The two of them enter a battle of wills when nick invents a new word for his pen. Frindle is about a fifth grade boy named nick who is always getting in trouble. Frindle was his first book for middlegrade readers. It may never pull up a chair and have fellowship with the meatier classics, but it does give a simple and profound treatment of what is often a complicated topic. 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. 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 by andrew clements the writers lesson book. It is a book about kids just like you, and has familiar settings like home and school. Frindle guided reading unit lauren desautels portfolio. Tenyearold nick allen has a reputation for developing ingenious plans that distract teachers. Imagine creating a new word that will end up in a dictionary. The printables on this page were created to go along with andrew clements novel, frindle. Frindle is a 1996 middlegrade chapter book by childrens novelist andrew. Nicks rebellion gets him in trouble at school and also attracts media attention. It is a chapter book that has an illustration depicting the highpoints of the story and nicks adventure. Soon, much of the nation is crazy about frindles except for mrs.
Frindle, by andrew clements, follows the story of nicholas nick allen, a fifth grader in 1987 who generates a new name for a pena frindle after asking his teacher, mrs. Download frindle pdf by andrew clements fursrhetapkin. Frindle by andrew clements paperback book the parent store. Granger got really angry when the kids started using it like a normal word. The primary theme of the book frindle is that words have power. Frindle lesson plans will give your students an opportunity to invent some words, study idioms and so much more. From now on, a pen is no longer a pen its a frindle.
He really just likes to liven things up at school and hes always had plenty of great ideas. When he decides to turn his fifth grade teachers love of the dictionary around on her, clever nick allen invents a new word and begins a chain of events that quickly moves beyond his control. This quiz will contain details from the book frindle by andrew clements what is a frindle. Recently, i just reread it as an adult and still found the story entertaining and engrossing.
Grangers disapproval and the threat of numerous detentions, nick persuades his friends and classmates to use the word frindle instead of pen at school. Martin and laura godwin, and the dinosaurs of waterhouse hawkins by barbara kerley, which was a caldecott honor book. From bestselling and awardwinning author andrew clements, a quirky, imaginative tale about creative thought and the power of words that will have readers inventing their own words. The book name is frindle the author is andrew clements. He first read an introduction to the book called words and their origins. Instead of cheese what did the 5th grade kids say and do when their class picture was being taken. This worksheet has eight multiple choice, short answer, and truefalse. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Reading to kids is a grassroots organization dedicated to inspiring underserved children with a love of reading, thereby enriching their lives and opportunities for future success. 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.
When she was unsure as to what it was, he pointed to the pens and asked for a black frindle. Frindle really tells a complete tale, and i think i should let it be. Different students continued to ask for frindles until it became clear that a frindle was a pen. Andrew clements author, brian selznick illustrator 4. The book frindle was about a boy named nick who had creative ideas. Frindle, andrew clements, brian selznick, perfection learning. Soon the school is in an uproar, and nick has become a local hero. And then the lincoln elementary school was not happy about it. It got me hooked on all the books written by andrew clements. Frindle study guide questionsanswers flashcards quizlet. 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. Read it one evening when youre depressed or worn out or fed up its a tonic. Frindle booktalk, discussion topics, and suggestions for postreading activities and research.
Frindle novel ideas suggestions for having students contract for their grade on this unit. Also, i love the way the protaganist takes up his personal power to produce change. Good book on a primary school boy who while understanding the origin of words discovers his own word frindle for pen. Question to ask about this book before a read aloud. Granger, nicks teacher, who, although she doesnt realize it, was the inspiration for the idea. When i saw the book frindle, i said, im not reading this. Descriptive annotation frindle tells nick allens story of word creation and playing with the english language. I first read frindle when i was in elementary school. Nick gets punished early in the book when he tries to nudge mrs. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Granger, who stands by the letter of the law of the dictionary. Frindle is an american childrens novel written by andrew clements, illustrated by brian.
It was only three pages long, and it was called nicks new word. 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. Please login or register to view this adult sponsor area. Two years later when he was in fifth grade he made up the word frindle.
She made a new rule if you say the word frindle you will stay after school and write i am writing this punishment with a pen 100 times. So when i got the idea for frindle, i tried to write that story as picture book, too. 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. Frindle is an american childrens novel written by andrew clements, illustrated by brian selznick, and published by aladdin in 1996. Start studying frindle study guide questionsanswers.
The creators of sparknotes frindle themes from litcharts. Even though frindle is never predictable, each moment unfolds as it should. Granger started a war with the kids and nicholas about the word frindle. Grangers ban on the word frindle makes it all that more appealing to the students. The novel frindle by andrew clements is a story about one boy whose simple idea grows and spreads into something far beyond his plans and expectations, much like an epidemic. As far as inspiration verses perspiration goes, i am divided. Omniscient means allknowing, and third person means an outside party. Frindle all the tropes wiki fandom powered by wikia. This irritates the teacher but soon the word spreads like a flame. Frindle by andrew clements teachers introduction frindle is a book in the realistic fiction genre.
The new word for pen in nicks town, nick and his friends signed this, making a promise to always use the word frindle. Based on the book by author andrew clements, the play follows 10yearold nick allen, a creative kid with a lot of ideas. Selznick divides his time between brooklyn, new york, and san diego. When he was in third grade he turned his class into a tropical island. Terms in this set 6 what is the homework rule at nicks house. Worksheets include reading comprehension questions, a word search puzzle, bookmarks, a literature circle packet, writing prompts, and vocabulary activities. The book brings together studies by leading social scientists from the east and the west who investigate the economic, legal, institutional, behavioral, social and political aspects of environmental policy. Andrew clements frindle is an insightful middle school novel. Frindle lesson plan in this vocabulary activity students examine dictionary entries, explore word origins, and invent new words. Pass out dictionaries to students and ask them to look up the word pen. The problem was that nicholas allen made a new word called frindle. Frindle is the story of a clever, timewasting schemers innovative plan to create his own word for the dictionary. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of frindle by andrew clements. Andrew clements often writes books about the lives of ordinary kids.
Of all nicks ideas, the frindle is his most successful. Even though the events in this books did not happen, they could happen. What has put this one hundred or so page book on the national education associations teachers top 100 books for children and elizabeth birds. Things begin innocently enough as nick gets his friends to use the new word. His teacher wants nick to put an end to all this nonsense, but the funny thing is frindle doesnt belong to nick anymore. However, with power comes the need for responsibility. The claim form below is available only to sponsors.
Frindle by andrew clements, brian selznick, paperback. If you took a look at the other books i had written before frindle, youd see they were all picture books. Granger is a serious fifthgrade teacher who loves the dictionary and insists that her students use words correctly. Nick allen is a confident and clever fifthgrade student. Granger into talking about the dictionary so that shell forget to assign that days homework. Andrew clements 19492019 was the author of the enormously popular frindle. 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. Frindle by andrew clements the power of an idea the writers. There is no one character from the text that tells the. Frindle is told from a limited third person omniscient perspective. What is a short plot summary of the book frindle by andrew clements.