Charlottes Web Introduction

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Charlotte’s Web

By: E.B. White


Illustrated By: Garth Williams
E.B. White (1899-1985)
*American Author

*Known for Charlotte’s Web, Stuart


Little, & The Trumpet Of The Swan

*Fun Fact: Had a home in Maine!

*To learn more please visit


E.B. White’s Biography
Garth Williams
1912-1996

*Illustrator of the century

* Known for illustrating: Charlotte’s


Web, Stuart Little, & Little House
on the Prarie

*Learn more about Garth Williams.


Characters of Charlotte’s Web
Primary Character: Wilbur - A Spring Pig

Major Characters: Fern Arable- a young girl , Charlotte A. Cavatica-a barn spider,
Templeton-a gluttonous rat

Minor Characters: (Human) Mr. John Arable-Fern’s father, Mrs. Arable-Fern’s


mother, Avery Arable-Fern’s brother, Mr. Homer L. Zuckerman-Fern’s Uncle,
Mrs. Edith Zuckerman- Fern’s Aunt, Lurvy-a farmhand, Henry Fussy-Fern’s
friend, Dr. Dorian-The Family Doctor. (Farm Animals) a Goose, Cows, Gander,
Horses, Lamb, Cocker Spaniel, Old Sheep, Uncle- an old pig.

Charlotte’s Children- Joy, Aranea, and Nellie


Setting
● Fern’s House

● Zuckerman’s Farm

● County Fair
Plot
Charlotte’s Web is the story of a livestock pig named Wilbur and his friendship with
a barn spider named Charlotte. When Wilbur is in danger of being slaughtered by
the farmer, Charlotte writes messages praising Wilbur in her web in order to
persuade the farmer to let him live.
● One chapter per school day

● Daily chapter reviews/quiz,


writing

Goals: ● Weekly vocab/spelling quizzes

● Compare and contrast the book


with the movie!

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