Charlotte's Web Literature Guide (Elementary Solutions)

This complete Literature Guide for Charlotte's Web by E.B. White has been written to focus on
time-tested best practices for teaching, and is aligned to the Common Core State Standards,
the NCTE/IRA English Language Arts Standards, and the Texas TEKS for grades 3 and 4. This
Charlotte's Web teaching guide has the rigor you are looking for, while helping your
students enjoy the story itself. Your students will walk away with a love, enjoyment, and
understanding of the literature and a grasp of the skills required for state and national testing.
(158 pages)

This complete Charlotte's Web Literature Guide for Grades 3-4 includes

CCSS Informational Text Focus activities, including
Spiders (RI.3.1, RI.3.4; RI.4.1, RI.4.3, RI.4.4)
Author Biography: E. B. White (RI.3.1, RI.3.4; RI.4.1, RI.4.3, RI.4.4)

Pre-Reading Activities and Ideas
Anticipation/Reaction Guide
Vocabulary Lists, with and without Definitions
Glossary of Unique Terminology
Note-Taking Organizer
Sample Note-Taking Organizer
Chapter Questions for each set of Chapters (RL.3.1, RL.3.3, RL.3.5; RL.4.1, RL.4.3)

CCSS Language Focus activities, including
Capitalization (L.3.2, L.3.2.A; L.4.2, L.4.2.A)
Commas (L.3.2, L.3.2.B, L.3.2.C; L.4.2, L.4.2.B, L.4.2.C)
Direct Speech and Quotation Marks (L.3.2, L.3.2.C; L.4.2, L.4.2.B)
Complete Sentences (L.3.1, L.3.1.A, L.3.1.F, L.3.1.I; L.4.1, L.4.1.F)
Homophones (L.4.1.G)
Prefixes (L.3.4.B; L.4.4.B)
Similes and Metaphors (L.3.5.A; L.4.5.A)

CCSS Literature Focus lessons, including
Using Details from the Story (RL.3.1, RL.3.2, RL.3.3; RL.4.1, RL.4.2, RL.4.3)
Setting (RL.3.1; RL.4.1, RL.4.3)
Character Traits (RL.3.1, RL.3.3; RL.4.1, RL.4.3)
Finding Similarities and Differences (RL.3.3, RL.3.6; RL.4.3)
Inference and Explicit Information (RL.3.1; RL.4.1)
Themes (RL.3.2; RL.4.2)
Character Development (RL.3.3, RL.3.5; RL.4.3)

CCSS Writing Focus activities, including
Character Analysis (W.3.5, W.3.8; W.4.5, W.4.9, W.4.9.A)
Sensory Details (W.3.3.B, W.3.4; W.4.3.D, W.4.4)
Supporting Your Opinion (W.3.1, W.3.1.A, W.3.1.B, W.3.1.C; W.4.1, W.4.1.A, W.4.1.B, W.4.1.C)
Cartoon Narratives (W.3.8)
Organizing Your Writing (W.3.5; W.4.5)
Powerful Words (L.4.2.D, W.4.3.B)
Technology Focus: Character Traits Word Cloud (W.3.6; W.4.6)

Reading Comprehension Quizzes
Vocabulary Quizzes
Two Final Tests - one, Mixed Formats; one, entirely Multiple Choice
Final Vocabulary Test
Post-Reading Extension Ideas and Activities
Writing Ideas
Teacher Guide, including
Notes for the Teacher
Teacher Agenda
Chapter Summaries
Complete Answer Key
References and Further Reading
Common Core Alignment Documentation for Grades 3 and 4