Chapter 9
What does Charlotte like to do every afternoon?
rebuild her web
Where did Avery put the frog when he went to ride the big barn swing?
in his pocket
Great readers use what they already know to make predictions about what they think will happen next in the story.
What does predict mean?
to make a guess about what will happen next
What does "idiosyncrasy" mean?
Hint: Cookie Monster's idiosyncrasy is that he likes to eat cookies.
an unusual way that a specific person behaves
What does it mean to visualize as you are reading?
When you visualize, you make a movie in your mind to help you understand and remember details about the characters, setting, and events in the story.
What was Wilber trying to do that only spiders could do in the barn?
spin a web
What was Avery going to do to Charlotte?
capture her
What does "gullible" mean?
Charlotte says the Zuckerman's are gullible because they fell for her trick.
easy to fool
Great readers go back and revise, or improve, predictions they have made.
What does it mean to revise?
go back and improve
flips, tricks, and jumps
What did Wilber use to try to spin his web?
(Hint: he got it from Templeton)
string
What happened when Avery broke Templeton's egg?
everything smelled horrible
How did Charlotte change the way the farmer looked at Wilber?
She wrote "SOME PIG" in her web.
Why did Charlotte call a meeting in the barn?
She wanted to ask the animals for more words she could write in her web about Wilber.
Why didn't Charlotte want to use the first word that Templeton brought back?
Why does Charlotte have to rebuild her web every single day?
Bugs get in it and mess it up
Why did Wilber save extra food for Templeton?
Templeton had helped save Charlotte's life because he took the rotten egg.
What was the first thing Lurvy noticed when he brought Wilber's breakfast to him that morning?
He saw what Charlotte wrote in her web - SOME PIG
Even though Wilber did not think he was Terrific, why did Charlotte want to write it anyway?
Charlotte wanted to write Terrific anyway because she wanted everyone else to think he was terrific.
Why didn't Charlotte use sticky thread to write the message?
Bugs would get stuck in it.
How did Wilber feel when he realized he could not spin a web?
sad, he started to cry
What does "sedentary" mean?
Charlotte says she is a sedentary spider.
sitting still a good part of the time
What happened when other people learned about the message?
People came from all over to see Wilbur.
Why did Templeton agree to help the animals?
He was worried about going hungry if Wilber was to die.
What was the word that Charlotte decided to write in her web?
radiant