CHAPTER 20: Hour of Triumph” “The Where is Fern during Wilbur’s great triumph (pg. 156)? Would Fern isn’t there to celebrate Wilbur’s prize. She runs off to go Fern have done this at the beginning of the book? How has on the Ferris wheel with Henry Fussy. Fern probably wouldn’t Fern changed? have done this at the beginning of the book because she babied Wilbur and spent a lot more of her time with him. But Fern has changed. She has started spending more time with Henry Fussy and less time with Wilbur. She is growing up. Note: This will be a tricky question for kids. First, prompt your students to remember how Fern treated Wilbur like an infant at the beginning of the book. Once they remember this, they will be able to see how much Fern has changed. You might also remind them of what Dr. Dorian said might happen to Fern; he said she would grow up and she does. CHAPTER 21: Day” “Last of the hundreds of people that had visited the Fair, Students will have varied responses. Charlotte is happy that she “Nobody, knew that a grey spider had played the most important part of has saved Wilbur, and that her babies will be safe and go on to all. No one was with her when she died.” live with Wilbur at the farm. Charlotte is sad that she won’t ever get to see her babies (said in a previous chapter), and that The last two sentences of this chapter are very, very sad. No she won’t get to be with Wilbur. one ever knew that Charlotte was the one who wrote those messages in the webs, and she ends up dying all alone after Note: Your students may stray away from the text on this Wilbur and Templeton leave in the crate. question, wanting to talk more broadly about death and how it makes people feel. As much as you can, ask students to think But now, think back on everything that has happened in this about what happens in the text that makes them think chapter. Do you think Charlotte was happy or sad when she Charlotte is happy or sad when she dies. Ask them to give you died? What happened in the story that makes you think so? examples.
CHAPTER 20: “The Hour of Triumph” Where is Fern during Wilbur’s great triumph (pg. 156)? Would Fern have done this at the beginning of the book? How has Fern changed? Fern isn’t there to celebrate Wilbur’s prize. She runs off to go on the Ferris wheel with Henry Fussy. Fern probably wouldn’t have done this at the beginning of the book because she babied Wilbur and spent a lot more of her time with him. But Fern has changed. She has started spending more time with Henry Fussy and less time with Wilbur. She is growing up. Note: This will be a tricky question for kids. First, prompt your students to remember how Fern treated Wilbur like an infant at the beginning of the book. Once they remember this, they will be able to see how much Fern has changed. You might also remind them of what Dr. Dorian said might happen to Fern; he said she would grow up and she does. CHAPTER 21: “Last Day” “Nobody, of the hundreds of people that had visited the Fair, knew that a grey spider had played the most important part of all. No one was with her when she died.” The last two sentences of this chapter are very, very sad. No one ever knew that Charlotte was the one who wrote those messages in the webs, and she ends up dying all alone after Wilbur and Templeton leave in the crate. But now, think back on everything that has happened in this chapter. Do you think Charlotte was happy or sad when she died? What happened in the story that makes you think so? Students will have varied responses. Charlotte is happy that she has saved Wilbur, and that her babies will be safe and go on to live with Wilbur at the farm. Charlotte is sad that she won’t ever get to see her babies (said in a previous chapter), and that she won’t get to be with Wilbur. Note: Your students may stray away from the text on this question, wanting to talk more broadly about death and how it makes people feel. As much as you can, ask students to think about what happens in the text that makes them think Charlotte is happy or sad when she dies. Ask them to give you examples.
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