VAPA: Artistic Perception Creative Expressions

Connections, Relationships, Applications: Language Arts Social Studies

The Performance

Nicholas Allen has plenty of ideas. When he ends up in Mrs. Granger's language arts class, he has his best idea ever. He decides to create his own word... FRINDLE! Before long, Nick's word creates a buzz in his school, his town and then to his surprise it spreads all around the country. A power struggle erupts with the strict Mrs. Granger, will the word "Frindle" win? Based on the multiple award-winning, bestselling novel by Andrew Clements this quirky and imaginative tale is about discovering the true nature of words, language, thought, community, and learning. It is also about great teaching and great teachers, and about the life that surges through corridors and classrooms every school day. Here is a clue about the turn of events in the Frindle story. The play opens with Mrs. Granger, an elderly, distinguished teacher, grading papers when the mail arrives. She is informed by the superintendent that a permanent million dollar trust fund for college scholarships has been set up in her honor. Mrs. Granger passes it off as a trick until she learns that the fund was established by a former student of hers!