Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Chapters 1 - 3

Vocabulary Words of the Day

extraordinary  - Beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly exceptional; remarkable; wonderful

Page 9 - Mr. Willy Wonka is the most amazing, the most fantastic, the most extraordinary chocolate maker the world has ever seen!

ordinary - Of no exceptional ability, degree, or quality; average; normal; usual

Page 14 - Not people, Charlie. Not ordinary people, anyway.

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 Activities

Comprehension Exercise
http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/english/files/charliechocfactorycomp.pdf
(Page 1 of this handout is an excerpt from Chapter 1 with comprehension questions.  - The answers are on page 2 of the handout.)

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Candy Bar Favorites

Buy a bag of the Hershey's Assorted Miniatures.

Activity 1
Have each student choose his/her favorite candy bar from the bag. Make a graph depicting the class favorites.

Activity 2
Each student will need one of each of the following:

• Hershey Milk Chocolate

• Special Dark

• Mr. Goodbar

• Krackel

Use the miniatures and the clues below to determine each student's favorite candy bar.

Student 1 didn't like the Special Dark but really couldn't stand Krackel.

Students 2 and 3 liked either Special Dark or Hershey's Milk Chocolate

Student 4 liked Krackel better than Hershey's Milk Chocolate.

Student 3 liked Special Dark less than Krackel.

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