Charlotte`s Web Chapters I, II, III, and IV Activity Card 1

Charlotte’s Web
Chapters I, II, III, and IV
Activity Card 1-Due Thursday, April 16th
Choose one activity from the list.
1. Pretend you are Fern and write a diary as her. Make the diary and write at least 3 entries
from Fern’s point of view. The first entry should tell all that happened on the day she got
Wilbur for a pet. The last entry should tell what happened on the day Wilbur went to live on
Zuckerman’s farm. Entries in between should describe days when Wilbur was living with
Fern. Your diary will be graded on how well you present Fern’s point of view, if you include
dates, the amount and quality of your details, and how creative your diary is. (10 points)
2. Pretend that the author has asked you to draw a diagram of the Zuckerman barn for
Charlotte’s Web. Make a large drawing, at least 12x 18, of the inside of the barn. You will
need to include items listed on pages 12-14. Add captions to your diagram to further explain
your picture. You may want to research how barns are built to further describe your barn.
Your diagram will be graded on the amount of details used from the book, the clarity of
your captions, and any additional details you are able to provide. (10 points)
3. Write a short play describing the actions of Wilbur’s escape in Chapter III. Include a list
of characters at the beginning, including a narrator. You may want to also include a list of
costumes and/or props needed. Start the scene with Wilbur being bored and end the scene
with Wilbur eating his slops. Be sure to look at pages 16-23 to gather your ideas for your
dialogue. You can also look at other plays we have read this year for ideas. Your play will be
graded on the quality of dialogue and how well the play follows the action of the story. (20
points)
4. A timeline is a number line broken into sections to show the chronological order of events
(see example above). In Chapter IV, Wilbur plans out his schedule for the day. Recreate his
schedule as a timeline. Include the times, illustrations and explanations/labels. Your timeline
should cover all the hours in Wilbur’s schedule listed on page 25-26, at least 4-5
illustrations, and details about all the events he had planned. (10 points)
Extra Information:
Timeline- Example:
Diary- A diary is a notebook or journal kept to record or write down your thoughts about what happened
during the day. It is written from your point of view, as if you were talking to another person. Each day you
write in the diary is called an entry. The date is written at the top of the entry. Sometimes the entry begins
with “Dear Diary,” as if you were writing a letter to the book.
Diagram- A diagram is a simplified drawing showing the appearance, structure, or workings of something. It
is made to give more detailed information. Captions are sentences and labels included in the diagram to
explain in more detail the parts shown.
Play- A play is a set of dialogue, or speaking lines, between two or more characters. Dialogue will go back and
forth between the characters. Often a narrator will be included to describe things that cannot be seen or
heard by from the audience, those watching the play. A play will also include a list of all characters in the
play and set and costumes needed.
Rubric
Requirements met:
Points for “10
Points for “20
Information Included
point” Projects
point” Projects
Followed directions and included all information. Included additional
6 points
11-12 points
information.
Followed directions and included all information.
4-5 points
7-10 points
Followed some of the directions and/or missing one or two pieces of
information.
2-3 points
3-6 points
Did not follow directions. Missing majority of information asked for
by directions.
0-1 point
0-2 points
Points for “10
point” Projects
2 points
Points for “20
point” Projects
3-4 points
1 points
1-2 points
0 points
0 points
Points for “10
point” Projects
Points for “20
point” Projects
2 points
3-4 points
1 points
1-2 points
0 points
0 points
Effort/Neatness:
Information Included
Work shows effort. Very neat and understandable.
Work shows some effort but is messy and hard to understand.
Work is extremely messy and very little to no effort is shown.
Creativity:
Information Included
Work shows creativity and originality. Work is obviously student
created, not adult created.
Work shows some creativity.
Work is not creative and misses the point of the project.