Charlie and the Chocolate

Factory
By: Roald
Dahl

Special
Education
Social Skills
Primary Level

Character Traits
Honest
Light-hearted
Leader
Expert
Brave
Conceited
Mischievous
Demanding
Thoughtful
Keen
Bright
Courageous
Serious
unn!
Humorous
Sad
"oor
#ich
Tall
Dar$
Hum%le
riendl!
Short
&dventurous
Hard-'or$ing
Timid
Sh!
Bold
Daring
Daint!
Happ!
Disagreea%le
Simple
Smart
(mpulsive
anc!
"lain
Excited
Studious
(nventive
Creative
Thrilling
(ndependent
(ntelligent
Compassionate
)entle
"roud
*ild
Mess!
+eat
,o!ful
Strong
Lo!al

Light
Handsome
"rett!
-gl!
Selfish
-nselfish
Self-confident
#espectful
Considerate
(maginative
Bus!
"atriotic
un-loving
"opular
Successful
#esponsi%le
La.!
Energetic
Dreamer
Helpful
Simple-minded
"itiful
Cooperative
Lova%le
"rim
"roper
&m%itious
&%le
/uiet
Curious
#eserved
"leasing
Boss!
*itt!
ighter
Tireless

Cast of Characters
Willy Wonka
Violet Beauregarde
Mike Teavee
Grandpa Joe
Charlie Bucket
Augustus Gloop
Veruca Salt

Sweet
Traits
Sour Traits
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package)
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Writing Activities
by Aanda Bearden
#esearch the cand!-ma$ing process
through a *e%>uest
*rite a feature article on the process that
the! have discovered
Create cand!; 'rapper; and ?ingle
*rite a prediction; %ased on the cover of
the %oo$; a%out the stor!

Develop a %oo$ tal$ to present the %oo$ to the
students and possi%l! the parents< @This 'ould %e
great to have at a famil! reading night and invite
parents to come<A

B
*rite a poem or song in the st!le of the
Compa LoompaDs songs from the stor!<
B
Keep a voca%ular! ?ournal of ne' 'ords
learned throughout the stor!<
B
-se a graphic organi.er to plot the stor!
elements as the stor! progresses<
B
Develop a tri-a-rama %ased a particular
setting in the stor!<

B
(ntervie' a character in the stor!< Students 'ill
%e put into pairs in 'hich one student is a
reporter and the other a character from the stor!<
Together the! prepare 8-6E >uestions for the
intervie'er to as$<
B
Create a Fenn diagram comparing the movie
and the %oo$<
B
Compose a ne' ending for the stor!<
B
Design a %oo$ ?ac$et

Social Studies Connection
by! "iberly Staton

" # $nd
The %aily Coo&boo&
amil! Tree1
Students intervie' famil! mem%ers and create a famil!
tree using pictures that students ma! glue to a construction
paper tree and laminate for displa!<
Class Coo$%oo$1
*hen intervie'ing famil! mem%ers for the famil! tree;
students 'ill collect favorite famil! chocolate recipes< The
class 'ill 'or$ together to assem%le a Chocolate recipe
%oo$ to give as gifts to their families<

'rd # (th
A Willy Won&a Board )ae
"#ter readin$ the %ook and watchin$ the
movie& students will research #actories on the
internet' Students will use this in#ormation to
make a (illy (onka %oard $ame' )he
%oard $ame will resem%le the chocolate
#actory' *ame cards and rules will %e %ased
on the $uidelines o# runnin$ a #actory to
produce $oods'

(th # *$th
Poverty and %ood in
Aerica
Students will research poverty in "merica
today and durin$ the depression'
Students will %e divided into $roups' Each
$roup will %e $iven a description o# a
youn$ person livin$ in poverty' *roups will have
to write a schedule o# what a typical day mi$ht
%e #or that person livin$ in poverty' Each $roup
will present their scenario and the class will
come up with solutions to overcomin$
hun$er in "merica'

+th , -.th
Poverty and /ousin$ in "merica
Students 'ill examine and discuss the
housing conditions that Charlie and man!
other people 'ere living in during the
depression< Students 'ill research in t'o
groups the housing pro%lems faced in
&merica toda! and conduct a classroom
de%ate<

5th 12th
Poverty and Employment in America
Students 'ill research the pro%lems
surrounding emplo!ment in &merica<
Students 'ill participate in a round ta%le
discussion and create long term solutions to
the follo'ing pro%lems1
unemplo!ment
loss of pu%lic service
loss of personal assets

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ADJECTIVES
VERBS NOUNS
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Lookatthesewordsfrom Charlieandthe
ChocolateFactory.
Charlieandthe
ChocolateFactory
byRoaldDahl
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furnace
greedy
clever
colossal
nightcap
desperate
belching
stammer
eager
expose
wonderful
chocolate
grandmother
delighted
factory
-ocabulary Sort into Parts o,
Speech

Character Map
Adjective
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Charlieandthe
ChocolateFactory
Charlie

Story Map
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.eading Strategies ,or
Priary .eading

Be,ore .eading
B "redict 'hat the stor! might %e a%out ?ust %! hearing the titleG
loo$ing at the cover<
B Discuss other %oo$s %! #oald Dahl<
B &s$ >uestions such as1 *ould !ou ever enter a contest= *ould !ou
spend mone! !ou found in the street= *ould !ou do something !ou
'ere told not to do=
B *or$ in groups to 'rite a stor! a%out a poor famil! that 'ins a
contest<
B #esearch chocolate and ho' it is made< &s$ students 'ho have
visited a cand! factor! to share their experiences 'ith the class<
Have students imagine 'hat the! thin$ the inside of a chocolate
factor! loo$s li$e< Let them illustrate it<
B Do a K*L chart a%out chocolate factories<
B "re-read the first chapter and create a voca%ular! list the! need
%efore the! %egin to read<

Durin$ Readin$
1 /ave students read the 2rst chapter while 3ottin$ down any unknown words on
post4its'
1 )ake the unknown words and place them on the %oard as a voca%ulary list'
/ave students work to$ether in $roups to use the #our4%lock method o# writin$
the word& de2nin$ it& drawin$ it& and usin$ the word in a sentence'
1 Formulate $uided readin$ 5uestions #or each days readin$ lesson'
1 Because the %ook is a%ove primary level& have students practice the %ook with
many strate$ies such as $uided readin$& choral and echo readin$& partner
readin$& and even hearin$ a chapter read #rom a tape'
1 Do character maps while readin$' 6ot down as much in#ormation while you are
readin$ a%out any one character' )hen have students complete a character
map on one they choose'
1 7se many $raphic or$ani8ers to help aide readin$ such as the 9(L chart& te:t
studies' )4charts& ;ow charts& or $uided readin$ 5uestion charts' "nythin$ to
have students readin$ #or a purpose'
1 9eep a readin$ 3ournal #ull o# ideas and thou$hts a%out the %ook& or any
5uestions you have& or words you don!t know'

"#ter Readin$ Strate$ies
B Cne minute papers1 students 'rite a%out the most important
information the! learned from the da!Ds reading<
B ill in the K*L chart; or other graphic organi.er<
B Have students 'rite the main idea of the da!Ds reading; and at least
5 details<
B &ns'er the : *Ds1 *ho; *hat; *hen *here and Ho'=
B Do a Character Trait "lanner; choosing Charlie or another main
character<
B Complete a Stor! Map<
B Do a stor! "!ramid using : lines such as1
Line 61 a 'ord that descri%es the main character or title
Line 21 t'o 'ords to descri%e the main character
Line 51 three 'ords to descri%e the setting
Line 41 four 'ords to descri%e the main idea of the stor!
Line :1 five 'ords to tell a main event in the stor!<

"erform a #eaderDs Theatre for one of the chapters or a
group of the chapters<
"ut on a pla!<
Se>uence activities such as using strips or stor! pictures<
Do one of a thousand 'riting activities such as such as
creative 'riting topics or Stor! frames<
*rite a summar!<
Have a %oo$ part! 'here students dress up as characters;
eat foods from the %oo$; decorate the room as a setting
from the stor!< Create a class coo$%oo$ of chocolate
recipes that go along 'ith the stor!<
Have students create their o'n invention li$e the ones in
the stor!< "lace them in the hall for others to see<
More "#ter Readin$
Strate$ies

Charlie and the Chocolate
actor!
8
th
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Before; During and &fter
#eading &ctivities

Before 1eading Activity
Students 'ill create a Hfolda%leI 'ith the
follo'ing ta%s1
&eading1 "arts of a Stor!
$
st
:old1 Title<
The name of a stor!<
*
nd
:old1 &uthor<
The person 'ho 'rote the stor!<
+
rd
:old1 (llustrator<
The person 'ho creates the pictures
for the stor!<

,
th
:old1 Setting<
The time; the place and the
environment in 'hich the stor! ta$es
place< (t sets the scene for the events in
the stor!<
-
th
:old1 Characters<
Ma! %e people; animals or things< The
stor! centers around the main
character or characters<

3
th
:old1 "lot
The series of events that ta$e place in the
stor!< The plot usuall! centers around the
pro%lem and ho' the characters solve that
pro%lem< The plot is usuall! in 5 parts1
Beginning Middle End
This part of the
stor! introduces
the setting; the
characters and
the pro%lem<
This part of the
stor! tells ho'
the characters
react to the
pro%lem<
This part of the
stor! usuall!
solves the
pro%lem<

/uring .eading Activity
Students 'ill fill in the folda%le as the!
read the stor!< The #eading teacher 'ill
stop each time a ne' character is
introduced or 'hen there is a ne'
development in the stor!< The teacher 'ill
>uestion students as to 'hat needs to %e
included in the folda%le<

A,ter .eading Activity
;Candy Bar :avorites<
$% Buy a =ag of &ershey#s assorted
(iniatures%
*% &ave each student choose his>her
favorite candy =ar fro( the =ag%
Make a =ar graph depicting the class
favorites%
+% 0et students eat their favorite candy
=ar%

01 Have students write a 2ournal
entry!
3, 3 owned a chocolate ,actory4
the candy that 3 would create
would loo& li&e 1 1 1
sell li&e 1 1 1
,eel li&e 1 1 1
taste li&e 1 1 1
When 3 bite it4 it would sound
li&e 1 1 1

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