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by Gail Saucedo
THEOBROMA CACAO
"The Food of the Gods"
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NOMBRE____________________
CLASE_____________________
FECHA_____________________
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In this lesson we will be visiting
a web site about the history of chocolate.
1. Class discussion: What is
this ( realia)? Do you like chocolate? What kinds of chocolate-flavored
things do you eat? Can you imagine a time when only rich people
had chocolate? Who were the first people to use chocolate? How
is chocolate made? cultivated?
2. Go to the article "Chocolate
History and Cocoa." ( http://www.cadbury.co.uk/EN/CTB2003/about_chocolate/history_chocolate/)
Write short answers or definitions for:
a. the origins of chocolate
b. a much prized spicy drink
c. He brought the first cocoa
beans back to Europe around 1503.
d. the explorer who first realized
the commercial value of cocoa beans
3. Click on "Cocoa and Maya
Civilisation." (http://www.cadbury.co.uk/EN/CTB2003/about_chocolate/history_chocolate/cocoa_maya.htm
)Write short answers or definitions for:
a. the Maya still live there
b. the date cocoa was "discovered"
c. wild cocoa trees grew there
d. chocolatl was made
from these
e. other uses of cocoa beans
(4)
f. number of cocoa beans needed
to buy a rabbit.
4. Click on "The Aztec Empire."
(http://www.cadbury.co.uk/EN/CTB2003/about_chocolate/history_chocolate/aztecs.htm)
Scan the article and write short
answers or definitions for:
a. the name of the Aztec city
b. the description of chocolatl
c. How did the Aztecs obtain
cocoa beans?
d. What is tribute?
e. the Aztec god particularly
associated with cocoa beans
f. What did the ancient Indian
myth say about this god?
g. Who did the Aztecs think that
Cortes was?
5. Click on "Don Cortes."
(http://www.cadbury.co.uk/EN/CTB2003/about_chocolate/history_chocolate/cortes.htm)
A. Fill in the following paragraph.
- "The voyage which led ______
to discover ______ and the ______ began in ______ when he set
sail from _____ with ___ships and ___ men, all seeking fame and
fortune in the _____ ______.Landing on the Mexican ______ near
________, he decided to make his way to______________ to see
for himself the famed riches of the ________ __________ and _______
empire."
B. Complete the following:
1) Moctezuma served chocolatl
in a _______ ________.
2) The Aztec civilization fell
to Cortes in _______.
3) Cortes returned to Spain in_______.
4) Chocolate became a fashionable
drink in Spain enjoyed by _______.
6. Click on "Chocolate Across
Europe." (http://www.cadbury.co.uk/EN/CTB2003/about_chocolate/history_chocolate/chocolate_europe.htm)
a. A Spanish version of the chocolate
drink was devised by __________.
b. The Spanish version included
______, ______, ______, and omitted _____,
and was served ______.
c. The recipe was a closely guarded
secret for a _____________.
d. Chocolate was established
in 1606 in __________, in 1615 in __________,
in Holland during the _____ century,
in 1646 in __________ and in the 1650's
in __________.
7. What new information about
chocolate surprised or interested you the most?
8. Which language connects the
Aztec term chocolatl to the English word chocolate?
9. Choose one of the following
projects:
- A. Teach the rhyme CHO-CO-LA-TE
to a parent or sibling. Explain the origin of chocolate to them.
Bring a parent signature to verify.
- B. Read the bilingual fable
A Tale of Chocolate. Show the pictures to the class and retell
the tale in your own words.
- C. Prepare Chocolate Mexicano
to serve to the class. See your teacher for the recipe or
where to buy IBARRA brand chocolate. Ask an adult to help you.
- D. Color the graphic "Quetzalcoatl".
Write a paragraph describing the Aztec god's connection to the
Spanish conquest of Mexico.
- E. In a group of 4 or 5, prepare
a 4-6 frame dramatic tableau. Introduce each tableau with an
appropriate description. Include the following scenes:
- a Maya merchant buying a pumpkin
- a Maya paying tribute to Moctezuma
- Cortes being served chocolatl
by Moctezuma
- Cortes bringing the cacao beans
to Spain
- a Spanish monk preparing hot
chocolate
- Add a scene of your own, if
you wish.
Teacher lesson plan
THEOBROMA CACAO
The Food of the Gods
- LANGUAGE: English/Spanish
- LEVEL: Spanish Exploratory
- GRADE LEVEL: 6
OBJECTIVES
- Learn aspects of the Mayan and
Aztec civilizations and the Spanish conquest
- Read about the origins of chocolate
- Understand aspects of linguistic
and cultural diffusion
MATERIALS
PROCEDURE
- Share chocolate kisses with
students. Show molinillo. Discuss first worksheet question.
- Have students find web site
on computer to read articles and answer worksheet questions three
to nine.
EXTENSION
Have students choose a project
from worksheet item ten.
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