Nick Allen
What grade is Nick Allen in?
5th grade
What subject does Mrs. Granger teach?
Language Arts (English)
What does Mrs. Granger post on the board every single day?
The word of the day
What object did Nick find on the street that sparked his big idea?
A gold ballpoint pen
Homework first.
Nick's Dad
True or False: Nick considers himself a "troublemaker."
False (He considers himself someone who "makes things happen" or has "ideas")
Mrs. Granger loves one book more than any other. What is it?
The Dictionary.
Nick is famous for asking a specific type of question at the end of class. What does he call this question?
A "Teacher-Stopper" (or "Guaranteed Time-Waster")
Who did Nick test the new word "Frindle" on first?
Janet Fisk (his friend)
"Who says dog mean dog?"
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In 3rd grade, Nick turned Miss Deaver's classroom into a tropical island. What did he adjust to make this happen?
The thermostat(he turned the heat up)
Describe Mrs. Granger's eyes as Nick sees them.
Dark/gray almost black, and she can "turn them up to max power."
What question did Nick and Mrs. Granger to try and stop her from assigning homework?
Where do all those words come from?
When Nick was researching for his report, he realized that words only mean things because _____________say they do.
People (or "we do")
"Look it up! That's why we have the dictionary/"
Mrs. Granger ( the teacher)
What bird sound did Nick make to torment his 4th-grade teacher, Mrs. Avery?
A red-winged blackbird ( a high-pitched "peep")
If you are caught chewing gum in Mrs. Granger's class, what do you have to do?
Put the gum on a bright yellow index card and pin it to your shirt.
Did Nick's "Teacher-Stopper" work?
No (She assigned him an oral report on that exact topic).
What is the law/rule Mrs. Granger mentions that dictates which words get into the dictionary?
The Law of Common Usage.
"I have a pen. Would you like to use my...frindle?"
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Nick has plenty of ideas, but the book say "Frindle" didn't just happen; it was a ______________/ (Fill in the blank)
Discovery
Mrs. Granger says there are how many words in her edition of the dictionary?
450, 000
During his report, what did Nick do to try and waste as much time as possible?
He read the introduction to the dictionary very slowly.
How did Nick end his oral report to officially launch the war with Mrs. Granger?
He said, "Mrs. Granger, you have a very large vocabulary, " and then used the word "frindle" instead of pen."
"There is no such thing as a boring word."
Mrs. Granger (the teacher)