Frindle by andrew clements, chapters 15 vocabulary list. Please answer these questions in complete sentences on a separate sheet of white, lined, looseleaf paper. The book name is frindle the author is andrew clements. It is a book about kids just like you, and has familiar settings like home and school.
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. He manages to get the whole school to use the word and it rapidly spreads to the city, nation and the world. Sep 01, 1996 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. Guide your class through a reading of the popular childrens book, frindle, with this comprehensive literature unit. A vocabulary list featuring frindle by andrew clements, chapters 15. Frindle by andrew clements, chapters 15 vocabulary. The title of the book is frindle and this is the new word nick has created for a pen. The word spreads to the city, nation and world, and clements big al fastforwards the story by 10 years to show that frindle has made it into the dictionary. Although they feel the administration is overreacting to his use of the word frindle, they still urge nick not to be disrespectful. Frindle by andrew clements, brian selznick, paperback. Granger has a special surprise for the allgrownup nick, inventor of the word frindle. Free printable frindle invent a word teaching writing, dictionary. That book eventually became my first novel, frindle, published in 1996, and you can read the whole story of how it developed on the frindle page of this website.
Personality traits smart and creative analyzes the english language and invented the word frindle. She feels it is a disruption and her opinion becomes more adamant as time goes on. The genre of the book is realistic fiction, and in the story the word frindle winds up in the dictionary. It doesnt take long for frindle to take root, and soon the excitement spreads well beyond his school and town. Granger started a war with the kids and nicholas about the word frindle. Frindle is an american childrens novel written by andrew clements, illustrated by brian selznick, and published by aladdin in 1996. A 5th grader named nick is a little on the enterprising side mixed with mischievous, and the love for pushing his limits. Ask your students how they would go about inventing a new word and checking to see that what they invented really is a new word.
Andrew clements 19492019 was the author of the enormously popular frindle. And when im writing this sentence it shows frindle is mistake. The fascinating origins of 7 invented words bookstr. Bud lawrences sales pick up, though his lawyer explains to him that now that everyone in the country knows that nick invented the word frindle, theyll need to make a deal with the allen family to use the word. Nicks turning his third grade classroom into a tropical island chapter 1. Frindle first of all andrew clements is a very talented author. Granger imposes an after school consequence on anyone who uses the word frindle during class, which upsets quite a few parents. It will be due on the first friday of the 20172018 school year. Nick gets the idea for inventing a new word partly from a word he used as a baby, gwagala his word for music.
And then i said, no, really if enough other people start to use our new word, then in five or ten years, frindle could be a real word in the dictionary. Think of an object, a situation, or behavior that you think needs a single new word all its own. Their battle over the word frindle that nick made up to replace the word. You will be graded on effort, completion, neatness. Published february 1st 1998 by atheneum books for young readers first published. Climax nicks dad sells the rights to the word frindle to set up a college fund for nick. Frindle became popular, more popular than any of my books before or sinceat least so far. Frindle by andrew clements the power of an idea the. Noun a pencil as defined by andrew clements book, frindle, in which a boy adds the word frindle to the dictionary to replace the word pencil. From now on, a pen is no longer a pen its a frindle.
Nick had invented the word frindle to test the theory that if everyone agreed on the meaning of the word, then it becomes a word. The word spreads to the city, nation and world, and clements big al fast forwards the story by 10 years to show that frindle has made it into the dictionary. The problem was that nicholas allen made a new word called frindle. When it is coopted and trademarked by someone else, it becomes a symbol of the many ways in which the business world sticks it. Clements has supplied his idea of an invented word that gains a life of its own with an exquisitely obvious antagonist. Tpac education is made possible in part by the generous contributions. And then the lincoln elementary school was not happy about it. Granger, who stands by the letter of the law of the dictionary. When given an extra assignment on how new word entries are added to the dictionary, nick comes up with a brainstorm which is sure to annoy his teacher to no end. This book shows free spirit and trying too sneak your way out of homework. Soon the school is in an uproar, and nick has become a local hero. When nick learns some interesting information about how words are created, suddenly hes got the. If you have to write the same word over and over again as punishment, wouldnt you rather do it with a frindle than a pen. Nick has just started fifth grade and his language arts teacher is ms granger.
And i think from now on im going to choose frindle. 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. After nick had invented the word frindle, he raised his hand in class and told mrs. His classmates love the idea, and soon the entire school plays along, much to the dismay of mrs. It tells the story of a young boy that events a new word for a word thats already been invented the pen and he calls it the frindle. Get a classroom copy of frindle by andrew clements. According to clements, the book originated from the thought, what would happen if a kid started using a new word, and other kids really liked it, but his teacher. Frindle guided reading unit lauren desautels portfolio. Grangers ban on the word frindle makes it all the more appealing to the students. Is the word frindle from the book frindle actually a real word. Be sure to read the chosen section of the book carefully, paying attention to details.
It started to become our word pen because quills made from feathers were some of the first writing tools ever made. Andrew clements often writes books about the lives of ordinary kids. I recommend this book to people who love words and grammar and those who dont. To irk his tough teacher, he invented a word frindle, and convinced everyone this is a real word. Years later when the word made it into the dictionary, nick. The main character, nick, asks his teacher one day who invents. Things begin innocently enough as nick gets his friends to use the new word. Use these questions and the activities that follow to get more out of the experience of reading frindle by andrew clements. Granger comes with a twist, she provides enough resistance to nicks idea to balance the scales. The book frindle is centered around language, especially the word frindle. Granger disapproves, the word catches on with the students. Students summarize a selected piece of text from the book frindle. What did you find interesting about the process of creating a word.
The grizzly bear family book houghton mifflin grade 5 the golden lion tamarin katies trunk james forten plays book trailer reading rubrics see unit plan frindle invent a word character 20study use page 2 frindle discussion frindle skills frindle advertisement frindle invent a word frindle journaling by chapter frindle newspaper articles. Literature circle guide to frindle by andrew clements book summary. Discuss how the chapter introduces a new word for a common. This word was first used in the book frindle by andrew clements. Have the students think of the celebrities that would be least likely to endorse a frindle and incorporate them into the ads. Granger seems upset by the frenzy caused by nicks invented word. Eventually, the word becomes so popular that people all over the world want to use it. Andrew clements, a schoolteacher turned childrens author whose first novel, frindle about a mischievous fifthgrader who coins a new word for pen was an unlikely bestseller. Nick had invented the word frindle to test the theory that if everyone agreed on the meaning of the word, then. Starting with a brief introduction to the guided reading process, the class goes on to read the. Other kids like him, trust him, are inclined to follow. According to clements, the book originated from the thought, what would happen if a kid started using a new word, and other kids really liked it, but his teacher didnt.
Any 90s kidsorry, 90s adultwill remember andrew clements frindle, the classic middle grade tale of a defiant boy who invents a word just to spite his bythebook english teacher. Nicks creative troublemaking brings his school to a standstill and causes a national uproar. If you cant remember, ask your parents or brother or sisters. Precocious ifthgrader nick challenges his teacher by inventing a new word, frindle. Your 5th grade summer reading assignment is frindle by andrew cl ements. Other national news people saw the frindle article. I just made up the word frindle, and they all laughed because it sounded funny. Dec 16, 2019 andrew clements, a schoolteacher turned childrens author whose first novel, frindle about a mischievous fifthgrader who coins a new word for pen was an unlikely bestseller. This novel unit for frindle by andrew clements can save you hours of prep for your literature circles or book clubs.
When his newest idea catches on like wildfire, nick surprises his teachers, his school, and even himself. The media covers nicks story, and he is a success, but he. In the book, frindle becomes an invented synonym for pen. Inventing a new word and frindle by andrew clements by nnwp. They write a summary paragraph by creating a story web and using the process. I loved this book and even laughed out loud at some of nicks antics.
Even though the events in this books did not happen, they could happen. Unbelievably other strange things happen, with the use of the new word. Nick called a pen a frindle because he questioned why a pen was called a pen. Literature circle guide to frindle by andrew clements. I recommend this book, because the characters are believable and funny. Allen to come to his office to chat, he sees that getting the rights to the word will be easy. But i guess that if the latin word for feather had been frindilus instead of pinna, then you probably would have invented the word pen instead. 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. Frindle frindle turn homeward, hannalee among the hidden on the banks of plum creek city of ember island of the blue dolphin number the stars literature circle resources the grizzly bear family book houghton mifflin grade 5 the golden lion tamarin katies trunk james forten plays book trailer reading rubrics see unit plan frindle invent a word. If you want to hear about the rest of this story read this fabulous and great book frindle.
Like the velveteen rabbit, his wellworn word has become real. Andrew clements, author of bestselling childrens book. Granger, who halfheartedly punishes the students for using frindle. How old was he when he started using the term frindle. Since this is obviously silly, madeup nonsense, the school intervenes to reinforce the notion that only the dictionary determines the proper use of language. In 1990 i began trying to write a picture book about a boy who makes up a new word. Print the frindle literature circle questions printable. Frindle is a word nick makes up just to bug his fifthgrade teacher, whos a dictionary demon. Frindle was his first book for middlegrade readers. His teacher wants nick to put an end to all this nonsense, but the funny thing is frindle doesnt belong to nick anymore. Like our protagonist nick, author andrew clements has a passion for language and selects his words carefully when. But many words, such as friend or attractive, already have several common synonyms. Frindle summary from litcharts the creators of sparknotes. Read aloud chapter 6, which reveals how nick changes the word for pen to frindle.
Granger and the school fought the students in this. There was a boy in the back of the room who didnt believe me. He manages to get the whole school to use the word and it. Frindle isabout discovering the true nature of words, language. Is it believable that frindle took off and became so well known. Are there words that you invented as a baby, before you could read and learn the actual words. The principal asked nicks parents to tell nick to stop using his made up word. This is nothing new for nick, who has made a career out of wreaking creative havoc in school.