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Key  Learning  Areas  

Reading  Comprehension  

Concepts  Taught  

Key  Ideas  and  Details  

Theme  

Target  Age  

9  –  11  Year  Olds  

Duration  

1  x  60  minute  Session  

You  will  need:  

Comprehension  Quiz  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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• WHAT  ARE  KEY  IDEAS/DETAILS?  • WHAT  DO  STUDENTS  

UNDERSTAND  AFTER  READING  A  TEXT?  

 

Learning  Intention  /  Overview  This   quiz  will  access   students’  understanding  of   Charlie  and   the  Chocolate  Factory  by  Ronald  Dahl.    Students  will  read  closely  to  determine   what   the   text   says   explicitly   as  well   as  make   logical  inferences  about  characters  and  events  from  the  story.    Students  will   also   answer   questions   about   key   ideas,   theme,   and   other  literary   elements.     This   quiz   will   include   questions   from  knowledge  and  reasoning  standards.  

Methods  /  Teaching  Strategies  • Quizzing  • Independent  Task  

 

Assessment  of  Learning  

• Quiz  (provided)    

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Summative  Comprehension  Quiz  

                                                                                                                 

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Activity  1:    Allow  students  to  get  into  small  groups  and  discuss  Charlie  and  the  Chocolate  Factory.      Remind  students  to  review  the  characters,  problem,  solution,  and  important  events  from  the  chapter  book.    Once  they  are  finished  or  in  about  10-­‐15  minutes,  have  the  students  go  back  to  individual  seats  for  quiz  sheet.  

 

Activity  2:    Distribute  quiz  handouts  to  each  student.    The  quiz  will  access  students’  understanding  of  the  chapter  book  Charlie  and  the  Chocolate  Factory.      

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Teaching  Instructions  

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1-­‐5  COMPLETE  THE  FOLLOW  CHART  WITH  DETAILS  FROM  THE  CHAPTER  BOOK  

 

CHARACTER  MATCH:  WRITE  THE  LETTER  OF  THE  CORRECT  CHARACTER  NEXT  TO  EACH  DESCRIPTION.  

6.  Grandpa  Joe  ______     a.  winner  of  the  last  golden  ticket  

7.  Willy  Wonka  ______     b.  drank  from  the  chocolate  river/floated  away    

8.  Charlie  Bucket  ______     c.  who  accompanies  Charlie  to  the  factory  

9.  Augustus  Gloop  ______     d.  chewed  the  chewing  gum  meal    

10.Violet  Beauregarde  _____   e.  owner  of  the  chocolate  factory    

 

 

STORY  ELEMENTS  

 

EXAMPLE  FROM  CHAPTER  BOOK:  

WHO  ARE  THESE  CHARACTERS?   ANTAGONIST:  

PROTAGONIST:  

WHERE  DOES  THE  MAJORITY  OF  THE  STORY  TAKE  PLACE?  (SETTING)  

 

WHAT  IS  THE  PROBLEM  IN  THE  FIRST  CHAPTER  OF  THE  BOOK?  

 

EXPLAIN  HOW  THIS  PROBLEM  IS  SOLVED  AT  THE  CONCLUSION  OF  THE  BOOK?  

 

WHAT  THEME  OR  LESSON  IS  TAUGHT  IN  THIS  BOOK?  

 

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11.  How  often  does  Charlie  get  to  eat  a  chocolate  bar?     A.  once  a  month     b.  once  a  week     c.  once  a  year    12.  What  happened  to  the  chocolate  palace  that  Wonka  built  for  Prince  Pondicherry?     A.  it  melted  when  the  temperatures  became  hot     B.  everyone  started  eating  it  until  it  was  all  gone     C.  it  crumbled  and  fell  when  it  frozen  during  the  winter    13.    Everlasting  Gobstoppers  were  marketed  for  poor  children,  why  was  this?     A.  the  gobstoppers  tasted  better  to  children  who  didn’t  buy  candy  often  

B.  the  gobstoppers  would  last  longer  which  meant  the  poor  children  would  have  candy  longer  C.  the  poor  children  were  the  only  kids  who  would  like  the  taste  of  the  gobstopper  

 14.  Which  word  BEST  describes  Veruca?     A.  clumsy     B.  nasty     C.  greedy    15.  What  is  ONE  benefit  of  the  invisible  chocolate  bars?     A.  the  bars  have  zero  calories     B.  kids  can  eat  them  in  class  without  being  seen     C.  the  bars  are  free  because  they  are  invisible    16.  Describe  the  living  conditions  where  the  Buckets  live.  _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________    17.  What  happens  to  Veruca  when  she  disobeys  Mr.  Wonka  and  goes  into  the  nut  room?  ______________________________________________________________  ____________________________________________________________________  ____________________________________________________________________  

 

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18.  Explain  why  the  chocolate  factory  was  closed  according  to  Grandpa  Joe.    _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________  

19.  Cause:  How  do  you  think  Charlie  Bucket  behaved  differently  than  the  other  children  touring  the  factory?______________________________________________  _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________  

20.  Effect:  What  happens  to  Charlie  because  of  his  behavior  in  the  factory?  ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________  

 Creative  Extension:  

Mr.  Wonka  has  hired  you  to  create  a  new  candy  to  be  introduced  to  the  public.    Answer  the  following  questions  about  your  NEW  invention.  

 

DRAW  A  PICTURE  OF  YOUR  NEW  CANDY  INVENTION.  

 

 

Name  of  candy  ____________    

Two  words  to  describe  the  candy  

___________  ___________  

shape:_________  texture:_________  

Why  would  this  candy  sell  well?    

Ingredients:      

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6.  C       7.  E     8.  A     9.  B                 10.  D  

11.  C       12.A     13.B     14.C     15.B  

16.  THE  BUCKET  FAMILY  LIVED  TOGETHER  WHICH  INCLUDED  THE  MATERNAL  AND  PATERNAL  GRANDPARENTS  AS  WELL  AS  MR.  AND  MRS.  BUCKET  WITH  THEIR  SON  CHARLIE.    THEY  LIVE  IN  A  SMALL  TWO  ROOM  WOODEN  HOUSE  ON  THE  EDGE  OF  TOWN.    THERE  WAS  ONLY  ONE  BED  WHICH  BOTH  SETS  OF  GRANDPARENTS  USED.    MR.  AND  MRS.  BUCKET  ALONG  WITH  CHARLIE  SLEPT  ON  MATTRESSES  ON  THE  FLOOR.    IN  THE  WINTER  THE  COLD  DRAFT  MADE  THE  LIVING  CONDITIONS  WORSE.    THE  FAMILY  HAD  LITTLE  FOOD  AND  MONEY.  

17.  THE  SQUIRRELS  LANDED  ON  HER  BODY  WHEN  SHE  TRIED  TO  GET  ONE.    THE  SQUIRRELS  BEGAN  TO  TEST  HER  TO  SEE  IF  SHE  WAS  A  BAD  NUT.    WHEN  THEY  DETERMINED  HER  BAD  THEY  SENT  HER  DOWN  THE  GARBAGE  CHUTE.  

18..  MR.  WONKA  HAD  CLOSED  THE  FACTORY  BECAUSE  HE  CONSIDERED  HIS  WORKERS  TO  BE  SPIES.    THESE  SPIES  WERE  TAKING  THE  BEST  OF  HIS  INVENTIONS  AND  GIVING  THEM  TO  OTHERS.  

19.  CHARLIE  BEHAVED  DIFFERENTLY  BECAUSE  HE  OBEYED  MR.  WONKA’S  INSTRUCTIONS  AND  DID  NOT  TRY  TO  TAKE  THINGS  THAT  DID  NOT  BELONG  TO  HIM  OR  BOTHER  THINGS  THAT  WERE  NOT  SUPPOSE  TO  BE  TOUCHED  OR  DISTURBED.      

20.  CHARLIE  IS  GIVEN  THE  CHOCOLATE  FACTORY  AT  THE  END  OF  THE  BOOK.    THIS  IS  BECAUSE  HE  IS  THE  ONLY  KID  LEFT  OUT  OF  THE  FIVE  WHO  BEGAN  THE  TOUR.    HE  IS  LEFT  BECAUSE  HE  FOLLOWED  THE  RULES  OF  THE  TOUR.  

EXTENSION  ACTIVITY  WILL  VARY:    CHECK  TO  ENSURE  LOGICAL  ANSWERS  AND  THAT  THE  CANDY  INVENTION  IS  NEW.  

STORY  ELEMENTS   EXAMPLE  FROM  CHAPTER  BOOK:  

WHO  ARE  THESE  CHARACTERS?   ANTAGONIST:  CHARLIE  BUCKET  

PROTAGONIST:  THE  OTHER  FOUR  CHILDREN  

WHERE  DOES  THE  MAJORITY  OF  THE  STORY  TAKE  PLACE?  (SETTING)  

 INSIDE  THE  CHOCOLATE  FACTORY  

 

WHAT  IS  THE  PROBLEM  IN  THE  FIRST  CHAPTER  OF  THE  BOOK?  

THE  BUCKETS  ARE  POOR  AND  LIVE  IN  ROUGH  CONDITIONS.    THE  HAVE  LITTLE  FOOD.    THEY  HAVE  NO  MONEY  TO  PURCHASE  CANDY  BARS  LIKE  SOME  FOLKS  

EXPLAIN  HOW  THIS  PROBLEM  IS  SOLVED  AT  THE  CONCLUSION  OF  THE  BOOK?  

CHARLIE  BUCKET  IS  GIVEN  THE  CHOCOLATE  FACTORY  FOR  HE  AND  HIS  FAMILY  TO  LIVE  IN.      

WHAT  THEME  OR  LESSON  IS  TAUGHT  IN  THIS  BOOK?  

THOSE  WHO  ARE  GOOD,  WHICH  MEANS  ATTITUDE  AND  BEHAVIOR,  WILL  BE  REWARDED.