pider's Web explores the idea of trust. Do you trust your team-mates to lift you through the web? Do your team-mates trust you? Do you trust some people more than others?
 

In this extension, students will draw a large spider's web on a piece of paper. The web should have four large openings to write in. They can draw a large, menacing spider at the top, if they are so inclined.
 

In each opening, they will write one of the following phrases:

- "What is trust?"
- "I trust people who..."
- "People trust me when I..."
- "I need to trust people when..."

Once everyone has completed their drawing and phrases, do a group brainstorm on each phrase, starting with "What is trust?" Then, give them a moment to silently write in their own thoughts on their paper. Continue with the other three phrases.

 

Standards

This activity supports: California Academic Content Standards - English-Language Arts - Fourth - Writing - Writing Strategies - Organization and Focus.  Standard 1.1: Select a focus, an organizational structure, and a point of view based upon purpose, audience, length, and format requirements.