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Charlotte’sWeb�BYE.B.WHITE(1952)• Afterherfathersparesthelifeofa
pigletfromslaughteringitasruntofthelitter,alittlegirlnamedFernArablenurturesthepigletlovingly,naminghimWilbur.
• ThenoveltellsthestoryofWilburandhisfriendshipwithabarnspidernamedCharlotte.
• WhenWilburisindangerofbeingslaughteredbythefarmer,CharlottewritesmessagespraisingWilbur(suchas"SomePig")inherwebinordertopersuadethefarmertolethimlive.
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Objectives
AppropriatetotheirlevelofEnglishlanguagedevelopment,studentswillbeableto(BAT):• Shareopinions/perceptionsaboutthemesinCharlotte’sWeb;• Backupopinionswithevidence;• Follownormsofbehaviorforclassroomsmallgroupdiscussion;• UseEnglishappropriately(context,content,andpronunciation);• Useselectedvocabularyterms;and• Demonstratedevelopingproficiencyinreading,writing,speaking,
andlisteningEnglishasasecondlanguage
Assessments
• Progressmonitoringwillincludecheckingforunderstandingduringgroupworkandsubmissionofagroupassignment
• FinalAssessmentwillrevisionofQuickWrite1-paragraphessayon“WhoisaFriend?”
• PBL:BookTrailervideolongtermproject
Materials
• InternetConnectivitywithaudio• Rankingstrips• HandoutsforVocabularyActivity,WhoSaidWhat?,POV,andPOV
Argument,QuickWrite
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Structure
CLOSEREADING-CHAPTER1(35)1. IntroduceBook(Slide1)(5)2. IntroduceCloseReadingStrategy(6)3. AudiotapeofChapter1w/transcript(6)4. VocabularyActivity(6)5. WhoSaidWhat?(6)6. POVandPOVArgument(6)DIALECTICJOURNAL-CHAPTER5(24)1. IntroduceDialecticJournalStrategy(5)2. ConductDialecticJournal(13)3. Shareentrywithelbowpartner(6)WHATMAKESAGOODAFREND?(45)1. Quick-WriteonFriendship(15)2. Rankingactivity– CharacteristicsofaGoodFriend(15)3. Activity:WhoisaFriend?(2)4. PeerGroupSharingofQuick-writes(15)
LinguisticSupports
• DirectionsonDialecticJournal• TranscriptsofChapters1/2
INTO,THROUGH,ANDBEYONDATEXT
INTO THROUGH BEYONDINTRO–Introductiontothetextpreparesstudentsforcontenttobelearnedandconnectsnewcontentwithpriorlearning.Inourairplanetravelmetaphor,theINTROpartoftheflightincludesboarding,stowinggear,locatingsafetyfeatures,rollingdowntherunway,andtakingoff.
THROUGH–Bodyofthetextdeliversthecontenttobelearned.Inourairplanetravelmetaphor,theTHROUGHpartoftheflightiswhentheplaneistravelingattheappropriatealtitude,andyouarefreetomovearoundthecabin.
BEYOND–Closingthetextprovidestimeforreflectionandtolinktofuturelearning.Inourairplanetravelmetaphor,BEYONDpartoftheflightisthelanding,subsequentdeparturefromtheairplane,andontothenextpartofthejourney.
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CLOSEREADING–CHAPTER1
CloseReading• Closereadingis
thoughtful,criticalanalysisofatextthatfocusesonsignificantdetailsorpatternsinordertodevelopadeep,preciseunderstandingofthetext'sform,craft,meanings,etc.
• ItisakeyrequirementoftheCommonCoreStateStandardsanddirectsthereader'sattentiontothetextitself.
ClarificationofCloseReading1. “Where’sPapagoingwiththatax?”saidFerntohermotherastheyweresettingthetablefor
breakfast.2. “Outtothehoghouse,”repliedMrs.Arable.“Somepigswerebornlastnight.”3. “Idon’tseewhyheneedsanax,”continuedFern,whowasonlyeight.4. “Well,”saidhermother,“oneofthepigsisarunt.It’sverysmallandweak,anditwillneveramount
toanything.Soyourfatherhasdecidedtodoawaywithit.”5. “Doawaywithit?”shriekedFern.“Youmeankillit?Justbecauseit’ssmallerthantheothers?”6. Mrs.Arableputapitcherofcreamonthetable.“Don’tyell,Fern!”shesaid.“Yourfatherisright.The
pigwouldprobablydieanyway.”7. Fernpushedachairoutofthewayandranoutdoors.Thegrasswaswetandtheearthsmelledof
springtime.Fern’ssneakersweresoppingbythetimeshecaughtupwithherfather.8. “Pleasedon’tkillit!”shesobbed.“It’sunfair.”Mr.Arablestoppedwalking.9. “Fern,”hesaidgently,“youwillhavetolearntocontrolyourself.”10. “Controlmyself?”yelledFern.“Thisisamatteroflifeanddeath,andyoutalkaboutcontrolling
myself.”11. Tearsrandownhercheeksandshetookholdoftheaxandtriedtopullitoutofherfather’shand.12. “Fern,”saidMr.Arable,“Iknowmoreaboutraisingalitterofpigsthanyoudo.Aweaklingmakes
trouble.Nowrunalong!”13. “Butit’sunfair,”criedFern.“Thepigcouldn’thelpbeingbornsmall,couldit?IfIhadbeenverysmall
atbirth,wouldyouhavekilledme?”14. Mr.Arablesmiled.“Certainlynot,”hesaid,lookingdownathisdaughterwithlove.“Butthisis
different.Alittlegirlisonething,alittleruntypigisanother.”15. “Iseenodifference,”repliedFern,stillhangingontotheax.“Thisisthemostterriblecaseofinjustice
Ieverheardof.”
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QuotefromText:
Definition:
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Argument Construction, Document-Based Questions, Free Response Questions
DIALECTICJOURNAL–CHAPTER5:CHARLOTTE
DialecticJournal• Adialecticaljournalisawrittenconversationwithyourself
aboutapieceofliteraturethatencouragesthehabitofreflectivequestioning.
• Youwilluseadouble-entryformtoexaminedetailsofapassageandsynthesizeyourunderstandingofthetext.
TEXT REFLECTION
IwishIcouldseeyou,Wilbur,asclearlyasyoucanseeme.""Whycan'tyou?"askedthepig."I'mrighthere."“Yes,butI'mnear-sighted,"repliedCharlotte."I'vealwaysbeendreadfullynear-sighted.
ARESPIDERSREALLYNEAR-SIGHTED?HOWANDWHATDOSPIDERSSEE?Spidersusuallyhaveeighteyes(somehavesixorfewer),butfewhavegoodeyesight.Theyrelyinsteadontouch,vibrationandtastestimulitonavigateandfindtheirprey.(HowSpidersSeetheWorld,AustralianMuseum)
THEMEOFFRIENDSHIP
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RankingActivity• Organizethecharacteristicsofa
goodfriendintothreepiles– MOSTIMPORTANT(top5)– SOMEWHATIMPORTANT– LEASTIMPORTANT(bottom3)
• Composeanothercharacteristicofagoodfriendandaddittotheappropriatepile.
• Bereadytoshareyourtopfivecharacteristicsandtheanswertothequestionbelow:– Whichcategoryofcharacteristicsdidyouidentifyasmostimportant?• Integrity–characteristicsingreen• Caring–characteristicsinorange• Congeniality–characteristicsinblue
Quick-WriteActivity
• Thinkaboutapersoninyourlifethatyouconsidertobeagoodfriend(pastorpresent).
• Reviewthelistofcharacteristicsofagoodfriendandconsiderhowyourankedtheminorderofimportance.
Ina10-minuteQuickWrite,(1)composeashortstoryaboutyourfriendthatillustratesyourrelationship;and(2)identify2-3differentcharacteristicsportrayedbyyourfriend.Bepreparedtoshareyourwritinginasmallgroup.
Atruefriendacceptswhoyouare,butalsohelpsyoubecomewhoyoushouldbe.
PeerSharingActivity
• Onebyone,eachmemberreadstheirstoryandidentifies1-2characteristicsportrayedbytheirfriend.
• Thegroupthenreflectsonthestoryanddecideswhetherthefriendportraysintegrity,caring,congeniality,oracombinationoftwoorallthree.
ValueofPeerCritique/Review/Sharing• givesstudentsopportunitiestoanalyzeandevaluate• Increasesamountoffeedbackstudentsreceive• promotescollaboration,communication,andreflection• improvesunderstandingbybothstudentconductingcritiqueandpersonreceivingreview
Happiness is . . . good conversation.
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