Swindle reading comprehension worksheets, guides, answer. Swindle stumbled onto a goldmineselling off the decepticon arsenal to the humans. Human the main problem is griffin and ben find a babe ruth baseball card. Gordon korman is the author of the 39 clues book 2. The swindle series tells the adventures of sixth grade kid griffin bing. Swindle verb definition and synonyms macmillan dictionary. Unfortunately one of his clients, faghadi, was pushy and demanded his weapons now, at length, while swindle was trying to work.
Swindle tries to stop griffin or any one from finding the card by. Swindle went on tv and announced that this was a very valuable card that. What is the plot of the story swindle by gordon korman. Swindle novel unit by wise guys teachers pay teachers. The way that they will be breaking in is through the skylight, but someone has to get up there first, so that the rest can climb up with a rope. Griffin bing, the man with the plan, and his full complement of coconspirators from swindle 2008 are back. Griffin and ben find an old babe ruth baseball card that is worth a lot of. In the first book griffin finds a babe ruth baseball card, however s. Gordon has written more than sixty books for kids and young adults, including zoobreak, swindle, and son of the mob, as well as the on the run series and the island, everest. It was reported as unsold and destroyed to the publisher, and neither the author nor the publisher has received any payment for this stripped book. In the story, 6thgrader griffin bing enlists a group of his. New wordsmeaning graphic organizer questions i had in. Swindle by gordon korman context clue vocabulary set two. In striving to enrich the lives of all readers, teachingbooks supports the first amendment and celebrates the right to read.
What is the setting of swindle by gordon korman answers. When you purchase a kindle, you are subject to amazons digital restriction management drm, a system designed to take away rights you would typically have when reading a book. Pretty soon, its not only a question of who chase isits a question of who he was. Griffin and his friend ben decide to get the card back at all costs because they need the money so griffin wont have to move. It also includes resources to search for other books that students might be interested in. There are many ways that you can use these resources. This is a reading comprehension activity guide and answer key for swindle by gordon korman.
The book swindle is about a sixth grader named griffin. Change your default dictionary to american english. Palomino hadnt lied to griffin about the babe ruth baseball card the heist wouldnt have to occur. There are many things standing in their way a menacing guard dog, a hightech security system, a very secret hiding place, and their inability to drive but griffin and his team are.
Swindle novel this article consists almost entirely of a plot summary. It is a caper story about the retrieval of a valuable baseball card. If youve ever shopped for a book and saw the summary of the book, thats the plot summary. Choose from 238 different sets of swindle flashcards on quizlet. Swindle by gordon korman paperback book the parent store. Back at your rickety airship up in outer space, you can modify your thief with new skills. Swindle chess, a ruse by which a chess player in a losing position tricks his opponent. After a mean collector named swindle cons him out of his most valuable baseball card, griffin bing must put together a band of misfits to break into swindle s compound and recapture the card. In the movie swindle, there are many things different from the book.
Later they find out swindle is selling it for about a million dollars. Animal whisperer savannahs capuchin monkey cleopatra turns up missing, and a suspicious banana leads savannah to the conclusion that cleos been monkeynapped. One girl in particular is so angry with him that she pours her frozen yogurt on his head the first chance she gets. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Griffin bing, the man with the plan, thinks he can help with his familys financial problem by selling his rare babe ruth baseball card that he found in an abandoned house, but, when he goes to this store owner named s. Griffin and ben have a sleepover at a old house that is scheduled to be demolished next morning. They sell it to a man swindle for a hundred dollars. That was so far well, but vronsky knew that in this dirty business, though his only share in it was undertaking by word of mouth to be surety for venovsky, it was absolutely necessary for him to have the two thousand five hundred roubles so as to be able to fling it at the swindler, and have no more words with him. The questions in this section describe the main characters and. In a novel the setting could change from chapter to chapter. Feb 21, 2010 swindle has a guard dog, a very high fence, and good alarm systems.
It should be expanded to provide more balanced coverage that includes realworld context. The book, which takes place in cedarville, new york minus a few moments set in. Summary griffin bing, the man with the plan, thinks he can help with his familys financial problem by selling his rare babe ruth baseball card that he found in an abandoned house, but, when he goes to this store owner named s. There are many things standing in their way a menacing guard dog, a hightech. If you purchased this book without a cover, you should be aware that this book is stolen property. Definition and synonyms of swindle from the online english dictionary from macmillan education. Written by teachers, and developed in the classroom.
What is the plot summary of swindle by gordon korman. The book makes a very strong case for the relevance of a deeper knowledge in the field of kids manipulation. A local card dealer nicknamed swindle manages to trick him out of it, so griffin must put together a group of misfit friends in order to break into swindles compound and reclaim it. Teacher and student guides, worksheets, answer keys, and more.
Swindle, a bimonthly arts and culture publication from 2004 to 2009. To deepen their comprehension of the plot, teach students to identify the sequence of plot events and analyze the relationship between those events. The swindle is a steampunk cybercrime caper about breaking into buildings, hacking their systems, stealing their cash, and quickly running away again before the police show up. You can copy as an entire packet or you can copy pages individually. Please edit the article to focus on discussing the work rather than merely reiterating the plot.
At the end of a section, prompt students to work with partners to ask questions to clarify the text and to share reactions. The dog calmed down by savannah drysdale, an animal whisperer. While the great swindle demands a giving in to its discursive rhythms, its opening is shocking and swift, setting out an irresistible story. Page 156 none of this would have to happen if he didnt swindle me out of 1 million. Wendell palomino, nicknamed swindle, and tries to sell it to him, he is told its a replica and is swindled out of. The book was the first of a series, followed by zoobreak, framed. Swindle, zoobreak, framed, showoff, hideout, jackpot, unleashed, and jingle. Swindle is a plotdriven book with the action occurring in a fastpaced sequence. Food fights, a blind nun, angry russians, and even a call me maybe breakout musical segment are just some of the notable features sure to delight kids, and all thats before the teens ingenious scheme exacts due revenge on a slimy con man you just. Swindle went on tv and announced that this was a very valuable card that could be worth as much as one million dollars. Synonyms for swindle at with free online thesaurus, antonyms, and definitions. After a mean collector named swindle cons him out of his most valuable baseball card, griffin bing must put together a band of misfits to break into swindles compound and recapture the card. Swindler definition of swindler by the free dictionary. Swindle is a childrens novel from 2009 following a band of eleven year olds and their quest to recover a baseball card.
This can be as general or as specific as the author needs it to be. Everything you need for a novel study on swindle by gordon korman. This story is awesome they start off in a house where they was going to stay to prove that they should get a skate park. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval. Swindle realized there was a way he could turn even this to his advantage. To help pace their reading, chunk the book into five to ten reading sessions, depending on the amount of time students have to read during each session. Over 115 pages of reading comprehension and vocabulary materials for swindle, by gordon korman. These questions support upper elementary student discussions about this novel. To me this is a great adventure and action book even though some parts include baseball you didnt need to know anything about baseball other than that the card this kid found when they were in this old mansion was worth more than you it was an original babe ruth card the most valuable baseball card in history he is also known as the great bambino.
The last book i read, the setting started in atlanta, moved to paris, ba. This is the author of swindle, gordon kormans website. The movie was pretty bad, but ill give nick some credit for trying. Darren is the one who does all the heavy lifting and later serves to be a vital part of the team. Based on a popular book by gordon korman, swindle is like oceans eleven for a younger crowd.
It includes information about swindle as well as other books in this series including zoobreak and framed. This can be for a small book club, or for the whole class. Wendell palomino, also known as swindle, tricks him out of the card. The book starts off with griffins plan to spend a night with a bunch of his classmates in a creaky, old, rumoredtobehaunted, readytobetorndown house, a plan that doesnt exactly come off with a. He is called swindle by ben and griffin a man who is lazy and rips people off on collectibles.
Swindle comes across like an oceans eleven or mission impossible for kids. Swindle definition of swindle by the free dictionary. This fast paced suspenseful adventure will leave you asking for more of action packed thrillers. Amazons kindle swindle the amazon kindle is an ebook reading computer that poses very serious dangers to society. Wendell palomino, nicknamed swindle, and tries to sell it to him, he is told its a replica and is swindled out of the money. Have them hold up the vocabulary card that matches each meaning. They werent even planning on having darren come along, but he found out what they were doing, and they had to let him join, so that they wouldnt tell swindle. Restart by gordon korman hardcover book the parent store. Start studying swindle by gordon korman context clue vocabulary set two. The reason the setting takes place here is because that is where ben and griffin were hanging out for the night. There are many settings in swindle, but i believe this setting is the best, the rockford house. Sep 22, 2011 this is the author of swindle, gordon kormans website. The last setting in this story is at the school where griffen and ben planned all of their attempts. Swindle is a 2008 childrens novel by gordon korman.
In this setting, the natural landscapes of the world play an important part in a narrative, along with living creatures and different times of weather conditions and seasons. Griffin bing is the man with a plan, and his plans are often huge. In the first attempt to break in, she wasnt with, and they tried to figure out what the password for the keypad on the front door was. Swindle is a middlegrade novel published in 2008 by canadian american author gordon korman. Swindle transformers, several fictional characters in the transformers universe. In zoobreak by gordon korman book 2 of the series, griffin and his class go to visit a floating zoo, but they dont like what they see. His other books include this cant be happening at macdonald hall. Zain abideen the story swindle is an adventure story of a boy named griffin bing, or as his best friend, ben slovak calls him the man with the plan. It contains 21 pages of activities 45 total pages including the answer key, assessments, and scoring rubrics. The message the author is trying to get across to the reader in swindle is to be honest and dont lie.
Griffin ben luthor logan previous question next question. To me this is a great adventure and action book even though some parts include baseball you didnt need to know anything about baseball other than that the card this kid found when they were in this old mansion was worth more than you it was an original babe ruth card the most valuable baseball card in history he is also known as the. Does gordon korman emphasize characters, setting, or plot to open his story. Swindle has a guard dog, a very high fence, and good alarm systems. The stakes are high, enemies relentless and the group has to be extremely intelligent to outwit swindle and take the card back.
Their plan was two get the entire sixth grade to stop the destruction of the rockford house in the morning. The last setting in this story is at the school where griffen and ben planned all of their attempts to get the card back and especially the. Characters the characters in my book include ben slovak, and. Comprehension by chapter, vocabulary challenges, creative reading response activities and projects, tests, and much more. Wendell palomino, he is told it is a fake and is swindled out of his money. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. Free swindle worksheets and literature unit for teachers. What he means by supportive is to not let your fiends get down on themselves. This book is destined to become a favorite readaloud for librarians and classroom teachers. Setting the message the author is trying to get across to the reader in swindle is to be honest and dont lie. So when he finds a babe ruth baseball card in an abandoned house, he immediately sells it to help solve his familys financial woes. All the properties youll be stealing from are procedurallygenerated, so youll never get the same level twice. Free swindle study unit worksheets for teachers to print. The book is about a 6th grader named griffin bing who has discovered an extremely rare babe ruth baseball card in an old house.