Charlotte's Web Research Paper

Charlotte’s web suitable for foundation phase
Charlotte’s web is a novel written by E.B White for children. The novel is based on a little girl named Fern who saved the life of a piglet named Wilbur from being killed by Fern’s father named Mr. Arable. The following argument agrees that the novel is suitable for foundation phase learners, specifically the Grade 3 learners because it embrace the daily occurrences which learners are aware of. In this novel I took out the more important aspects that are suitable for the learning development of the Grade 3 learners, which are Determination, Friendship and Death.
Determination is a good element for a child to have in order to achieve in every situation. Working hard in every task or in everyday

She even confronts her father not kill Wilbur by pulling the ax from him “please don’t kill it!” she sobbed. “It’s unfair” (White, 1952:2). Determination seeks those who are capable of performing tasks with no experience but find a way to achieve the goal. Determination allows a person to go an extra mile in finding what is needed in order to achieve the goal. According to the narrator “Fern loved Wilbur more than anything, she loved to stroke him, to feed him, to put him to bed. Every morning, as soon as she got up, she warmed his milk, tied his bib on, and held the bottle for him. Every afternoon, when the school bus stopped in front of her house, she jumped out and ran to the kitchen to fix another bottle for him. She fed him again at suppertime, and again just before going to bed” (White,

Wilbur is another one who was determined to know his friend by asking other animals "Attention, please!" he said in a loud, firm voice. "Will the party who addressed me at bedtime last night kindly make him or her known by giving an appropriate sign or signal” (White, 1952:34). Determination leads to persistent. Wilbur asked again Attention, please!" he said. "I will repeat the message. Will the parry who addressed me at bed time last night kindly speak up. Please tell me where you are, if you are my friend” (White, 1952:34).Wilbur was determined to know his friend even when he was called to shut up.
Friendship develops learners emotionally and socially in terms of showing support, love and loyalty. Showing love in friendship means respecting and being the shoulder of your friend in bad and in good times. In the novel Fern did not neglect the fact Wilbur for the fact that she was sold to Mr. Zuckerman, “Fern came almost every day to visit him” (White, 1952:14). She went there to visit Wilbur to see how she was coping with in the new environment. Friendships provide children with more than just fun playmates but a shoulder to cry on in difficult times and a laughing