Reading
Frindle
by Andrew Clements
illustrated by James Bernardin
Overview
| Genre | Humorous Fiction |
| Vocabulary Strategy | Word Structure |
| Comprehension Skill | Character and Plot |
| Comprehension Strategy | Prior Knowledge |
Vocabulary
| acquainted | made aware; informed |
| assignment | something assigned, especially a piece of work to be done |
| essential | absolutely necessary; very important |
| expanded | made larger; increased in size |
| guaranteed | something that made certain that something would happen as a result |
| procedures | methods of doing things |
| reputation | what people think and say the character of someone or something is |
| worshipped | paid great honor and reverence to |
More Words to Know
| cameo | a semiprecious stone carved so that there is a raised design on a background, usually of a different color |
| shutdown | a stopping; a checking of |
| sidetrack | to draw someone's attention away from something |