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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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