What special skill does Nick have that is a guaranteed time waster?
The teacher-stopper
He is smart
He can make palm trees
The blackbird chirp
What question does Nick ask Mrs. Granger to waste time?
How many words are in the big dictionary?
How do all the words get into the dictionary?
Did you write the dictionary?
What color are your eyes?
How does his plan backfire on him?
She assigns him a research report.
He gets yelled at.
She gives him extra vocabulary words.
The whole class has to write a report.
What is the rule at Nick's house?
He can only play on weekends
Play until dark...then do your homework
Grades aren't important
Homework First
What is the title to the introduction to the dictionary?
Words and Their Origins
Where Words Come From
Introduction
Words, Words, Words!
What other resources does Nick use to help him write his report?
Encyclopedia
Google
He read a book about dictionaries
Wikipedia
What is your prediction on Nick's idea?
He will write a big report and try to use up all the time.
He will refuse to do it because it's not fair.
He will pull the fire alarm to get out of it.
He will write the report and give it.
