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Grade 4 Language Arts Unit PlanCharlie and The Chocolate FactoryBy Roald Dahl

Vocabulary Have students create alist of words that givethem difficulty whilereading Use recipes to developword studies and walls Chapter word gamessuch as word scramblesand novel themed wordPuzzles/crosswordsSocial Studies Research the methodof chocolatemanufacturing andprocessing cocoa beans Research the status ofliving of Charlie in theNovel—poverty Research the history ofchocolate makingScienceMathematics Have students create Probability lessona chocolate cookbookWith Hershey Kisses Cook chocolate balls Calculating volume of Have students developthe chocolate rivera healthy eating meal Measurements andplan based on healthfollowing recipesand science unitTechnology Chocolate CyberHunt online Learn about thehistory of chocolate Create a videorecorded movieadvertising a newcandy creation Watch the film basedon the novelCharlie and theChocolate FactoryArts Design a new room forThe Chocolate factoryWriting Use chapter 15 Students will writeReadinga letter to Mr. Wonka in Assign students specific Finger painting withchocolate puddingAttempts to market areadings for each nights Create model OompaNew type of candy tohomework.Loompas with clayHim Discussion groups Write an alternate ending Reading journals forto the noveldiscussion questions

THEMATIC UNIT PLANNING CHARTTITLE OF UNIT Charlie and the Chocolate FactoryACTIVITYPURPOSETIMELINE OF UNIT: 1 week reading1 week CTINTEGRATIONACTIVITYReadingStudents will be assignedinto discussion groups withvaried learners in eachgroup. Each group will beprovided with a series ofquestions to completetogether. Ex. Group 1 willbe assigned questions 1-5 ,group 2 will be assignedquestions 6-10, and so on.Within the group eachstudent will be given anumber (Bobby is 1 andJenn is 2, etc.) After theallotted discussion time,students will rotate groupsand share their answerswith fellow students—ideaof scaffolding andcooperative learningTo have studentsuse theircomprehensionskills to answerthe assigneddiscussionquestions basedon the chaptersassigned forhomework. Withreading abilitiesdivided amongstthe groups,stronger studentswill be able toassist weakerstudents.Students also tendto learn betterfrom their peers. 10minutes towork withinthe discussiongroups toanswer thequestions 2 minutes fortravel timebetweengroups 30 minutesfor students toshare theiranswers withclassmateswithin theirnew groups 3 minutes forstudents toreturn to theirdesk Pre-assignedgroups for thestudents with variedreading levels Numbers or colourstickers to assist inthe flow of studentsfrom their originalgroup to the next Journal/notebook/writing paper forstudents to recordtheir answers At the end ofeachscaffoldingsessionstudents willhand in theirjournal/notebook to check forcompletion andcomprehension Writing Speaking(orallypresentingtheirinformationto peerswithin theirnew group)

THEMATIC UNIT PLANNING CHARTTITLE OF UNIT Charlie and the Chocolate FactoryACTIVITYPURPOSETIMELINE OF UNIT: 1 week reading1 week CTINTEGRATIONACTIVITYArtsBased on the studentscompletion of the novel,they will be instructed toconstruct a room in thechocolate factory that didnot exist within the novel.Students will use chapter 15as a reference. Beforestudents begin illustratingtheir room they must stateits name, what will becreated within it, and adescriptive paragraphoutlining details for theirroom. Students will thenproduce a picture of theroom.Students will usetheir creativityand artisticabilities to designand produce afloor plan andcoloured pictureof their new roomfor the Wonkafactory. Based ontheircomprehensionfrom the novel,they will usedescriptivelanguage tojustify theiraddition to thefactory. 2 , 40 minute artclasses. Class #1 studentswill brainstormideas for theirroom begindesigning theirfloor plan andcoloured picture. Class#2, studentswill completetheir colouredpicture of theroom and write adescriptiveparagraph aboutthe rooms purpose Markers Pencilcrayons pencils Large sheetsof white paper Colouredpaper to backthe finisheddesign A creativemind Colouredpicture: Studentswill be evaluatedon their ability tofollowdirections, use ofcolour and space,creativity. Paragraph:Students will beassessed on thevocabulary usedwithin theparagraph, theirability to justifythe purpose oftheir room,proper speech. Writing Math

THEMATIC UNIT PLANNING CHARTTITLE OF UNIT Charlie and the Chocolate FactoryTIMELINE OF UNIT: 1 week reading1 week s will be instructedto develop a new kind ofcandy for the WonkaChocolate factory. Studentswill then write a letter toMr. Wonka in attempts tomarket a new type ofcandy. Students will beprovided with a persuasiveletter outline which theymust complete beforeproducing the final letter.Within the outline theymust state, who they are,why they have created thisnew candy, a description ofthe candy, 3 arguments tosupport their creation, andwhat they want Mr. Wonkato do. Letters will besubmitted for grading.Students will usetheir writingskills to developand market theirown candydesign. Using theprovided outlinestudents willlearn about thecomponents of apersuasive letterand how toproperly writeone. Studentswill have theopportunity to usetheir creativeskills to imaginetheir ideal candy . 10 minute introductionon how to write apersuasive letter. Use of achart outlining the criticalelements (which thestudent will have for theiruse) 5 minutes of teachershowing an example oftheir idea for the candyand steps in the letter 10minutes to brainstormideas for their marketablecandy 25minutes to developletter 5minutes for peer to edit 10 minutes to developgood copy Presentation of newcandy on the followingday Chartpaper Permanent markersfor chartpaper Handoutsfor letteroutline Red pensfor peerediting Linedpaper Pencilsfor roughcopy andpen forgood copy. Students will beevaluated firstlyon following thedirections of theassignment students letterswill be gradedwith a persuasiveletter writingrubric Students willalso be evaluatedon their oralpresentation oftheir candy to theclass. Oralpresentationskills

THEMATIC UNIT PLANNING CHARTTITLE OF UNIT Charlie and the Chocolate FactoryTIMELINE OF UNIT: 1 week reading1 week ts will use a recipe tocreate a chocolate creation.With the assistance of ateacher and ingredientsprovided students willfollow a set of instructions.To involve each student’screativity, they will have achoice of what candies toadd into their chocolateballs. After creating theirchocolate concoction,students will be able to eattheir creation and feel like areal chocolatier in WillyWonka’s factory.Since thechocolate chipshave to bemeltedstudents willuse theirknowledge ofthe states ofmatter to turn asolid into a gasusingappropriateheat. 10minutes ofpreparation ofingredients 5 minutes ofinstruction 3minutes oftransition into groups 5 minutes to melt thechocolate chips 1 minute to stir incondensed milk 3 hours to chill thechocolate 3 minutes to shapechocolate into balls 5 minutes to addtheir choice ofcandies onto theoutside of theirchocolate balls 3 cups of semisweet or whitechocolate chipsor whitechocolate chips 1 can (300ml)of sweetenedcondensed milk finely choppednuts cocoa powder Nerds candy Sour sugar Hot plates Metal pot formelting Followinginstructions Students will get tobe creative and addin their own candiesto personalize theirchocolate Students will get toeat their chocolatecreationMathReading

THEMATIC UNIT PLANNING CHARTTITLE OF UNIT Charlie and the Chocolate FactoryACTIVITYPURPOSEMathematics:Students will perform aprobability activity relatedto the “golden ticket”within the novel. Eachstudent will be grouped intotables of 4. Each table willbe provided with a paperbag and 1 gold Hershey kissand 3 silver Hershey kisses.Students will perform theirown random drawing forthe “golden ticket” andrecord their results in a tallychart. Each person in thegroup will draw 5 times(20draws in total for thegroup) and compare theirresults with the class.Students willuse their priorknowledge ofprobability andapply it to theGolden ticketidea from thebook. They willmake a personalconnection withCharlie as theytry to vie fortheir own“golden ticket”TIMELINE OF UNIT: 1 week reading1 week activitiesTIMELINEOFACTIVITYChapter 5 reading: 5-7minutesGolden Ticket Charting:3-5 minutesExplanation of activity:2-3 minutesMovement into groups/distribution of materials:3-5 minutesCompletion of activityand discussionquestions: 25 minutesCharting of class resultsfrom activity: ATION 1 brownpaper bagper group 1 goldenHershey kissper group of4 students 3 silverHersheykisses pergroup of 4 1 tally chartper group torecord theresults forthe drawings Chart paperfor theteacher torecord theclass results Groupcooperation Organization of data Displayingdata on tallychart Analysis ofresults Completionof discussionquestionsWritingRepresenting

THEMATIC UNIT PLANNING CHARTTITLE OF UNIT Charlie and the Chocolate FactoryTIMELINE OF UNIT: 1 week reading1 week dents will use internetresources to complete aresearch assignment calleda “chocolate cyber hunt”.Students will research thehistory and process ofchocolate making to make aconnection tochocolate/candy makingtoday (eg. Cadbury factoryin Dundas, Ontario). Theywill also compare andcontrast chocolate makingtoday to that described inthe novel by answering aseries of questions.Students will usea technologicalresource, whethera website or anonlineencyclopedia todevelop theirresearch skills. 2, 40minute periods Period #1: Students willuse the computers in theclassroom to begin theirresearch process Period #2: Students willcomplete their cyber huntresearch and conclude theassignment by answeringworksheet questions 1 computer foreach student orpair of students(if limited) Internet access Encyclopedialinks andwebsitesuggestions 1 worksheetper student Studentswill submittheirresearch tothe teacherand it willbeevaluatedforcompletionandaccuracy. Eachstudent willpresent 1interestingfinding tothe class Writing Oralpresentation skills

THEMATIC UNIT PLANNING CHARTTITLE OF UNIT Charlie and the Chocolate FactoryACTIVITYPURPOSEVocabulary:Students will keep a journalof challenging or interestingwords within their readings.With these words thestudents will compose a“Chocolate Factorydictionary” as a class.Students will record theword definitions withintheir reading journalStudents will usea journal to recordchallenging wordsto gain a betterunderstanding ofthe reading aswell as expandtheir vocabulary.Students willcompile theirfindings as a classand learn newwords from theirpeers.TIMELINE OF UNIT: 1 week reading1 week activitiesTIMELINEOFACTIVITY Ongoing throughoutthe INTEGRATION 1 workbook/journal to keeptrack ofvocabularywords 1 large book forcreating theclassroom“chocolatefactorydictionary” Students willcompile theirfindings in apersonalreadingjournal. Each studentmustcontribute tothe classroomcompilation ofvocabularywords Reading writing