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CHARLOTTE’S WEB Chapters 4 – 6

Chapters 4 – 6. goslings Noun: a young goose “I do not play when there are eggs to hatch. I’m expecting goslings.”

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Page 1: Chapters 4 – 6. goslings Noun: a young goose “I do not play when there are eggs to hatch. I’m expecting goslings.”

CHARLOTTE’S WEBChapters 4 – 6

Page 2: Chapters 4 – 6. goslings Noun: a young goose “I do not play when there are eggs to hatch. I’m expecting goslings.”

goslings

Noun: a young goose“I do not play when there are eggs to hatch. I’m expecting goslings.”

Page 3: Chapters 4 – 6. goslings Noun: a young goose “I do not play when there are eggs to hatch. I’m expecting goslings.”

glutton

Noun: a person who eats too muchI am a glutton but not a merry-maker. Right now I am on my way to your trough to eat your breakfast.

Page 4: Chapters 4 – 6. goslings Noun: a young goose “I do not play when there are eggs to hatch. I’m expecting goslings.”

inheritance

Noun: something from the past that is still important or valuable “It’s a miserable inheritance,” said Wilbur, gloomily.

Page 5: Chapters 4 – 6. goslings Noun: a young goose “I do not play when there are eggs to hatch. I’m expecting goslings.”

detested

Verb: to dislike (someone or something) very strongly He could hardly believe what he was seeing, and although he detested flies, he was sorry for this one.

Page 6: Chapters 4 – 6. goslings Noun: a young goose “I do not play when there are eggs to hatch. I’m expecting goslings.”

salutations

Noun: The act of greeting someone.“When I say ‘salutations,’ it’s just my fancy way of saying hello or good morning.”

Page 7: Chapters 4 – 6. goslings Noun: a young goose “I do not play when there are eggs to hatch. I’m expecting goslings.”

scheming

Verb: to make plans to do or get something in a secret and often dishonest way “Charlotte is fierce, brutal, scheming, blood-thirsty – everything I don’t like.”

Page 8: Chapters 4 – 6. goslings Noun: a young goose “I do not play when there are eggs to hatch. I’m expecting goslings.”

decency

Noun: polite, moral, and honest behavior and attitudes that show respect for other people The rat had no morals, no conscience, no scruples, no consideration, no decency, no milk of rodent kindness, no compunctions, no higher feeling, no friendliness, no anything.

Page 9: Chapters 4 – 6. goslings Noun: a young goose “I do not play when there are eggs to hatch. I’m expecting goslings.”

lair

Noun: the place where a wild animal sleeps He pushed and nudged until he succeeded in rolling it to his lair under the trough.

Page 10: Chapters 4 – 6. goslings Noun: a young goose “I do not play when there are eggs to hatch. I’m expecting goslings.”

compunctions

Noun: feelings of regretThe rat had no morals, no conscience, no scruples, no consideration, no decency, no milk of rodent kindness, no compunctions, no higher feeling, no friendliness, no anything.

Page 11: Chapters 4 – 6. goslings Noun: a young goose “I do not play when there are eggs to hatch. I’m expecting goslings.”

stealthily

Adverb: quietly and secretly in order to avoid being noticed And Templeton, the rat, crept stealthily along the wall and disappeared into a private tunnel that he had dug between the door and the trough in Wilbur’s yard.

Page 12: Chapters 4 – 6. goslings Noun: a young goose “I do not play when there are eggs to hatch. I’m expecting goslings.”

endure

Verb: to deal with or accept (something unpleasant) He didn’t know whether he could endure the awful loneliness any more.

Page 13: Chapters 4 – 6. goslings Noun: a young goose “I do not play when there are eggs to hatch. I’m expecting goslings.”

dejected

Adjective: sad because of failure, loss, etc. Friendless, dejected, and hungry, he threw himself down in the manure and sobbed.

Page 14: Chapters 4 – 6. goslings Noun: a young goose “I do not play when there are eggs to hatch. I’m expecting goslings.”

QAR QUESTIONS

RIGHT THERE THINK AND SEARCH

AUTHOR AND ME

ON MY OWN

How did Wilbur find his mysterious friend?

Describe how Templeton spends his time.

Would you trust Templeton? Why or why not?

Have you ever felt like you needed a friend? What did you do about it? Explain.

What did Charlotte learn from her family?

Tell the good and bad qualities Wilbur discovered about Charlotte.

Do you think you could make a deal with a character like Templeton? Why or why not?

Would you rather share a meal with Charlotte or Wilbur? Tell why?