Characters
Mrs. Granger
What punishment was handed out by Mrs. Granger to anyone using the word frindle? Do you think this punishment is fair or not?
She makes them stay after school to write 100-sentences that state: I am writing this punishment with a pen.
Who is Judy Morgan and why has she come to Lincoln Elementary School?
Judy Morgan is a reporter from the Westfield Gazette and she is doing a story on the Frindle Story.
“Here he was in fifth grade, near the end of his first language arts class with Mrs. Granger, and Nick could feel a homework assignment coming the way a farmer can feel a rainstorm.” (pg. 14)
Identify the simile or metaphor and explain what it means.
“Here he was in fifth grade, near the end of his first language arts class with Mrs. Granger, and Nick could feel a homework assignment coming the way a farmer can feel a rainstorm.”
This is a simile and it is comparing the feeling of knowing that homework is about to get assigned at the end of class just like how a farmer knows when rain is coming.
Which assignment was NOT given to students in Mrs. Granger's class?
A. A reading test
B. A spelling test
C. A vocabulary test
D. Word of the Week
A. Word of the Week
A native of Westfield, owner of the Dairy Queen, McDonalds and one who liked to invest his money in thing that were going to make him a great deal of money.
Bud Lawrence
Describe the blackbird experiment.
The blackbird experiment was where he made a high-pitched sound in the middle of class and the noise was so that the teacher, Mrs. Avery couldn’t tell who was making it
What deal does Bud Lawrence make with Mr. Allen?
Bud Lawrence makes a deal with Mr. Allen that Nick will get 30% of everything that Bud Lawrence makes on the frindles he sells.
“Her eyes were the color of a thundercloud.” (pg. 15)
Identify the simile or metaphor and explain what it means.
“Her eyes were the color of a thundercloud.”
This is a metaphor because it is comparing Mrs. Granger’s eyes to the color of a stormy cloud.
What is a "thought grenade?"
A. An incorrect answer
B. A classroom procedure
C. One of Nick’s time wasting questions
D. Mrs. Granger’s assignment
C. One of Nick's time wasting questions
A reporter at the Westfield Gazette who wrote the Frindle Story
Judy Morgan
Explain three ways Mrs. Granger makes an example of Nick during his presentation
She starts class and immediately calls him up to give his report, showing that she means business. She reminds him that his report is in need of a title. Finally, despite him attempting to take up the entire class period with his report, she is able to kindly squash his attempt and teach the whole class lesson in 8 minutes.
Mrs. Granger added the same word to the spelling test each week. What was the spelling word and what did the students write?
The spelling word that she added was pen-the students got it wrong each week because they wrote frindle
“It was a chess game, Nick against Mrs. Granger.” (pg. 54)
Identify the simile or metaphor, land explain what it means.
“It was a chess game, Nick against Mrs. Granger.”
This is a metaphor comparing the situation with Mrs. Chatham coming to Nick’s house due to the word frindle, with a chess game.
When Nick said “gwagala” as a baby, what did it mean?
A. He wanted to talk like a baby.
B. He wanted to hear music.
C. He wanted to play a special game.
D. He wanted to eat a gwagala.
B. He wanted to hear music.
The main character of our story. A 5th grade boy that creates a new word that ends up in the dictionary.
(You must include first and last name)
Nick Allen
Explain the oath Nick asked his friends to sign.
The oath was something that he asked his friends to do that would stop them from using the word pen and referring to it as a frindle, causing a new word to be created.
Who is Alice Lunderson and how is she able to get the “Frindle Story” on the CBS evening news?
Alice is a woman who works part time for a CBS news station. She is always looking for stories to share after reading the local newspapers. She is the one responsible for getting the Frindle Story beyond Westfield and into Boston and New York City due to the broadcast on the CBS evening news.
“Like the sunrise, some things just have to happen-and all you can really do is watch.” (pg. 98)
Identify the simile or metaphor and explain what it means.
“Like the sunrise, some things just have to happen-and all you can really do is watch.”
This is a simile and it is comparing the frindle becoming a word situation to a sunrise that takes place each day.
2. What did not happen in the fifth grade class picture?
A. The students made the teachers happy.
B. The students said, “Frindle!”
C. The students all held up a pen.
D. The students all had great hair and smiles.
A. The students made the teachers happy.
Nick's 3rd grade teacher.
Miss Deavers
What is Penny Pantry?
Nick went into the Penny Pantry repeatedly to buy “frindles” and so that is where he sent his friends to do the same, leading the woman working there to just consider that this was not a pen, but a frindle.
List three things Nick receives in a package from Mrs. Granger. Why does she send him these items?
He receives a fancy pen, the envelope that he signed as a fifth grader with a special letter explaining everything from Mrs. Granger, and a new dictionary.
What is the difference between a simile and metaphor?
The difference is that similes make the comparison by saying that something is like something else but metaphors make the comparison by saying that something is something else. A simile says that one thing "is like" or "is as … as" another thing. A metaphor says that one thing "is" another thing.
What is a synonym for the word rebellion?
A. Thankfulness
B. Peacefulness
C. Camaraderie
D. Revolt
A. Revolt