Anthropomorphism Chart
Before watching the 2006 movie Charlotte’s Web, describe human qualities that are often given to the following non-human creatures.
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Crow— What characteristics do people and society attribute to this animal?
EXAMPLE: People and society tend to think that crows are harmful to crops; that they carry disease, are pesky, annoying, unclean, vermin, parasitic, and that they are un-necessary and need to be destroyed.
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Spider— What characteristics do people and society attribute to this creature?
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Pig— What characteristics do people and society attribute to this animal?
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Sheep— What characteristics do people and society attribute to this animal?
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Rat— What characteristics do people and society attribute to this animal?
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Horse— What characteristics do people and society attribute to this animal?
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Next, write down ideas that describe how these animals relate to one another:
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While watching/after watching the 2006 movie titled Charlotte’s Web:
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……take notes for how anthropomorphism is used in characters to "address a specific social problem of that time (early 1950s) and to draw a universal lesson that may be applicable in other situations and epochs" (Zipes). Identify the social problem and the universal lesson that are being characterized through White's story.
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