Andrew Clements
Lesson plans for The Landry News , Frindle , more
| Biography and Background | | Big Al | | Extra Credit | | Fear Itself | | Frindle | | Janitor's Boy | | The Landry News | | Lunch Money | | No Talking | | Room One | | The School Story | | Things Not Seen | | Troublemaker |
Biography and Background
Andrew Clements
The author's official site.
An Interview with Andrew Clements
The author discusses how he became a writer.
Big Al
Action-Packed Ocean Sentences
Students generate a sentence online and then use it in a longer piece of writing. Designed to accompany
Big Al
but useful in other contexts, too.
Extra Credit
Extra Credit
Prereading, chapter-by-chapter activities, printable handouts, graphic organizers. Includes map of Afghanistan, word study with prefixes and suffixes. 33 pages; Adobe Reader required.
Fear Itself
Fear Itself
Summary, discussion questions, and postreading activities, including research into FDR and fear, historical fiction, and seascapes and colonial coins.
Frindle
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Janitor's Boy
The Janitor's Boy
This reading group guide includes discussion questions and ideas for follow-up activities.
The Landry News
The Landry News
Summary, booktalk, 8 discussion questions, and related titles.
The Landry News
This reading group guide includes discussion questions and research ideas.
Lunch Money
Lunch Money
This book club guide includes discussion questions and ideas for postreading activities and research.
No Talking
No Talking
This book club guide includes discussion questions and ideas for research.
Room One
Room One
This discussion guide includes discussion questions and ideas for postreading activities and research.
The School Story
The School Story
Summary, booktalk, 6 discussion questions, suggested activities, and related titles.
The School Story
Eight discussion topics and four postreading activities.
Things Not Seen
Things Not Seen
Lesson Plan
This lesson will focus on the theme of invisibility, an element that functions both as a plot device and a recurring theme. Students will examine Bobby's character development as a result of turning invisible; use Bobby's invisibility to explore other fundamental truths they take for granted; explore a number of different ways that people can be considered "invisible" in real life; and explore moral issues in the imaginary context of invisibility.
Troublemaker
Troublemaker
Booktalk, 15 discussion questions, and suggestions for postreading research, including writing, role-playing, goal-setting, and drawing.