This is a unit I created for the book, Frindle by Andrew Clements.
This 34 page unit contains the following skills:
Comprehension for each chapter
Cause and Effect
The unit challenges students' creative writing skills to create a newspaper article about "frindle" and the events taking place, they get to write a letter to THEIR "Mrs. Granger," and get to write about "If they were the "Nick" of their school. The writing activities have graphic organizers to help organize thinking.
This unit requires students to write written responses (something my students need a lot of work with) that are a mixture of "right there" questions and questions that will challenge their thinking.
This is a great book and the unit provides the necessary skills practice from the Common Core Standards while adding in engaging fun activities to keep your students excited and interested. Enjoy!