Charlotte’s WebBy: E.B. White

Illustrated by: Garth Williams

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Fiction or Non-FictionFiction (not real) Non-Fiction

(real)

Animal Communication

Talk like humans. Animal sounds.

Spider Web Contains words. Orb (wheel-like).

Communication Between Animals & Humans

Can communicate with each other.

Although some animals may follow human verbal instructions, they are not considered able to communicate with each other.

Read Animals can read. Animals can not read.

SettingWhere and when does the

story take place?

Is the setting important to the story?

Could it have happened somewhere else?

Could it have happened at another time?

Setting

Maine

farm

barn

animal pen

spring

county fair

fairgrounds

rides

animal pens

Compare/Contrast

farm animals

neighbors far apart

stores far away

farm chores

less traffic

swim in brook

neighbors close together

stores close by

more traffic

swim in pools

pets

house chores

yard work

PlotWhat is the story about?

• Sometimes called the storyline

• A brief explanation of the main story

Plot

• Wilbur learns that he is to end up on the dinner table for the holidays. His friend, Charlotte, comes up with a plan to save him. She does this by putting words in her web.

Point of ViewWho is telling the story?

Third person point of view:Someone who is not in the story is telling the story (narrator).Uses he, she, theyOmniscient

Tells the reader about the feelings, thoughts, and actions of all the characters.

Limited OmniscientTells the reader about the feelings, thoughts, and actions of only one of the characters.

Objective:Tells the reader what the narrator sees and hears from the perspective of one character.

First person point of view:A character in the story is telling the story (narrator).Uses I, me, my, weThe narrator and the reader learn what is happening at the same time.

Point of View

Third Person Point of View

Omniscient

CharactersWho is the story about?

People in the story.They do things.

Things happen to them.

Do not have to be human.Can be animals

Characters:Wilbur

spring pig

bashfulpolite

sensitive

runt

friend

Characters:Charlotte A. Cavatica

patient

true friend

near sightedspider

intelligent

eats insects orb (wheel like) webcaring

Characters:Fern Arable

girl

age 8

kind

saves Wilbur from being killed when he was born

becomes friends with Wilbur 

can hear the animals talk

Characters:Templeton

rat

lived under Wilbur’s trough

greedy

glutton

selfish

“packrat”

Characters:The Goose

goose

repeats words

talks fast

patient

dedicated

lays 8 eggs (7 hatch)

Characters:The Sheep

sheep

oldest animal

wise

good advice

Other Characters:

Mr. Zuckerman Wilbur’s owner

Henry Fern's boy friend

Lurvy Zuckerman’s hired man

Mr. Arable Fern’s father

Mrs. Arable Fern’s mother

Avery Fern’s brother –age 10

Conflict/Resolution

What problem is faced by the main character?

What did he do to solve the problem?

What was the result?

Conflict/Resolution

Conflict

(Problem)

Resolution

(What was done.)

Result

(Outcome)

Wilbur was to be killed.

Charlotte puts words in web.

Wilbur is not killed, because the people now believe he is a special pig.

Charlotte’sWeb Words

Friendship

How did Fern demonstrate her friendship to Wilbur?

saved him when he was a baby

fed him

played with him

listened to him

Friendship

How did Charlotte demonstrate her friendship to Wilbur?

kept him company

talked to him

listened to him

told him stories

saved his life

Friendship

How did Wilbur demonstrate his friendship to Charlotte?

protected herlistened to hertried to do as she askedtook care of her egg sactook care of her babies

Charlotte's WebAwards

• Newberry Honor Book 1953

• Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal 1970

• Lewis Carroll Shelf Award

• Massachusetts Children's Book Award

• ALA Notable Children’s Book

• Massachusetts Children's Book Award

• Horn Book Fanfare

Other children’s booksby

E.B. White• The Trumpet of the Swan

• Stuart Little

Other children’s books illustrated by

Garth Williams• Stuart Little• Little House books• The Family Under the

Bridge• Bedtime for Francis• Ride a Purple Pelican• Wait Til the Moon Is

Full

• The Rabbits’ Wedding• Beneath a Blue

Umbrella• Little Fur Family• Over and Over• The Gingerbread

Rabbit• Emmett’s Pig

Sources

Book:

White, E.B. “Charlotte’s Web.” New York: Harper Trophy, 1952.

Online:

abcteach.com http://www.abcteach.com/ebwhite/weborganizer.htm

http://www.abcteach.com/ebwhite/venn.htm

Charlotte’s WebQuest http://www.bgcs.k12.oh.us/kramp/Charlott'e%20Web.htm

Chieftan.com http://www.chieftain.com/archive/2006/dec/15/styCharlottesWeb.jpg

Emphasis Creative http://www.emphasiscreative.com/portfolio/illustration-charlottes_web.html

Harper Collins Children’s Books http://www.harpercollinschildrens.com/HarperChildrens/Kids/

San Diego County Office of Education http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/charl/charltg.html

Emphasis Creative http://www.emphasiscreative.com/portfolio/illustration-charlottes_web.html