Frindle - Chapters 10-12

How can the students tell that Mrs. Granger does not even check their punishment anymore?

• They know there are too many papers to check.

• They write too much on their homework, giving Mrs. Granger too much to grade.

• Students are inserting the word “frindle” several times in their papers.

• They know she has given up the battle with “frindle.”

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CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RI.1.1

Oh jeepers! Nick is famous now! Is that a good thing or a bad thing? Explain why.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

Which sentence from the chapter best shows that Mrs. Chatham is nervous about Judy?

• Mrs. Freed pursed her lips and narrowed her eyes.

• “Well, we do still have a little problem, but it’s under control.”

• The principal’s laugh sounded phony to Judy Morgan.

• Mrs. Chatham couldn’t very well keep the reporter away from Mrs. Granger.

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CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RI.4.1

Why does Judy decide to work on a news story about the word “frindle”?

• She chose to work on that instead of something that sounded boring.

• Her daughter stayed after school for detention, so she wanted to find out more.

• Judy saw the ruined class picture, and she knew who it was from.

• The sign Mrs. Granger posted caught Judy’s attention.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

How did all of Westfield find out about the word “frindle”?

• Mrs. Granger was fired, and everyone asked for the reason.

• Everyone saw a TV news story about the word.

• Nick painted the word “frindle” on every wall in town.

• A newspaper article about the word was delivered to every address.

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CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

Why did Mrs. Allen push down on Nick’s foot during the news interview?

• She saw a bug on his foot.

• She did not trust Nick to answer the question appropriately.

• She wanted Nick to answer the question.

• It was a signal for the news crew to move on to the next question.

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CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

Why was Nick uncomfortable after the newspaper story came out?

• He felt that everyone was observing him.

• David Letterman wanted to interview him on TV.

• Nick knew that Mrs. Granger also read the newspaper story.

• Students at the high school also started using the word “frindle.”

What is Frindle?

• a pen

• a book

• a book and a pen

• a monster, but a cute one that's helpful, but a monster nonetheless

• a code word that makes your teacher have to buy you donuts with sprinkles (and even coffee if you add "frindle-windle")

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CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

If you could have the word "trandlebork" mean anything, what would it mean?