Frindle Daily Slideshow

UNIT STUDY
FRINDLE
Miss Hasse - 2020
DAY
ONE
CHARACTER GROUPS
NICK GROUP: LOCATED ON THE CARPET
MRS. GRANGER GROUP: LOCATED AT THE KIDNEY BEAN TABLE
MRS. CHATHAM GROUP: LOCATED AT THE BACK TABLE
JUDY MORGAN GROUP: LOCATED AT THE DESKS IN THE FRONT OF THE

ROOM
BUD LAWRENCE GROUP: LOCATED AT THE DESKS IN THE BACK OF THE

ROOM
DAILY DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
CHAPTER ONE
1. Describe Nick's poor behavior in the first chapter. Do you

think he's immature for his age? Why or why not?
2. If you were a character in the book, would you be friends

with Nick? Explain why or why not.
DAY
TWO
Chapter One Review
Who are some characters we
met?
What are some events that

happened?
Where did some of the events

in the chapter take place?
How did characters react to

the actions of others?
Today, we are going to...
1. Read chapter two in character groups
2. Answer the in-text discussion questions as you read

(they will be up on the front board)
3. Continue discussion with the Daily Discussion

questions
4. Work on our packets (character, summary,

vocabulary)
5. Go over today's Daily Discussion and packet pages

WHILE YOU READ...
IN-TEXT DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
The author said that Mrs. Granger was smaller than most but
seemed like a giant. After reading page ten, discuss why did the
author choose to use this language to describe Mrs. Granger and
how does it contribute to the story.
Look at the illustration on page 9 of Mrs. Granger. Based on the

author's description of her on pages 6 & 7, what are some other
words you could use to describe her.
After reading Mrs. Granger's letter home on pages 10 and 11,

compare and contrast your own thoughts about dictionaries to
Nick's. Do you agree or do you disagree with him? Why?
CHAPTER TWO
1. What is Mrs. Granger’s famous “battle cry” that all her former
students remember?
2. Even though, Mrs. Granger a fifth grade teacher was small, what
made her look giant?
3. What does Mrs. Granger love?
4. What did Mrs. Granger want the students to do if they didn’t

know a word? Look it up in the dictionary p. 11
DAY
THREE
Chapter Two Review
Who are some characters that
we met during this chapter?
What are some key events

that occurred?
Where did some of the events

in the chapter take place?

1. Read chapter three as a class
2. Answer the in-text discussion questions as we read
3. Move into character groups and talk about the Daily

Discussion questions in our groups
4. Work on our packets (character, summary, vocabulary)
5. Go over today's Daily Discussion questions and packet

pages
6. Have our first Comprehension Check on chapter 1-3

CHAPTER THREE
1. Why did Nick ask teachers a question right before the
bell rang and class got out?
2. What was Nick’s question to Mrs. Granger?
3. What did Mrs. Granger say to Nick’s question?

4. How did Nick feel after his plan didn’t work?
DAY
FOUR
Chapter Three Review
we met during this chapter?
What are some key events

that occurred?

1. Read chapters four and five in character groups


vocabulary)
5. Go over today's Daily Discussion questions and

packet pages
WHILE YOU READ...
After finished reading page 19, discuss how you would feel if you
were assigned a research paper on the first day of school?
After reading page 21, predict and discuss what you think Nick
could be up to. If you were in his shoes and looking to find an
alternative to a book report, what would you do?
After reading page 23, discuss how you think Nick is feeling and
why he might feel the way he does. How would you feel if you were
Nick in the same situation.
CHAPTERS FOUR & FIVE
1. When was Nick supposed to do his homework?
2. When Nick couldn’t understand the first sentence in the dictionary, what did Nick
compare it to reading?
3. How did Nick feel about doing the report?
4. What was the title of Nick’s oral report?
5. How much time was left in class when Mrs. Granger stopped Nick from giving
his5. report?
6. Why doesn't Nick want to be a teacher’s pet?

DAY
FIVE
Chapters Four & Five Review
were important in the chapter?

happened?
Why do you think a certain

character acted the way they
did?

1. Read chapter six as a class
3. Move into character groups and talk about the Daily Discussion
questions in our groups
4. Work on our packets (character, summary, vocabulary)
5. Go over today's Daily Discussion questions and packet pages
6. Complete a Comprehension Check on chapters 4-6
7. Talk about our new word wall and "Frindle Friday's"

CHAPTER SIX
1. What did Janet find on the ground when she and Nick were walking home from
school?
2. What did Nick call the pen?
3. How many kids did Nick send into the Penny Pantry to buy a frindle?
4. Why did he send the kids?

DAY
SIX
Chapter Six Review
Who were some key
characters involved in this
chapter?
What are some important

events that happened?
Are there any predictions you

were able to make after
reading this chapter?
1. Read chapters seven and eight in character groups


vocabulary)
5. Go over today's Daily Discussion questions and

packet pages
WHILE YOU READ...
Read halfway down page 40. Before continuing to read, share ideas about what
you think Mrs. Granger is going to say to Nick?
After reading Mrs. Granger's notice (the text in italics) on page 43, talk about
whether or not you think Nick and his friends will now stop using the word
"frindle" with the new threat of detention
Read page 45 and then reflect on how you would respond if you were in Nick's
shoes after hearing Mrs. Granger's explanation of the history of the word "pen."
After reading page 46, share your predictions about what you think Mrs. Granger
has written in the letter Nick just signed.
After reading page 46, make your own inference as to what Mrs. Granger meant
when she said "And may the best word win."
CHAPTERS SEVEN & EIGHT
1. What class did Nick introduce his idea of changing the name of a pen to frindle?

2. Why did Mrs. Granger call Nick up to speak with her?
3. Did she stop Nick from calling a pen a frindle?
4. What did all of the fifth graders say when they smiled for the camera?
5. What did Nick feel his meeting was like when he met with Mrs. Granger after school?
6. When would Nick get the letter in the envelope Mrs. Granger had prepared for him?
7. Who came to visit Nick at his home when over 200 students were saying frindle and needing to
stay after school?
DAY
SEVEN
Chapters Seven & Eight
Review
Who were some key characters

involved in this chapter?
What are some important events

that happened?
Are there any predictions you were

able to make after reading this
chapter?
1. Read chapters nine and ten as a class
3. Move into character groups and talk about the Daily Discussion
questions in our groups
4. Work on our packets (character, summary, vocabulary, new word)
7. Discuss the press release project

CHAPTERS NINE & TEN
1. Why did Mrs. Chatham feel like Nick had been disrespectful to Mrs. Granger?
2. How did Nick’s mom react to what was going on at school?
3. What game was Nick comparing the war going on between him and Mrs. Granger to?
4. Why did Judy Morgan, the newspaper reporter, come to the school?
5. How did the principal react when Judy Morgan was asking her questions about what was going
on?

6. What did Judy Morgan get in the mail?
7. What boy had Judy already met, but didn’t know until she looked at the picture?
DAY
EIGHT
1. Review the directions for the press release project
2. If you signed up to be in a group, you will learn about which

group you are in
3. Create a game plan for how you want to complete the project
with your groups or by yourself if you are working alone
4. Start to work on the project!

DAY
NINE
1. Break up into your groups and/or individual work
stations and begin working on the press release
projects
2. Add any final touches and turn in projects by the

end of the class period on Google Classroom
DAY
TEN
Chapter Ten Review
Who are some characters that were

important in the chapter?

happened?
How did the interactions of

characters influence things that
happened in the chapter?
1. Read chapters eleven and twelve in character groups

4. Work on our packets (character, summary, vocabulary, new

word)

WHILE YOU READ...
Read 3/4 of the way down on page 71 (before the next paragraph
starts). Nick became well known around town, but wasn't a big fan of
all the attention he was getting. With your group, talk about how you
would feel if you were in Nick's situation.
After reading page 78, we see that Nick's word "frindle" has become
a nationwide phenomena. If you were in Nick's shoes watching all of
the news reports on TV, how would you feel?
After reading page 78, talk about how "frindle" has now become a
nationwide concept. Do you think things will ever be the same again
for Nick? Why or why not?
CHAPTERS ELEVEN & TWELVE
1. Why would the title of the article in the newspaper have, “Move over, Mr.
Webster”?
2. Being a hero was exciting for Nick, but what were some of the hard things
about it?
3. How did the story about the frindle get so huge?
4. Why was Tom, Nick’s father, unhappy about the frindle story?
5. What did Nick’s father do with the money Bud Lawrence gave him?
DAY
ELEVEN
Chapters Eleven & Twelve Review


happened?

1. Read chapter thirteen in character groups


word)

WHILE YOU READ...
At the end of chapter thirteen discuss the

following:
Nick's fame and the hype associated

with "frindle" seems to have died down.
However, Nick can't seem to forget it.
Why do you think this is the case?
CHAPTER THIRTEEN
1. In the towns across America where kids started using the word
frindle, how did parents and teachers feel about it?
2. Even though Mrs. Granger didn’t keep students after school

anymore, how did she fight the word on her spelling tests?
3. Who wasn’t able to forget what had happened with frindle?

DAY
TWELVE
Chapters Thirteen Review


happened?

1. Read chapter fourteen in character groups


word)

WHILE YOU READ...
At the end of the chapter, discuss why all of

the schools were suddenly serving better
lunch thanks to Nick
CHAPTER FOURTEEN
1. How had Nick changed from the frindle experience?
2. When was Mrs. Granger going to send Nick the letter?
3. How did Mrs. Granger feel about the way Nick had
behaved with the frindle?
DAY
THIRTEEN
Chapters Fourteen Review


happened?

1. Read chapter fifteen in character groups


word)

CHAPTER FIFTEEN
1. What was the package Mrs. Granger sent Nick?

2. What needed to happen so that Mrs. Granger
could say their battle was over and she could send
him her letter?
3. What did Nick do for Mrs. Granger?

DAY
FOURTEEN
Chapter Fifteen Review


happened?

1. Log onto kahoot.it and play our unit Kahoot quiz
(don't forget to use your REAL name)
2. Finish up any last pages in your packets and then

turn them in
3. Meet with your group once more to create your

new word for the day
DAY
FIFTEEN
1. Get together into our press release groups and pull up our
projects on a chromebook (one laptop per group)
2. Do a gallery walk of all of the class' projects and talk about

some of our favorites
3. Get a special gift at the end of the day

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UNIT STUDY

MRS. GRANGER GROUP: LOCATED AT THE KIDNEY BEAN TABLE

MRS. CHATHAM GROUP: LOCATED AT THE BACK TABLE

JUDY MORGAN GROUP: LOCATED AT THE DESKS IN THE FRONT OF THE

BUD LAWRENCE GROUP: LOCATED AT THE DESKS IN THE BACK OF THE

1. Describe Nick's poor behavior in the first chapter. Do you

2. If you were a character in the book, would you be friends

What are some events that

Where did some of the events

How did characters react to

2. Answer the in-text discussion questions as you read

3. Continue discussion with the Daily Discussion

4. Work on our packets (character, summary,

5. Go over today's Daily Discussion and packet pages

Look at the illustration on page 9 of Mrs. Granger. Based on the

After reading Mrs. Granger's letter home on pages 10 and 11,

3. What does Mrs. Granger love?

4. What did Mrs. Granger want the students to do if they didn’t

What are some key events

Where did some of the events

How did characters react to

2. Answer the in-text discussion questions as we read

3. Move into character groups and talk about the Daily

4. Work on our packets (character, summary, vocabulary)

5. Go over today's Daily Discussion questions and packet

6. Have our first Comprehension Check on chapter 1-3

2. What was Nick’s question to Mrs. Granger?

3. What did Mrs. Granger say to Nick’s question?

What are some key events

How did characters react to

2. Answer the in-text discussion questions as we read

3. Move into character groups and talk about the Daily

4. Work on our packets (character, summary,

5. Go over today's Daily Discussion questions and

3. How did Nick feel about doing the report?

4. What was the title of Nick’s oral report?

6. Why doesn't Nick want to be a teacher’s pet?

What are some events that

Why do you think a certain

How did characters react to

2. Answer the in-text discussion questions as we read

4. Work on our packets (character, summary, vocabulary)

5. Go over today's Daily Discussion questions and packet pages

6. Complete a Comprehension Check on chapters 4-6

7. Talk about our new word wall and "Frindle Friday's"

2. What did Nick call the pen?

4. Why did he send the kids?

What are some important

Are there any predictions you

2. Answer the in-text discussion questions as we read

3. Move into character groups and talk about the Daily

4. Work on our packets (character, summary,

5. Go over today's Daily Discussion questions and

3. Did she stop Nick from calling a pen a frindle?

Who were some key characters

What are some important events

Are there any predictions you were

2. Answer the in-text discussion questions as we read

4. Work on our packets (character, summary, vocabulary, new word)

5. Go over today's Daily Discussion questions and packet pages

6. Complete a Comprehension Check on chapters 7-9

7. Discuss the press release project