Each day is outlined with what you need to complete.  If you see something underlined, it is a link to a word document.  You will need to open it, print the document, and complete it.

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl

Homework:  Listed below each daily activity, if any assigned for that day.

Activities
Each day is outlined with what you need to complete.  If you see something underlined, it is a link to a word document.  You will need to open it, print the document, and complete it.
 

Day 1:  Read Chapters 1 & 2 (pgs. 1-15)

On page 14, Grandpa Joe describes some of the wonderful candy that Mr. Wonka makes.  Take a piece of white paper and draw a picture of a new candy bar that you would like to see sold in the grocery stores and give it a name.

Day 2:  Read Chapters 3 & 4 (pgs. 15-23)

By now, you realize that Charlie lives with other family members besides his Mom and Dad.  Complete the Extended Family  worksheet which you will have to tell if you come from a nuclear or extended family.

Homework:  Answer the following questions:

1. What would you do if you owned a factory and people were stealing your secret ideas.

2.  There were three factories named that had stolen ideas from Mr. Wonka.  Name the factories and tell what idea they stole.

Day 3:  Read Chapters 5, 6 & 7, & 8 (pgs. 23-40)

After reading these chapters, open up your character notebook and write at least 5 detailed sentences about the selected character you chose at the beginning of the book.

Take Quiz #1 (Chapters 1-6)

Homework: Answering the following questions:

1.  What will the five lucky Golden Ticket winners be allowed to do?  Give details.

2.  How does Mr. Salt make sure his daughter would find a golden ticket/

3.  How did Charlie go about opening his candy bar?

4.  What did the grandparents say to soften any disappointment Charlie might feel?

Day 4:  Read Chapters 9, 10 & 11 (pgs. 40-52)

Continue to write in your character notebook.

Take Quiz #2 (Chapters 7-11)

Homework: Answer the following questions:

1.  Do you think Charlie was being selfish with the dollar bill he found?

2.  How much money did Charlie spend on candy from his found dollar bill?

3.   While Charlie was at the store, how did people try to get his ticket?

Day 5:   Read Chapters 12, 13, & 14 (pgs. 52-68)

Using the Wonka Persuasive Letter Outline,  try and convice Mr. 
Wonka to market your candy bar that you created in Day 1.  After completing the outline, write it in letter form.  Your letter should have at least 3 paragraphs.  You may look at the example given:  Dear Mr. Willy Wonka

Homework: Continue working on your outline and letter.

Day 6:  Read Chapters 15. 16, & 17 (pgs. 68-86)

Take Quiz #3 (Chapters 11-17)

Homework: Finish outline and letter.

Day 7: Read Chapters 18, 19 & 20 (pgs. 86-100)

Continue writing in your character notebook.

Answer questions:

1.  What very kind of thing did Mr. Wonka do for Charlie and Grandpa on the boat ride?

2.  Why do you think the Oompa-Loompas are always bursting into shrieks of laughter?

3.  How can you tell that Mr. Wonka doesn't like Veruca Salt?

Day 8:  Read Chapters 21, 22, & 23 (pgs. 100-115)

Take Quiz #4 (Chapters 18-23)

Continue writing in your character notebook.

Day 9:  Read Chapters 24, 25, & 26 (pgs. 116-138)

Mr. Wonka shows how he can send a bar of chocolate "whizzing" through the air.  The bar reassembles itself on television.  You just reach into your television and take it out and eat it.  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.

Day 10:  Read Chapters 27, 28, 29, & 30 (pgs. 138-162)

Write one last time in your character notebook.

Take a class survey.  The question is:  How much television do you watch per week?  Create some type of graph to show the results.  Then write a brief summary of the results.  Does your class watch too much television?
 

Final
1.Take Unit Test (Chapters 1-30)

2.  Write a summary of your character's development.

3.  Watch movie and write a compare/contrast essay describing the similarites/differences between the movie and book.

4.  Write to a candy company asking them for history or any free information they have about their candy.  Use the Address & Examplepages  to assist you.