#FridayReads

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Make a table of ten ingredients that you would include in your ultimate chocolate bar. In paragraph form, explain why you have chosen this collection of ingredients.

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Design and create a 3-dimensional (3-D) wrapper for your own chocolate bar. Be sure to include ingredients, a nutrition panel and make it visually appealing.

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Write an explanation text about chocolate. Think about where it is from, how it is made, why is is one of the most popular foods on the planet, and its health facts. Use the internet to research the history of chocolate.

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Create a detailed character trait map for each of the following characters: Willy Wonka, Verucca Salt, Mike Teavee, Augustus Gloop, Violet Beauregarde, Charlie Buckett, and Grandpa Joe.

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Design a golden ticket similar to the ones Willy Wonka placed inside the candy bars. What could you say on the ticket? Make up your own words. Include figurative language.

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List the sequence of events that Grandpa Joe went through to convince Charlie he was fit enough to go with him on the factory tour. Was his argument convincing? What makes you think so?

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List five famous people you think Mr. Wonka should have chosen to run his chocolate factory. Explain why each one would have been great at running the company. Would they have changed anything? Would they have kept it the same? Do you think Mr. Wonka would agree with your list? Why or why not?

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You have invented a fabulous new candy bar and would like Mr. Wonka to market it. Write a business letter to Mr. Wonka persuading him to manufacture your new candy. Tell who you are and explain why you are writing the letter. Describe your candy and convince Mr. Wonka to produce it. Don't forget to indent paragraphs, check punctuation and spelling, include figurative language in each paragraph, and use sensory details to support examples in each paragraph.

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Imagine you are Augustus. Write a diary entry describing what it felt like to fall into the chocolate river. Give details about how you escaped and what happened to you later.

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Design a model of the boat that the Oompa-Loompas paddled down the chocolate river. Create a “How To” instruction manual for the driver with at least TEN instructions. Be specific with your details.

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Reread the poem from chapter 21.

Willy Wonka had a wonderful machine that turned bubble gum turned into a three course meal. Design a machine that Mr. Wonka could use in his factory. Explain what the machine would be used for, and then create a slideshow using PowerPoint or Google Slides to describe the steps needed to make the machine work.

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Imagine you are a judge at the trial of Willy Wonka. Would you have found his treatment of the children thus far acceptable or unacceptable? Explain your choice in detail, providing examples from the story to support your answers.

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Reread the description of the Chocolate Room in chapter 15. Some notes about the Chocolate Room:

• The Chocolate Room is beloved by Willy Wonka: it's the heart of his factory and it's beautiful.

• There's a beautiful valley with a river running through it. Along the river, there is a marvelous waterfall with dozens of glass pipes going into the river. There are bushes, trees, and flowers--and it's all edible.

• You can eat every last drop of the Chocolate Room, from the river (made entirely of chocolate) to the grass (made of sugar).

• Not surprisingly, all of the children (and adults!) start eating everything in sight.

• Oompa-Loompas are in the Chocolate Room.

Draw a floor plan that lists the other rooms visited in the factory so far. Design and create a new room for the chocolate factory. Give the room a title and invent a purpose. Make sure you are as descriptive as possible.

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Create your own Oompa Loompa song about yourself as if you were a character in the book.

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List five famous people you think Mr. Wonka should have chosen to run his chocolate factory. In paragraph form, explain why each individual would have been great in this position.

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Mr. Wonka demonstrates sending a bar of chocolate "whizzing" through the air and reassembling itself on TV. Write a paragraph telling if it would be a good or bad idea to be able to eat the commercials right off your television screen.