Charlottes Web chapters 1-8

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 1

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Quick test - the story so far

Characters

Literary devices

Vocabulary assignment

Debate

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Read chapter 9 and do the first assignment in your reader

Just write the answers instead of cutting the sentences

Why? Understanding and remembering the order of events

Chapter 1: how much money is Wilbur sold for?

1. $7
2. $8
3. $6
4. $10

Vocabulary: what does injustice mean

1. Something that is beautiful
2. Something that is strange
3. Something which is difficult to do
4. Something that is unfair

How does Wilbur feel in chapter when he goes back to the barnyard

1. Relieved
2. Sad
3. Helpless
4. Angry

Avery is Charlotte's brother

1. True
2. False

How did Mr Arable feel about Wilbur leaving?

1. Happy
2. A little sad
3. Relieved
4. Nervous

Warm is an adjective

1. True
2. False

Who is worried about Fern?

1. Charlotte
2. Mr Zuckerman
3. Avery
4. Mrs Arable

What does it mean to have sharp ears?

1. Your ears are clean
2. You can hear well
3. Your ears are pointed
4. You don't listen to others

Characters in the book

Go to the character list in your reader

Under the character name, list words to describe them

In the blank box find evidence in the book to support your ideas

(write quotes from the book)

Repeat this for: Fern, Avery, Charlotte, Mrs Arable, Mr Arable and Wilbur

Which word best describes Templeton

1. Weird
2. Trustworthy
3. Nice
4. Selfish

What is the most important thing that has happened in the story so far...

Foreshadowing:

When a writer gives us hints in the text so we know what is going to happen next

Which example of foreshawdowing have you read about? Use the book to help you

Assignment

You are going to write a short note to Fern

Explain what you have learned from foreshadowing in the book

Use new vocabulary words

Plan your paragraph (see next slide)

Use evidence from the text

Example

Dear Fern,

I wanted to let you know about something I feel worried about. 

Your dad has gone out this morning with an axe. I think he might want to kill one of the new piglets. One of the new piglets is a runt and will cost your father too much money to keep.

Please help save the piglet

Assignment

• You are going to write a short note to Fern
  
• Explain what you have learned from foreshadowing in the book
• Use new vocabulary words
• Plan your paragraph 
• Use evidence from the text

Write 50-80 words

Swap assignments

Check the assignment for:

-Correct paragraph build up

 -An example of foreshadowing

 - Evidence from the text

-New vocabulary words

- 50-80 words, wordcount

Finished?

Do your vocabulary words for Chapter 9