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Charlotte Web's: The Real Story

Kim Combs and Carolyn Greenlee
Rush Strong School

4^th grade

Subjects

Reading Science

Overview

Students will Integrate science and reading using the book Charlotte's Web.

Time Frame
Two days (45 minutes)

Objectives

In this lesson, students will:

distinguish between fantasy and reality

distinguish between fact and opinion

write an original story

Materials

Software Used in this Lesson

Microsoft® Word

Other Software Used in this Lesson

Netscape Procedure

Read chapter five of Charlotte's Web orally.
After reading Chapter five, discuss the difference between reality and fantasy comparing Charlotte and real spiders.
Review the definition of a fact and an opinion.
Use Microsoft Word to type in a list of facts and opinions.
Have students underline the sentences that represent a fact using the monitor and a dry erase marker.
Divide students into small groups
Use black construction paper and white yarn or chalk to create a web of either spider facts or fantasy(opinions)
Use the web to create a story at the computer using Microsoft Word

National Standards Addressed by this Lesson

Improved student achievement through the use of technology as a tool to enhance the reading curriculum.

State Standards Addressed by this Lesson

State of the art technology will be used to improve curriculum

For additional relevant information, visit the following Web sites:

Title1: E.B. White's Homepage

URL1: http://www.tiac.net/users/winlib/biog.htm

Description1: This website contains a biography of the author of Charlotte's Web.

Title2: Spiders

URL2: http://www.sedl.org/scimath/pasopartners/spiders/welcome.html

Description2: This website contains several different lesson plans on spiders and spider facts.

Author(s) Contact Information

Name Kim Combs and Carolyn Greenlee

E-Mail Address: combsk1@ten-nash.ten.k12.tn.us
greenleec@ten-nash.ten.k12.tn.us

School Home Page

Rush Strong School http://207.125.93.3/rss.htm

Activity Sheet

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Create Your Own Web

Overview

The class will be divided into small groups and create their own web using spider facts or fantasy.

Procedures

Pass out black construction paper, white chalk or yarn. Students will make a web using these materials. Students will choose to make a web using either spider facts or opinions(fantasy). Students these on the black paper using chalk. Then, the students will take their web to the computer to write an original story using Microsoft Word.

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