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All About Chocolate
LeveL RR
Key QuestionHow ar popl both producrs and consumrs?
Vocabulary
Academic vocabulary
consume (v.), complicated (adj.), ingredients (n.), prepare
(v.), sequence (n.)*
Discuss ach acadmic ocabulary word with studnts. Point to th us
o achword in th book, and thn us ach word in a dirnt modl sntnc.
Hastudnts work in groups to crat postrs or ths words. Includ on ach
postr:th word and its part o spch, th dfnition, th word in an xampl
sntnc,and a pictur (if possible) illustrating th maning o th word.
Hang ths postrs up in thclassroom or studnts to s and rr to as thy
ncountr th words within othr txts,lssons, and assignmnts.
(*) th word appars in th lsson but not th book
Story words
cacao (n.), conching (n.), consume (v.), ermentation (n.),
ingredients (n.), machete (n.),mills (n.), mole (n.), plantations
(n.)
Go to vocabularyAZ.com or a pr-mad ocabulary lsson orAll About
Chocolate.
Ask and answer questions
Ask students to think of an activity that a person does that has
to be done in a certain order. Somesuggestions are recipes,
building something, or retelling a story. Invite students to share
their answers.Then ask students what would happen if they forgot a
step or mixed the steps up. Have them share.As they read, they
should pay attention to the sequence of steps in the making of
chocolate.
Graphic organizer: Sequence events
Show studnts th lsson graphic organizr. explain or riw th
trmsequence (to put
in ordr). explain th dirnc btwn a squnc and a list. (With
squncing, th stpsmust b in ordr; with th list, th ordr dosnt mak
any dirnc.)
Text structure: Sequence
explain to studnts that txt structur is th way authors organiz
thir writing. each structurhas crtain charactristics that hlp radrs
undrstand whr inormation will b locatd sothy can bttr undrstand
what th author is trying to say. Point out that this book is
writtnusing a squnc structur. Ha studnts rad Whr Chocolat Coms From
and Prparingth Bans. As studnts rad, ha thm pay attntion to th
squnc o stps in th making ochocolat and numbr thm in ordr on th
lsson graphic organizr. Point out th authors uso signal words:
frst, then, ater. explain that whn radrs can idntiy squnc signal
words,thy can bttr idntiy th corrct ordr o th stps.
Text-dependent questionsNxt to ach answr, ha studnts writ th pag
numbr(s) whr thy ound inormationin th txt to answr th qustions.
Whatistheauthorspurposeforwritingthisbook?(ll 1)
Whatwouldbeagooddescriptionofthestepsformakingofchocolate?(ll
2)
Whydopeoplecontinuetomakechocolate?(ll 1)
Whycanchocolatebedescribedasapopularsweet?(ll 2)
Response to reading
Ha studnts cit spcifc idnc rom th book to answr th ky
qustion.
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Common Core Supplement
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1Chocolate makers get the beans in cloth bags.
The bean shells are removed.
Beans are changed in the fermentation process.
Cocoa butter is removed from liquid in molds.
The beans are dried.
Conching takes place.
The chocolate is wrapped in packages for shipping.
Nibs become liquid in the grinding process.
Cleaned beans are blended and roasted.
The pods are cut open, and the beans are scooped out.
Cocoa powder is sent to bakeries and dairies.
The bean pods are removed from the cacao tree.
CommonCore
Supplement
AllAboutChocolate
LevelR
Instructions: Number the steps in making cacao beans into
chocolate.
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