Frindle Chapters 9-15

Frindle Chapters 9-13

Character Traits

• Remember a trait is a distinguishing characteristic

• Examples: Ms. Royal is very tall, Mr. Smith's favorite colors are black and yellow, Ms. Marschall is so kind, and Mr. Filippakis knows a lot about Greece!

• Other examples: Pikachu is yellow and German Shepherds are intelligent dogs

Character traits tell us important information about characters in a story like:

• Why characters have certain thoughts

• Why the characters carry out certain actions

• Why characters use certain words

Examples of character traits:

• happy

• bright

• stingy

• argumentative

• responsible

• caring

Multiple Choice

What is the name of the principal at Lincoln Elementary School?

• Mrs. Allen

• Mrs. Chatham

• Judy Morgan

Multiple Choice

True or False: Mrs. Allen was NOT annoyed that Mrs. Chatham came to her home to tell her Nick was using the word frindle in class even though Mrs. Granger forbid it?

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

"...And I think you should just tell all of your friends to knock it off, right now . . . I mean, tomorrow." Nick shook his head. "I can't, Dad. It won't work. It's a real word now..." What character traits describe Nick in this scene?

• honest and bold

• scared and dishonest

• silly and carefree

Multiple Choice

"...My name is Judy Morgan, and i work for The Westfield Gazette. I'd like to know about that poster outside the office, the one about this word frindle. Who should I talk to?" What character trait describes the news reporter?

• angry

• boring

• curious

Poll

If you were Nick Allen would you have continued to use the word frindle? Be prepared to share your thinking with your teacher.

• Yes

• No

• I'm not sure

Open Ended

Write your own character trait to describe Mrs. Granger. Feel free to write more than one.

Multiple Choice

People noticed Nick when he walked into his dad's hardware store or when he stood in line at the Penny Pantry to buy a candy bar. He could feel it when someone recognized him, and it made him shy and awkward. Kids at school started expecting him to be clever and funny all the time, and even for a kid as smart as Nick, that was asking a lot. How do you think Nick was starting to feel?

• excited

• overwhelmed

• joyous

Multiple Choice

In chapter 12 Mrs. Granger says..."And to pretend that a perfectly good English word can be replaced by a silly made-up word just for the fun of it, well, it's not something I was ready to stand by and watch without a fight." How would you describe Mrs. Granger in this scene?

• determined

• regretful

• funny