Charlotte's web is a classic book written in 1952 based on the life of a young pig named Wilbur. Wilbur was born the runt of his litter and was saved by Fern, the daughter of the farmer who owned him. Once Wilbur had grown to be a few months old Fern had to sell him to her uncle's Farm. Wilbur learns the life of a farm pig for a few happy months until he hears whispers of his death by some of the animals. Alone at the farm, Wilbur finds a friend in Charlotte, the spider who lives in the corner of the door frame in the barn. Charlotte is determined to save Wilbur from being the main course of Christmas dinner. Charlotte comes up with a brilliant plan to save Wilbur and begins to weave words into her well-crafted web. Charlotte draws enough attention Wilbur to get him a trip to the County Fair. Wilbur looks to Charlotte as a mentor and a mother-figure, she provides him comfort and soothes his mind. Once at the fair Wilbur receives a reward from the County Fair for the attention he has gained from Charlotte's words weaved in his head. Wilbur is challenged by the concept of Charlotte's life coming to an end after she laid her eggs and is determined to take care of Charlotte's children in the wake of her passing. Charlotte provides Wilbur with advice, trust, and most of all friendship and Wilbur is left to carry on these lessons Charlotte has taught him after she is gone.
I would use this book in the classroom in many ways. Charlotte’s Web has many themes that could be applied into a language arts curriculum. A way to introduce vocabulary into the classroom using this book as a resource would be to have each student pick a word that they would want Charlotte to spin into her web that reflects a specific characteristic of themselves.
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