All Groups - Reading an Explanation Resource: The origin and history of chocolate by Jo Rogers (Read About, Think About Book 2)

All Groups -  Reading an Explanation

Resource: The origin and history of chocolate by Jo Rogers  

(Read About, Think About Book 2)

WALT read and understand how an explanation is written. (Structure and language features used in writing explanations)

Knowledge Questions: Learn

1. What does the word ‘chocolate’ mean and from where did the word originally come?Chocolate is a dark substance made from the seeds of the cacao,And it came from a tropical tree
2. From which people does the legend of the prophet bringing the cacao seeds from paradise come?Aztec legends indians of mexico were the prophet bringing the cacao seeds.
3. When was chocolate produced in large amounts?Chocolate was produced in the 19th century

Comprehension Questions: Learn, Create, Share

   4.    What is the difference between cacao and cocoa?Cacao is a bean and cocoa is a powder.

   5.    In your own words describe how the cacao bean was introduced to Spain.Chris Columbus imported it.

   6.    Describe London’s attitude to chocolate during the 18th century. Upload your description to your individual blog after conferencing with the teacher.

Application Questions: Learn, Create, Share

   7.   Give another instance of food originating in one country and then spreading in popularity across the world? How may this have happened? Upload your explanation to your individual blog after conferencing with the teacher.

   8.   Chocolate is a Mayan word. Name five foods that have names coming from different

         cultures or countries other than your own. Upload your answer to your individual

         blog after conferencing with the teacher.

Thinking beyond: Learn, Create, Share

Analysis: What may have happened if Christopher Columbus had not discovered America?

                Upload your explanation to your individual blog after conferencing with the teacher.

Synthesis: Write a new recipe using chocolate and fruit as the main ingredients. Use tux paint to paint pictures to go with your recipe. Take a screenshot of your recipe and upload it to your blog after conferencing with the teacher.

Evaluation: Do you believe chocolate companies need to spend millions of dollars advertising their products? Explain Upload your explanation to your individual blog after conferencing with the teacher.

Hands on: Design a menu for a restaurant which serves only chocolate recipes. Include entrees. main meals, desserts and drinks. Take a screenshot of your menu and upload it to your blog after conferencing with the teacher.