Introduction
Charlotte's Web is a children's novel by E.B. White. The novel was published in 1952 and tells the story of a pig, a spider, and their friendship.
We will be using this fourth grade reading level novel to model good narrative writing and take the opportunity to improve our writing skills.
Task
There are 22 chapters in Charlotte's Web, so it will take approximately a month to read through the whole novel and work through our various writing exercises.
Take time to read each assigned chapter carefully and pay particular attention to whatever skill or technique we are focusing on currently.
The chapters are short, so you may need to read the assigned chapter several times to really pick out the finer points of the lesson.
Process
Chapter 1: Setting
Follow the link below and read the first paragraph on the page and the following two sections on the two main types of setting:
https://literarydevices.net/setting/
Read the following excerpt from Writer's Digest to learn about the various elements that are considered part of the setting of a story:
http://www.writersdigest.com/tip-of-the-day/discover-the-basic-elements-of-setting-in-a-story