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You are a worker in Mr. Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory.Mr. Wonka has asked you to help him create a new chocolate candy.You don't know anything about where chocolate comes from or how it is made.You will need to do some research first before you present your ideas for the new candy to Mr. Wonka.You will use this WebQuest to gather information and write 2 short letters: one to Mr. Wonka on your research on chocolate, and another letter to pursuade him to make a new candy using one of your ideas.Your informative letter will include such things as, where chocolate comes from, what it looks like, how it is made, and other important information.The second letter will be to convince him you have a great new idea for a chocolate candy and that he should consider manufacturing it.Then using your knowledge you will make a list of new ideas for Mr. Wonka's new chocolate candy.You will then select your favorite idea and make a poster advertising your new candy.

 

Your final product should consist of:

• An informative letter (where it comes from and how it is made must be included).
• A persuasive letter (convincing him to make your candy).
• A list of new chocolate products to be included with your letter.
• An advertisement for the best chocolate product from your list

                          Resources
 

• http://www.hersheys.com/tour/index.html Home of the Hershey bar.Lots of facts about chocolate and the process of making chocolate.
• http://www.freezone.com/brain/chocolate/cover.htmlA chocolate shortage?Facts about the Cacoa tree and its disappearance
• http://www.chocolate-alliance.com/history.htm The history of chocolate, how to produce chocolate products, and a timeline of important chocolate dates in history
• http://www.flash.net/~awardco/News.htm Has facts and information about chocolate including an encyclopedia explanation of the processing of chocolate.
• http://www.nirvanachocolates.com/allabout/history/html/history.html Excellent history of chocolate and information on the different types of chocolate
• http://www.chocolatebookstore.com/ Chocolate history, chocolate fun, and anything else chocolate!!
• http://www.simplyfood.co.uk/chocolate/ Provides history of cocoa bean.
• http://www.geocities.com/Paris/2177/ This site has many links to other sites with lots of chocolate information.

The Process

1. Begin by looking at some of the websites and taking notes on the information you find there.
2. Arrange your notes by history, where it comes from, how it is made, and any other main heading you can think of.
3. Have at least 3-5 facts about 3 different chocolate related topics.
4. Write your first letter to Mr. Wonka that informs him of how much you know about chocolate. Have your first paragraph as an introduction, and the second paragraph as a history of chocolate.  The third paragraph of your letter should tell where chocolate comes from, and the fourth paragraph should speak of how chocolate is made. Make sure you have a topic sentence and a closing statement in your informative letter.
5. Write your second letter to Mr. Wonka that will persuade him to support your new candy idea. Speak to him of your new knowledge of chocolate, write down some of your ideas, and convince him that your new candy will be a success.  This letter must also have a topic sentence and a closing statement.
6. Pick the best one of your ideas and design a poster advertising your new candy.
7. Turn in all of your letters and ideas to Mr. Wonka (Mrs. Rubisch) for grading.

Always keep your notes organized.
Write your letters using friendly letter format.
Make your advertisement colorful, and have a "catchy" slogan.

To score well on this project you will need to have 2 letters and a poster.The informative letter will be graded based on the information in each of the 3 main paragraphs.You will also be judged on spelling, grammar, and punctuation.I will be looking for a topic sentence and concluding statement in your letter.The persuasive letter will be graded based on how well you are able to convince Mr. Wonka to support the creation of your new candy.I will be looking for facts about chocolate to be inserted throughout the letter.I will be looking for the use of transition words in your writing, as well as grading grammar, spelling, and punctuation.Your persuasive letter must also have a topic sentence and concluding statement.