Oct 13, 2015 - Browse over 10 educational resources created by UpperElExplorer in the official Teachers Pay Teachers store. The ship is a living, breathing ecosystem that Charlotte becomes very much a part of. When Charlotte goes down into top cargo to fetch her clothing, for example, she refers to it as being in the belly of the whale (6.55). The animal comparison is apt since the Seahawk even seems to have a mind of its own. It sways, it bends, it heaves. Charlotte's Web Reading Response / Literature Circle Packet. by. My Teaching Spirit. 35. $4.50. PDF. This packet is based off the book, Charlotte's Web, by E.B. White. This is a great packet to use for guided reading groups, literature circles, individual reading, or whole class novel study. The purpose of this packet is for students to respond The novel is all about Charlotte's journey toward understanding her identity and who she is as an individual. It's also important that the title has both her first name and last name, as including both individuate her (that means to make her into an individual, or to single her out). For more on Charlotte's name see: "Character Clues: Names." The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle is a historical novel by the American author Avi published in 1990. The book is marketed towards children at a reading level of grades 5-8. The book chronicles the evolution of the title character as she is pushed outside her naive existence and learns about life aboard a ship crossing from England to America in 1832. Summary. True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle is a YA historical novel by American writer Avi, published in 1990. The novel is set in 1832 during a voyage from Liverpool in England to Providence, Rhode Island in the USA. Charlotte, thirteen, is an upper class girl who has lived a very sheltered life at The Barrington School for Better Girls. The On Tuesday, we had our first Literature Circle Discussion on the book, The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle.First we all talked about our favorite part from the introduction and the first two chapters. We had three main favorite parts: when Zachariah gave Charlotte the knife and told her to keep it for protection; when Mr. Grummage was having an argument with one of the sailors on the ship The conflict of this book is when Charlotte Doyle was accused of murder and was found guilty. This type of conflict is called Man vs Man. Avi's use of similes is the third and last reason that makes the book interesting and makes me want to recommend this book to a friend. Similes help you visualize the story. The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle dramatizes the conflict between an individual (Charlotte) and an oppressive system of rules and order (Captain Jaggery's tyrannical rule). Charlotte sees for herself the kind of cruelty inflicted by Captain Jaggery's rules and regulations and even suffers personally when she's wrongfully convicted of a crime she did not commit. Literature circles tend to be more structured with a focus on an academic outcome than book clubs. In a literature circle unit, students may only have three or four novels to choose from. Their groups might be anywhere from five to ten students. All of the novel choices will share a key quality such as a theme, historical time period, or author. The hurricane symbolizes the conflict on the Seahawk. During the hurricane, Mr. Hollybrass is killed with Charlotte's dirk