Charlotte's Web

Chapters 1 & 2

How do you think Fern feels about Wilbur? How do you think she feels when she has to call her uncle to arrange to sell Wilbur?

-I think Fern feels glad to have Wilbur as a pet. Her feelings change when she has to give Wilbur to her uncle. Fern tells her father not to sell Wilbur ,he does.

Chapters 3 & 4

What happens because Fern does not come to visit Wilbur? How might Chapter 3 have been different if she had come to visit him?

-When  Fern does not come Wilbur feels lonely. Wilbur would not have escaped or feel lonely if Fern visited him  every day.

Chapters 5 & 6

Wilbur is happy to have a new friend in Charlotte, but he says friendship is a gamble, and each person has good and bad qualities. Why do you think Wilbur worries about becoming friends with Charlotte?

-Wilbur probably thinks that Charlotte will eat him. Maybe Wilbur feels like she is a bad spider .Wilbur wants to know if she will play with him.

Chapters 7 - 9

Write as many words as you can that describe Charlotte's character. Choose your favorite three words and explain why you chose each one.

-good, nice, encouraging, caring, trust-worthy, helpful

Caring - Because she cares about Wilbur and she says she won't let him die.

Nice - Because she never yells, is nice to Wilbur by not in a bad way telling him that he's not able to spin a web.

Trust-worthy - Because she tells Wilbur that she's not going to let him die and she promises that she won't, and Wilbur trusts her.