Charlotte's Web - Lesson Plan
Charlotte's Web - Lesson Plan
Answer KEY for Charlotte's Web
| Facts - EXAMPLES |
Opinions - EXAMPLES |
| 1. Barn spiders spin orb webs. | 1. "The web itself is a miracle." |
| 2. Web-spinning spiders have glands which make silk. | 2. Spiders like Charlotte are scary. |
| 3. The web of a spider captures prey. |
3. Webs are most beautiful in the morning dew. |
| 4. E.B. White had a pig which took sick and died. | 4. E.B. White wrote Charlotte’s Web to give his sick pig a different ending. |
DAY 1: Who was E.B. White and where did he live?
E.B. White, an author who lived on a saltwater farm in Maine, wrote Charlotte’s Web.
DAY 2: What type of spider is Charlotte and where does she live?
Charlotte, who lives in a barn, is a type of spider known as Araneus Cavaticus.
DAY 3: How does Charlotte prepare her food?
After capturing an insect in her web, Charlotte wraps it for later eating.
DAY 4: After Charlotte’s eggs hatch, what will her spiderlings do?
In a process called ballooning, Charlotte’s spiderlings will send out a strand of their silk and ride it on the wind.
DAY 5: Write what you think is best about Wilbur.
Students answer. Their answers will vary.
Write details about characters and events in the story, Charlotte's Web. Wilbur Young piglet whom Fern Arable saves after her father says he is too small Spinning a web Something which Charlotte does to catch food Homer Zuckerman Owns the farm where Wilbur and Charlotte live Caring for Wilbur Fern Arable’s job, after she persuades her father to let the piglet live Fern Arable Persuades her father to let her care for a piglet she names Wilbur Templeton’s escapades The rat eats too much when he goes to town Templeton Barn rat at the Zuckerman farm Life on a farm The Zuckerman family has many different animals at their farm Complete the sentence below and write your essay here: Charlotte’s Web is a fictional story about ... Individual student answers are written here. Answers will vary.
People - EXAMPLES
Events - EXAMPLES
ANSWER KEY - AWESOME STORIES QUIZ
Biographies
History
- American Colonies
- American Revolution - Highlights
- Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
- Assassination of John F. Kennedy
- Auschwitz: Place of Horrors
- Book Burning and Censorship
Disasters
- America Attacked: 9/11
- Black Death
- Challenger Disaster
- Columbia Space Shuttle Explosion
- Deepwater Horizon: Disaster in the Gulf
- Fatal Voyage: The Titanic