Charlotte’s Web
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Transcript of Charlotte’s Web
Charlotte’s WebBy: E.B. White
Illustrated by: Garth Williams
Belnap2100Final
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