Charlotte's Web, by E.B. White, is a children's boo about a pig called Wilbur. He is in danger of being killed and eaten as pigs usually do. Soon he befriends Charlotte, a very intelligent spider, who promises to save his life. Charlotte's Web teaches us all about being a good and encouraging friend.
Good friendships make our life better.
We have used different ways of exploring the novel. In languages we have written and performed our own plays (based on the chapter 'Bad News'). This helped us understand the features of a play script and our talking and listening skills.
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| Menna is playing Charlotte, high up in her web. Abi is playing Wilbur, in his pen. Dylan is the sheep with baaadd news! |
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| Caity is playing Fern, who watches and listens to the animals and their adventures. |
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| Pupils had to work well in groups to write and perform their play. |
Recently, Primary 4 acted as reporters at a fair so they could write a news article about Wilbur's trip to the fair. This was a great way to think more about news reports and the lot of Charlotte's Web.
We have used Charlotte's Web to inspire our art work but most of all, it teaches us about friendship.
