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"Nick had no particular use for the dictionary. He liked words a lot and he was good at using them. But he figured that he got all the words he needed just by reading and he read all the time."

Observe: Nick enjoys reading.

Notice: The genre/titles of the book he reads are not revealed.

Wonder:

What kind of books does he read?

What does the books he reads say about him?

What makes him think that the words he has gotten from books read thus far is sufficient?

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Observe – There seems to be a power struggle between Mrs Granger and Nick.

Notice – Both of them seem to enjoy it and wanted to upend each other.

Wonder –

1. What was Nick trying to prove…that he was smarter/better than the teacher?

2. Is Nick a know-it-all student?

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"Very well then. I thought it would end up this way." Mrs Granger pulled a fat white envelope from her desk drawer and held it up. "This is a letter I have written to you, Nicholas." (Chapter 8, page 45)

Observe:

Mrs Granger went for the meeting well prepared.

Notice:

Mrs Granger gave Nick a choice.

Wonder:

What was the message in the envelope? How did she know that Nick would choose not to budge?

What would Mrs Granger have done if Nick stopped using the word "frindle"?

What was Mrs Granger's intention?

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"At lunchtime, Nick talked to Janet. He felt bad that Mrs Avery had pounced on her... Nick said, "Hey Janet - I'm sorry you got yelled at during reading. It was my fault. I was the one who made that sound."

Observe: Nick was quick to own up to his doing.

Notice: Nick had a conscience.

Wonder: Why did Nick choose to own up to Janet but not to Mrs Avery?

What was his motive for making the high-pitched chirp?

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"A permanent trust fund for college scholarships had been established with a donation of one million dollars" (C15,p103)

Observe: Nick made a large sum of donation

Notice: He was particularly generous in starting the trust fund.

Wonder:

Why did Nick decide to donate such a large amount of money?

Did he have a soft spot for Mrs Granger all these while?

Would he have started the trust fund if the word 'Frindle' was not added into the dictionary by Mrs Granger?

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Nick was an expert at asking the delaying question-also known as the teacher-stopper or the guaranteed time-waster.(chapter 3, pg 14)

Observe:

Nick knew when was the right time to ask a question and he was described as an expert.

Notice:

His questions disrupted the usual flow of teaching.

Wonder:

Does he use these questions as a form of rebellion?

Does he learn how to ask these questions from his older brother?

How do the teachers and other children react when he uses a delaying question?

Is there a reason why he asks such questions?

Are there any consequences or repercussions for Nick due to his frequent use of delaying questions?

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"Was Nick a troublemaker? Hard to say. One thing’s for sure: Nick Allen had plenty of ideas, and he knew what to do with them"

Observe:

Nick is full of ideas. He is creative and imaginative.

Notice:

Unfortunately, his ideas seemed to get him into trouble.

Wonder:

Why was it hard to say if he was a troublemaker?

Was his ideas considered brilliant to some and hence, the "Hard to say"

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"Mrs Granger's eyes flashed, and then narrowed, and her lips formed a hard thin line. She was quiet for a few seconds, and then she said, "I see. Very well. Then I guess we have nothing more to discuss today, Nicholas. You may go." (Ch 7, p.41)

Observe: Mrs Granger exhibiting strong emotions and deciding to conclude discussion.

Notice: Mrs Granger needs to collect her thoughts before speaking or reacting.

Wonder:

What is the outcome of the conversation?

How does it affect their relationship?

What is she thinking about during the few seconds silence?

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Mrs Avery knew she had made a mistake, and she apologised to Janet. (pg 6)

Observe: Mrs Avery realised she made a mistake.

Notice: Mrs Avery is not as authoritative as she seems to be.

Wonder:

How Mrs Avery knew she was wrong

What does that say about her?

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"Nick was an expert at asking the delaying question - also known as the teacher-stopper, or the guaranted-time waster." (page 14)

Observe: He is very aware of the class routine.

Notice: He gives his best effort to distract the teacher.

Wonder: Do all his classmates enjoy this action of his?

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"Nick had plenty of ideas, and he knew what to do with them" (Chap 1, p1)

Observe: Nick is someone who is creative and able to think out of the box.

Notice: He is self-aware on when and how to use his ideas.

Wonder:

Where does he gets all his ideas from?

Are his ideas beneficial?

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Was Nick a troublemaker? Hard to say. One thing’s for sure: Nick Allen had plenty of ideas, and he knew what to do with them. - Ch 1, p.1

Observe: Nick is said to have many ideas.

Notice: He is resourceful with his ideas.

Wonder: Why could he be seen as a troublemaker?

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'Nick sat quietly but in his mind he shouted, Hurrah for mom, hurrah for mothers everywhere'. (ch 9)

Observe: Nick knew what he was doing and was enjoying it.

Notice: He believed that the game was still on even though the principal spoke to his parents about what he had done.

Wonder: Why did Mrs Allen feel annoyed?

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Observe:

He turned Miss Deaver's room into a tropical island. He created an imaginary third grade trip to the South Seas.

Notice:

Nick is creative and imaginative.

Wonder:

Where does he get these ideas from?

Why does he like to disrupt the class? Is he a troublemaker? Or is he just bored in class?

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"I now see that this is the kind of chance that a teacher hopes for and dreams about" (Ch 15, p 199)

Observe: Mrs Granger's nurturing & optimism did not fail.

Notice: -How she got in touch with Nick after that many years is not mentioned.

-Mrs Granger's care/aspirations for her students becomes more evident (beneath the 'strict/no nonsense' facade)

Wonder:

Why did she choose not to meet Nick?

How she managed to keep this quiet for 10 years?

(sugitha)

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Observe: Nick had no particular use for the dictionary. He liked words a lot, and he was good at using them. But he figured that he got all the words he needed just by reading, and he read all the time.

Notice: He seemed to be a very intuitive learner and has his own way of finding out the meaning of words rather than using the conventional 'look it up in a dictionary' method that everyone usually does. Unconventional fellow but I too love to do that. It is simply using contextual clues, any advanced and well read reader would do that too.

Wonder: Is Nick seen by the others as an oddball because he is creative an unconventional? How does perception change when he affects others with his unusual methods and opinions?

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To Nick, the whole thing was just one long - and successful - science experiment.

Observe: Nick achieved what he had set out to do.

Notice: He is intelligent.

Wonder:

Why wouldn't Mrs Avery find out who it was?

Was Nick interested in Science?

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Was Nick a troublemaker? Hard to say. One thing’s for sure: Nick Allen had plenty of ideas, and he knew what to do with them. (Ch 1, p1)

Observe: Nick is witty and resourceful.

Notice: He may appear to create by some.

Wonder:

What did he do with the ideas?

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"For the rest of Nick's fourth-grade year, at least once a week, Mrs. Avery heard a loud "peeeeep" from somewhere in her classroom—sometimes it was a high-pitched chirp, and sometimes it was a very high-pitched chirp."

Observe: Mrs Avery is aware of this chirping sound in her classroom.

Notice: Mrs Avery is sensitive to this chirping sound as she noticed it varies in pitch at different junctures.

Wonder:

Why is Mrs Avery sensitive to this chirping sound?

What were some connections Mrs Avery made to this chirping sound?

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The first thing they did was take a vocabulary pretest to see how many of the thirty-five words for the week the kids already knew. Tremble, circular, orchestrate list went on and on. Nick knew most of them. (Ch 3)

Observe: Nick knows a wide vocabulary of words.

Notice: He might be a fast learner since he knows most of the words without much effort as it was a pretest.

Wonder:

How he knows the words?

Does he like English?

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Observe: Nick is full of ideas

Notice: He did not seem to be bothered by other people's responses

Wonder: Why was he so obsessed with conducting experiments?

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Observe:

Nick is said to deserve a list of his own. He would not fit into any of the 3 lists (i.e. the really bad kids, really smart kids, really good kids)

Notice:

He is very influential. His classmates actually responded to his actions. (i.e. the girls had flowers in their hair and boys wore sunglasses when he pasted palm trees at the corner of the classroom)

Wonder:

I wonder if Nick has the intention of causing trouble to the class or he has other reasons for doing so.

(Farhana)

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"Nick deserved a list all his own" (Ch 1, p.1)

Observe: Nick is said to be unlike others

Notice: How he is different is not told.

Wonder:

Why does he deserve a list of his own?

What sort of list could it be?

What does it say about him?