This new program combines a children’s literary classic with the excitement of Hollywood movies. Teachers are encouraged to create a class project based on themes from E.B. White’s best selling children’s novel Charlotte’s Web. Projects should involve the entire class and draw on inspiration from the book. This project presents the perfect opportunity for teachers to create lessons and class projects based on the novel. For teaching tools and classroom activities please visit www.walden.com/web/teach/charlotte and www.charlotteswebmovie.com

Four classes will be chosen to attend a private advanced screening of the new Paramount Pictures movie “Charlotte’s Web” with Raptors players on December 14, 2006. The movie, which stars Dakota Fanning as Fern and features the voices of Julia Roberts, Steve Buscemi, John Cleese, Oprah Winfrey, Cedric the Entertainer, Kathy Bates, Reba McEntire, Robert Redford, Thomas Haden Church and André Benjamin is a live-action film adapted from the book. “Charlotte’s Web” opens in theatres on December 20, 2006.

Instructions:

• Projects can include but are not limited to stories, essays, book reports, poems and artwork.
• Submissions will be evaluated for content and creativity by the Toronto Raptors organization.
• Layout of the project is at the discretion of the teacher.
• Projects must be submitted as a CLASS, individual student submissions will not be accepted.
• Entries will be accepted from October 10, 2006 – November 24, 2006.
• Winning classes will be notified in the first week of December and must be available to attend the screening of the film during the afternoon of December 14th.
• All submissions will receive certificates of recognition.

Please submit entries to:

See The Book Charlotte’s Web Contest
c/o Sandra Farfan
40 Bay Street, Suite 400
Toronto, ON
M5J 2X2


Note: Submissions must include teacher name, grade, school address and phone number