Student Objectives:
- Take turns reading pages or paragraphs in the book to practice their reading skills.
- Identify who the main characters and settings of the story are.
- Understand the moral lessons presented in the book.
- Be able to summarize the story in their own words.
Video Links:
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(Optional) Diversity of Spiderwebs:
Theocratic Connections:
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Activity 1 – Reading Chapter 11: The Miracle Part 2 – Pages 81-85 (20 minutes):
Open the story in the Bookclub bookcase and have students take turns reading the rest of the chapter. Assign character roles if appropriate.
Activity 2 – Discussion (10 minutes):
Ask students the following questions:
- “Why is Mr. Zuckerman so quick to dismiss Charlotte as being the extraordinary one?”
- “Mr. Zuckerman tells his wife, ‘Our pig is completely out of the ordinary’. What other characters in this story are extraordinary? Why?”
- “When Mr. Zuckerman told the minister about the web, only 4 people knew. By the next Sunday, everyone in the county knew. Who do you think told?”
- “When Charlotte’s plan starts to work, Wilbur becomes a famous pig. Fern is happy that Wilbur will be saved, but finds that things on the farm have changed. In what way do things change? How does Fern feel about these changes?”
(Optional) Activity 3 – Watch and Discuss: Diversity of Spiderwebs Video:
Watch the video and ask students which web they think is the coolest.
Assessment:
Assess student understanding of the story’s moral through participation in discussions, completion of reflection questions, and identification of key concepts presented.