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Overview

In this unit, students are introduced to the movie — Charlie and the Chocolate
Factory, an adaptation of Roala’ Dahls classic hook, first pahlz'shccl in 1964.
The story not only serves as a primer to the year and creates excitement
around the theme of chocolate production but also gives students an oppor—
tunity to examine some of the decisions made by the characters and the ways
those decisions influence eventual outcomes. Through a mapping exercise,
students will identify the countries that are the largest producers of cocoa
in the world today and understand that while the critical ingredient (cocoa)
might be grown in one part of the world, its production might take place
in another part of the world. In that way, the students will draw out some
of the global interdependencies involved in the production of the product.

Activity 3.1.1

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

As the students walk into class, they are welcomed with a piece of chocolate.
The teacher provides students with the wrappers of the chocolates and asks
them to list out the first few natural ingredients. This will elicit responses
from the students about, for example, what they think the ingredients of
chocolate are, what forms they think those ingredients might be in (sol—
id/liquid), and whether they think those ingredients come from plants or

animals.

The students subsequently watch Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, a movie
released in 2005 and based on Roald Dahl’s original book. After viewing the
movie, the teacher asks them the following questions:

1. How do they think the gold wrapper got into the chocolate in the
first place?

2. What did they learn about how chocolate is made from the film?
What is unique about each of the rooms in the factory?

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