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 * Week One: Friday, December 3**


 * __Topic:__** Characters (Section 1 out of 5 of your text)


 * __Group Leader__:** Chris
 * __Quotation Finder__:** Aj
 * __Key Questioner__:** Taylor & Danielle
 * __Group Summarizer__:** Joe

__Charlie Bucket__- main character of the story. Lives with his parents and four grandparents. Family is extremely poor. Charlie is an interesting character because he always has a good attitude no matter the situation. __Grampa Joe__ -keeps Charlie's hopes up and tells him good stories about Willy Wonka. Is a good person to Charlie __Grandparents__-They are uninteresting characters who are nice to charlie __Mr. & Mrs. Bucket__-They are interesting because they try their hardest to make Charlie's life better but they do not have the ability to __Veruca Salt__- very selfish character and made her father find her a golden ticket. Very selfish rich girl __Augustus Gloop__-Selfish character but at least he found his golden ticket fairly. Very fat boy who lives in Germany.
 * GROUP LEADER:**

1. "Mr Willy Wonka can make marshmallows that taste of violets, and rich caramels that change colour every ten seconds as you suck them, and little feathery sweets that melt away deliciously the moment you put them between your lips. He can make chewing-gum that never loses its taste, and sugar balloons that you can blow up to enormous sizes before you pop them with a pin and gobble them up." 2. "I'm afraid that simply isn't true. The kids who are going to find the Golden Tickets are the ones who can afford to buy bars of chocolate every day. Our Charlie gets only one a year. There isn't a hope." 3. "The picture showed a nine-year-old boy [Augustus Gloop] who was so enormously fat he looked as though he had been blown up with a powerful pump. Great flabby folds of fat bulged out from every part of his body, and his face was like a monstrous ball of dough with two small greedy curranty eyes peering out upon the world." 4. "And now the whole country, indeed, the whole world, seemed suddenly to be caught up in a mad chocolate-buying spree, everybody searching frantically for those precious remaining tickets." 5. "Children were taking hammers and smashing their piggy banks and running out to the shops with handfuls of money. In one city, a famous gangster robbed a bank of a thousand pounds and spent the whole lot on Wonka bars that same afternoon. And when the police entered his house to arrest him, they found him sitting on the floor amids mountains of chocolate, ripping off the wrappers with the blade of a long dagger..."
 * QUOTATION FINDER:**

Taylor 1. Why do you think Charlie has a great relationship with his grandparents? 2. Why is Charlie portrayed as the perfect child to win a golden ticket? What qualities does Charlie have that make him a good candidate? 3. What negative characteristics do Augustus Gloop and Veruca Salt posses? 4. Why did Willy Wonka get rid of all of his workers? Who do you think replaced the old workers in the factory? 5. Why do you predict that Willy Wonka is letting people into his factory after all these years? What could have made Wonka change his mind?
 * KEY QUESTIONER:**

Danielle 1. How many people live in Charlie's one bedroom house? 2. What does Charlie's father do for a living? 3. Why did Wonka close down the factory in the first place? 4. Who were the first two to find the tickets? 5. Do you think it's fair that Veruca Salt didn't find the ticket herself?

Charlie Bucket lives with his four grand parents, and his two parents. Grandpa Joe, Grandma Josephine, Grdpa George and Grandma Georgina sleep all in one bed, and Mr. and Mrs. Bucket sleep with little Charlie in another bed. The Buckets are very poor and eat cabbage and bread every night. So Charlie loves chocolate, like alot, and he really loves Willy Wonka chocolate. Willy Wonka's chocolate factory had been closed for years but it still produces chocolate every day. Then one day Willy Wonka decides to open his factory to 5 people; To be selected as one of the 5 people, you must find 1 of the 5 golden tickets that are hidden inside Wonka Chocolate bars. First a fat kid named Agustus Gloop finds one, then a spoiled beeyatch named Veruka Salt finds the other.
 * GROUP SUMMARIZER:**

**Week Two: THURSDAY, December 9**

**__Topic__:** Topic: Language (Section 2 out of 5 of your text)

**__Group Leader__:** Joe **__Quotation Finder__:** Chris **__Key Questioner__:** Aj & Taylor **__Group Summarizer__:** Danielle

**GROUP LEADER:** I t's one of the easiest books I've ever read. It's not really that controversial, like it's about a man who owns a chocolate factory and allows 5 kids to come in and take a tour. This is certainly a classic. Ask any little kid who Willy Wonka is, and they'll know. I understand 99% of the words. The book is at a 5th grade reading level.

**QUOTATION FINDER:** 1. 'Read it aloud, ' said Grandpa Joe, climbing back into bed again at last. 'Let's all hear exactly what it says. 2. 'Yippeeeeee!' shouted Grandpa Joe, seizing Charlie by the hands and dancing round the room. 3. It seemed as though the shopkeeper might be going to have a fit. 'In my shop, too!' he yelled. 'He found it right here in my own little shop! Somebody call the newspapers quick and let them know! Watch out now, sonny! Don't tear it as you unwrap it! That thing's precious!' 4. Charlie hadn't moved. He hadn't even unwrapped the Golden Ticket from around the chocolate. He was standing very still, holding it tightly with both hands while the crowd pushed and shouted all around him. He felt quite dizzy. There was a peculiar floating sensation coming over him, as though he were floating up in the air like a balloon. His feet didn't seem to be touching the ground at all. He could hear his heart thumping away loudly somewhere in his throat. 5. 'The nine-year-old boy was seated before an enormous television set, with his eyes glued to the screen, and he was watching a film in which one bunch of gangsters was shooting up another bunch of gangsters with machine guns. Mike Teavee himself had no less than eighteen toy pistols of various sizes hanging from belts around his body, and every now and again he would leap up into the air and fire off half a dozen rounds from one or another of these weapons.

**KEY QUESTIONER:** AJ 1. Who were the last three people to find the golden tickets? 2. Where did Charlie find the money for the chocolate bar? 3. How many people offered Charlie money for his golden ticket? 4. What were the rules on the golden ticket? 5. Who does Charlie take with him to the factory?

Taylor 1. Why do you think author, Roald Dahl, makes each child who finds a golden ticket have a negative characteristic beside Charlie? 2. What happens with Mr. Bucket's job and what is he doing now? How does this affect the family? 3. Do you think it was selfish of Charlie to take the money he found and buy chocolate for himself? Explain. 4. If you were Grandpa Joe, would you have given Charlie your money in order for another shot at winning a Golden Ticket? 5. Do you have any predictions for what Wonka's Factory will be like? Explain.

**GROUP SUMMARIZER:** In our group today, we talked about how Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a classic book and almost everyone has heard of the story. It's a very easy reading level, so we all understand everything that is going on. During our discussion Chris brought up the point of whether or not Charlie should have sold his ticket for money for his family for food. But obviously Charlie is in love with the chocolate factory, so he really wants to go there and see what it's all about.


 * Week Three: Friday, December 17**


 * __Topic__:** Mood/Tone (section 3 out of 5 of your text)

**__Group Leader__:** Danielle **__Quotation Finder__:** Joe **__Key Questioner__:** Chris & Aj **__Group Summarizer__:** Taylor

The tone & mood of the book is upbeat because Charlie is a boy that comes from nothing and he has a chance of a lifetime right now to explore the chocolate factory, that he loves. The overriding emotion of the book is happiness because Charlie is so happy that he can walk through the chocolate factory. The example from the book is that Charlie is the only was that is actually listening to Wonka and is following the rules because this is his dream.
 * GROUP LEADER:**

1. "'An important room, this is!' cried Mr. Wonka, taking a bunch of keys from his pocket and slipping one into the keyhole of the door" 2. "'This is the nerve center of the whole factory, the heart of the whole buisness! And so beautiful!" 3. "'Oompa-Loompas!' everyone said at once. 'Oompa Loompas!'" 4. "They were living on green caterpillars, and the caterpillars tasted revolting, and the oompa loompas spent every moment of their days climbing through the treetops looing for other things to muash up with the caterpillars to make them taste better." 5."'Oh, no! Please, Augustus, please! I beg of you not to do that. My chocolate must be untouched by human hands!'"
 * QUOTATION FINDER:**

Chris
 * KEY QUESTIONER:**
 * 1) How would you feel if you found the golden ticket on the last day to find it?
 * 2) What do you think was going through Charlie’s head when going into the factory
 * 3) If you found the ticket and had a malnourished family, would you not try to sell the ticket in exchange for food?
 * 4) If you were one of Charlie’s grandparents, would you be jealous of Grandpa Joe?
 * 5) What do you think of Augustas Gloop’s actions?

AJ 1. What do you think Charlie was thinking when he saw that golden ticket? 2. If you were a relative of Charlie's living in that mess of a house, what would you say to him after bringing home the golden ticket? 3. Do you think Charlie would of been better off auctioning it off? 4. Why do you think Charlie chose Grandpa Joe to go with him? 5. Describe Augustus Gloop.

This week we discussed the mood and tone of the book. There is a generally happy mood because Charlie is the kid who came from nothing and he was able to get a Golden Ticket when the odds were against him. We also discussed how the book is set up in order for the reader to want Charlie to be the one to come out on top in the end. We talked about the selected quotes and examples that back up the mood of the book, and how they are important to the story. We also reviewed the questions that Chris and Joe made, talking about each question and the major parts of the novel.
 * GROUP SUMMARIZER:**


 * Week Four: Friday, January 7**

__Topic__ **: Themes/Images (section 4 out of 5 of your text)**

**__Group Leader__:** Taylor **__Quotation Finder__:** Danielle **__Key Questioner__:** Joe & Chris **__Group Summarizer__:** Aj


 * GROUP LEADER**

//__Poverty vs. Wealth:__// This is a huge part of the story and provides background information. An example of this is Veruca and her father using his wealth to get her what she wants, but in the end wealth can lead to bad things. Charlie never wishes for unnecessary things, he just wants his family to get by. Sometimes good things come to poor people and Charlie wins the golden ticket, which he appreciates more than any other child. //__What Goes Around Comes Around:__// All of the characters in the story are either good or bad, with no in between. 2 of the bad characters so far have had something bad happen to them, while Charlie continues exploring the Chocolate Factory with two other children, but we realize that something bad is going to happen to them. //__Golden Ticket:__// The golden ticket represents wealth. Charlie, being a poor child, has as much as chance as anyone to find the golden ticket. This represents hope for anyone, even the poor who see to be worse off than wealthy people.

1. "Off we go!" cried Mr. Wonka. "Hurry up, everyone! Follow me to the next room!" 2. "He's off his rocker!" shouted one of the fathers. "He's crazy!" 3. "INVENTING ROOM - PRIVATE - KEEP OUT." 4. "It's utterly impossible," Veruca Salt. 5. "I want the gum!" Violet said obstinately. "What's so silly?"
 * QUOTATION FINDER**

Chris
 * KEY QUESTIONER**


 * 1) Do you think that the children who have to leave are brats or just curious children?
 * 2) Do you think that Mr. Wonka is trying to teach the children lessons?
 * 3) Why wouldn't Mr. Wonka do a better job of making sure that the children didn't get into mischief.
 * 4) What do you think Mr. Wonka thinks of the children?
 * 5) Do you think the children who are getting into trouble will learn anything from their experience?

Joe

why was everyone so scared in the chocolate river

Where did the river lead to

what special candy did the children recieve

what the efff happened to violet and whered the oompa loompas take her

Do the snozzberrys tatste like snozz berries

What is so strange about the square candies

This week we talked mostly about the contrasting elements in the story, and important concepts to grasp that are relevant in the novel. We talked about the difference between the wealthy characters in the story and those experiencing poverty. Augustus Gloop, a fat, spoiled brat acts 100% differently than the modest Charlie. You can see the clear difference in their home situations just by reacting towards their attitudes. Charlie, a boy who has nothing, acts as if he had better morals than the people living a wealthy life. This says a lot about character, the character Willy Wonka admired. Also we discussed the concept of "what goes around comes around", representing the events that occured to Violet and Augustus. They simply broke the rules, and in turn were subject to the consequences.
 * GROUP SUMMARIZER**

Week Five: Friday, January 14 (LAST MEETING)


 * __Topic__: Responding to the Text (section 5 out of 5 of your text)**

**__Group Leader__:** Aj **__Quotation Finder__:** Taylor **__Key Questioner__:** Danielle & Joe **__Group Summarizer__:** Chris

**GROUP LEADER** ** To be completely honest, I wouldn't reccommend this book to any of my friends. I feel like it is a little bit under the reading level that we're at, but to anyone who hasn't heard the story before, I would advise them to read it. It is in fact a classic. I feel that this book effectively represents the wealth vs. poverty topic because it shows the different attitudes of people from each class, having Charlie as the ultimate victor. I don't think it should be in the senior curriculum, but possibly in the lower grades. **

**QUOTATION FINDER**

1. "Stop here for a moment and catch your break, and take a peek through the glass panel of this door. But don't go in! Whatever you do, don't go into The Nut Room! If you go in, you'll disturb the squirrels!" 2. "My goodness, she //is// a bad nut after all" 3. "I don't like television myself. I suppose it's all right in small doses, but children never seem to be able to take it in small doses. They want to sit there all day long staring to staring at the screen..." 4. "Mr. Wonka suddenly exploded with excitement. 'But my //dear// boy,' he cried out, '//that means you've won! ...// It couldn't be better! How wonderful this is! I had a hunch, you know, right from the beginning, that it was going to be you!'" 5. "You see, my dear boy, I have decided to make you a present of the whole place. As soon as you are old enough to run it, the entire factory will become yours."

**KEY QUESTIONER** Danielle 1. How'd Veruca get kicked out of the factory? 2. Why are both Mike Tee-Vee and Charlie both in the glass elevator? 3. What happened to Charlie at the end? 4. Who ended up winning? 5. Do you think they deserved it?

Joe why does wonka use squirrels

where does the nut hole lead to

whats so different about wonka's elevator compared to other elevators

Where does Mike TV go

Where does Up and Out Lead to

What happened to the boy who suddenly got everything he ever wanted?

**GROUP SUMMARIZER** This week we discussed the end of the book. We were all in agreement that this book has a good ending.The ending has a good message and teaches the reader a goodl lesson. This book was a good book for all ages but especially for children. Any person who decides to pick up this book will enjoy it no matter the age.