 7-9 https://youtu.be/rf4Eteo5QJk

Chapters 10-12 https://youtu.be/JG0mO9sC4_E

Chapters 13-15 https://youtu.be/yXfxDvSE7Ow

Answer the following questions, for chapters 4-6, in complete sentences. Questions/activities for chapters 7-9 will be posted next week!

Chapter 4

1.  What is the rule in Nick’s house from September to June?
2.  Do your parents have a similar rule?

Chapter 5

1. How did Mrs. Granger seem to feel about Nick’s report at first?
2.  Did her feelings change as Nick gave his report? Explain.

Chapter 6

1. What was Nick’s big idea?
2.  How many kids agreed to start using Nick’s new word?

Activity

Fill in the blanks of the following short story by making up words for common nouns, just like Nick made up a new word for ‘pen’.

One day I was on my way to ___________________ when I saw a 

Make up a  word for school

________________ laying on the sidewalk. I picked it up and put it

Make up a  word for pencil

in my ___________________. When I got to my classroom, I asked 

                   Make up a  word for backpack

my teacher if I could sharpen it. She said I could not because the 

___________________ was broken. I would have to wait until 

Make up a  word for backpack

tomorrow.