Chocolate Fever: These ideas are all from the internet, I just added Chocolate
Fever Day (at the end).
http://www.mce.k12tn.net/chocolate/fever/chocolate_fever.htm
http://www.ltl.appstate.edu/litcircleunits/litcirunits_Spring02/
Chocolate/group1/group1_index.htm (Literature Circles unit)
http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/nysatl/English/chocolate/html/proce.ht
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ideas for book
http://edhelper.com/books/Chocolate_Fever.htm
http://my-ecoach.com/online/webresourcelist.php?rlid=2300
http://www.webenglishteacher.com/rksmith.html
http://www.schools.pinellas.k12.fl.us/educators/tec/Frenden/inde
x.html
1.
http://www.eduplace.com/tview/tviews/c/chocolatefever.html
At this site, students can visit the Milton Hershey Museum, the
Hershey Homepage, and the place ehere the candy is made. There
are also references and ideas for creative writing, math.
poetry,related literature and technology for teachers to use
(teacher view). there is a creative way to introduce the
children to the book lissted here.
2.
http://familyeducation.com/whatworks/item/front/0%2C2551%2C29125-95-6%2C00.html
Letter writing and cooking are just two fun activites at this
site. Also, what happens with the cinnamon fever? This site will
help give some ideas.
3.
http://www.mce.k12tn.net/chocolate/fever/chocolate_fever.htm
This is a geat site with comprehension questions that can be
taken on-line. there are other good activities such as math
graphing and the food guide pyramid(health).
***** Questions below
Chocolate Fever Activity 1:
Chocolate Fever Activity 2:
Henry decided he loved cinnamon at the end of Chocolate Fever.
What other "fevers" could you get? See our favorite condiments
below. Take a poll and make a chart similar to ours.
Chocolate Fever Activity 4:
Make a new book cover.
Chocolate Fever Chapter 1
1.
What did Henry's dad say about how much Henry likes
chocolate?
a.
He likes it bitter, sweet, dark, and daily.
b.
He likes it whenever he has money to buy it.
c.
He likes it for breakfast, lunch, and supper.
2.
What
a.
b.
c.
d.
did chocolate do to Henry?
didn't hurt him
stunted his growth
made him fat
gave him cavities
3.
How do some people say Henry was born?
a.
The stork brought him.
b.
He was hatched fully grown from a chocolate bean
c.
He was a chip off the old block
d.
He appeared in the cabbage patch.
4.How many brothers and sisters does Henry have?
a.
2
b.
3
c.
4
d.
5
e.
1
5.
What
a.
b.
c.
d.
was Henry's favorite food?
fruit
chocolate
gummy bears
hamburgers
6.What does Henry eat for breakfast?
a.
oatmeal with milk and cinnamon
b.
bananas and blueberries in cereal
c.
chocolate cake, a bowl of cocoa-crispy cereal, and
chocolate milk
d.
eggs and bacon, toast and jelly with orange juice
7.
What was Henry's family like?
a.
very nice
b.
mean
Chocolate
1.
What
a.
b.
c.
2.
Fever Chapter 2
did Henry grab on his way out of the house?
coat and mittens
paper and pencils
hand full of chocolate kisses
Henry felt___ one morning.
a.
strange
b.
sad
c.
mad
d.
weak
3.
What happened when Mrs. Kimmefarber called on Henry to
answer a question in math class?
a.
He asked her if he could sharpen his pencil.
b.
He told her he needed to go to the restroom.
c.
He told he he had little brown spots all over.
d.
He told he he needed a drink of water.
4.
5.
Henry's school was ___ .
a.
far from his house
b.
a block away
c.
in the next town
d.
thirty blocks away
________ appeared on Henry's arm.
a.
Red bumps
b.
Freckles
c.
Warts
d.
Black spots
Chocolate Fever Chapter 3
1. How did the children react when Henry said he had brown
spots all over?
a. They began asking him questions.
b. broke out in giggles
c. were completely quiet waiting for Henry to say more
2.
What
a.
b.
c.
d.
did the teacher do when Henry told her about the spots?
called his parents
ignored Henry
took him to another teacher for a second opinion
took him to the school nurse
3.
Why
a.
b.
c.
d.
did
He
He
He
It
Mr.
was
was
was
was
Pangalos not want to be bothered?
eating lunch.
teaching science class.
teaching a lesson on Americus Vespucci.
his planning period.
4. What happened as Mr. Pangalos and Mrs. Kimmelfarber were
examining Henry?
a. He yelled, Call my mom!!"
b. spots broke out on his face
c. Chocolate tears ran down his cheeks.
Chocolate Fever Chapter 4
1. How large were the brown spots that covered Henry?
a. the size of pin heads
b. the size of walnuts
c. the size of freckles
d. the size of chocolate chips
2.
Where did Mrs. Kimmelfarber take Henry next?
a. to the principal
b. to the gym teacher
c. to the office to call home
d. to the school nurse
3.
What
a.
b.
c.
d.
did everyone smell any time Henry came near?
rubbing alcohol
peppermint
chocolate or cocoa
cinnamon
4.
Why is Chapter 4 called "Pop"??
a. Henry was given pop to drink by the nurse to calm his
stomach.
b. The rash made a popping sound as Henry broke out.
c.The children were playing the game "Pop Goes the
Weasel".
Chocolate Fever Chapter 5
1.
Dr.
a.
b.
c.
Fargo said Henry looked like __________ .
he had chicken pox
he was hit with chocolate drops
he fell in a mud puddle
2. The doctor took a sample from one of Henry brown spots and
had it tested. What did the lab discover?
a. The spots were chocolate.
b. The spots were caused from malaria fever.
c. The spots were from insect bites.
3.
Dr.
a.
b.
c.
Fargo acted ___________ .
dingy
intelligent
like he knew what Henry had
4.
How
a.
b.
c.
d.
did Henry get to City Hospital?
ambulance
taxi
car
bus
Chocolate Fever Chapter 6
1. What did Henry do when he was alone?
a. He cried.
b. He screamed.
c. He laughed.
2.
Where did Henry go when he left the hospital?
a. the meat market
b. home
c. to a garage
d. to a store
3.
What
a.
b.
c.
did Henry look like?
He had big brown spots on him.
He had large bumps on his legs.
He had a red rash.
4.
What
a.
b.
c.
d.
did Henry do while all the doctors where examining him?
He kicked Dr. Fargo.
He asked if he could get a drink of water.
He ran away.
He cried.
5.
Where did Henry decide to go next?
a. far away
b. home
c. the hospital
Chocolate Fever Chapter 7
1. How did people react when Henry walked down the street?
a. They asked Henry if he wanted to play with them.
b. People threw things at Henry.
c.They stopped what they were doing to stare at him, and
they called him names.
2.
What
a.
b.
c.
made one boy ask Henry if he was Henry Green?
He saw his name on his hospital bracelet.
He recognized him from school.
He heard about Henry on the radio.
3.
What did Henry say happens when you get chocolate fever?
a. You start to cough, you break out in brown spots, and
then you die.
b. You start sneezing. You get a fever, then you break out
in sores.
c. Your head swells, your mouth gets dry, you get big
chocolate spots, then the bad things begin to happen.
4.
What did Henry tell the boys to keep them from fighting him?
a. He said, "Leave me alone."
b. He said my dad is a cop.
c. He told them they would get a terrible disease if they
touched him.
5.
When Big Boy wanted to fight what did the other boys do?
a. began to hit and kick
b. backed off
Chocolate Fever Chapter 8
1. Where did Henry go after the boys recognized him?
a. He ran to the highway where Mac offered him a ride.
b. He ran home and hide in his bedroom.
c. He ran back to the hospital where his mother told him
she had a cure.
2.
What did Mac and Henry do for supper?
a. bought food at a fast food restaurant
b. stopped at a truck stop
c. shared the meal Mac's wife fixed
3.
Henry agreed to __________ .
a. go home
b. go to the hospital
c. call his parents
4.
Where did Henry tell Mac he was
a. to his grandmom's house
b. running away
c. to California
going?
5.
How did Mac react to the big brown spots?
a. He thought they were no big deal.
b. He wanted to rush Henry to the hospital.
6.
What
a.
b.
c.
7.
How
a.
b.
c.
did Henry do as soon as he climbed into the truck?
began crying
took a nap
told Mac his whole story
did Mac describe Henry?
weird, ugly
sort of special, unique
handsome
8. What did Mac say to Henry to make him think running away was
a bad idea?
a. He said Henry didn't have enough food and money to run
away.
b. He said he beat Henry's mother was crying her heart out
with worry.
Chocolate Fever Chapter 9
1.
2.
What
a.
b.
c.
Why
a.
hijack.
b.
c.
3.
4.
were the names of the robbers?
Righty and Sam
Lefty and Louie
Lefty and Righty
did the robbers choose Mac to rob?
Mac just happened along when they were planning the
The truck was stopped so it was easy for them to rob.
They thought he was carrying a cargo of expensive furs.
Why did Mac laugh at the robbers?
a. He thought it was funny that the robbers were only
getting a truckload of candy bars.
b. The robbers acted silly telling jokes.
c. The robbers were dressed like clowns.
What happened as Mac and Henry got back into the diesel?
a. The truck wouldn't start.
b.
c.
5.
They lost their keys.
They were hijacked.
What
a.
b.
c.
did the robbers used to hold up Mac and Henry?
a club and a bat
a knife
a small blue revolver
Chocolate Fever Chapter 10
1. Where was Henry when he woke up?
a. far into the country
b. in the middle of the city
2.
Why
a.
b.
c.
smelled
did the dogs come into the cabin?
They were friends of Louie and Lefty.
They smelled Henry who smelled like a chocolate shop.
They had hams hanging up in the cabin and the dogs
them.
3.
What
a.
b.
c.
was the hideout like?
a barn in the middle of the cow pasture
an office building in the middle of the city
a cabin with no windows and no lights
4.
What did Mac do while the
a. He backed them in the
b. He pounced on Lefty,
c. He hit them with his
5.
How
a.
b.
c.
6.
How long did the robbers travel to get to their hideout?
a. all the way until morning
b. one hour
c. ten minutes
robbers were stunned?
corner and tied them up.
then Louie took the pistols away.
fists.
were Mac and Henry rescued from the outlaws?
by a group of dogs
by a farmer and his wife
the police
Chocolate Fever Chapter 11
1. How did Mr. Cane know a cure for chocolate fever?
a. He read about the cure in a book.
b. He had chocolate fever as a kid.
c. He was a doctor.
2.
What
a.
b.
c.
did Mr. Cane look like?
black hair and blue eyes
tall and skinny
Santa Claus
3.
What
a.
b.
c.
was the nickname of Alfred Cane?
Dough Boy
Sugar Cane
Sweets
4.
What
a.
b.
c.
did Mr. Cane's office look like?
empty except for his desk
fancy with leather furniture
The walls were lined with candy jars.
5.
What did Mr. Cane give Henry to cure his chocolate fever?
a. vanilla pills
b. chocolate pills
c. almond pills
Chocolate Fever Chapter 12
1. How did Henry feel when he got home?
a. great
b. rotten
2. What
a.
b.
c.
new food did Henry discover at breakfast?
cinnamon
mustard
ketchup
3.
What
a.
b.
c.
did Henry's mother fix for breakfast?
bacon and eggs
pancakes with chocolate syrup
cereal
4.
What did the candy company want to do for Henry?
a. give him a year's supply of chocolate
b. give him an award
d. give him a job when he turns 16
Vocabulary Words:
Acquaintance
bluffing
Cautiously
desolate
Hijacked
mirth
phenomenon
Prodded
subsided
breeds
cargo
dumbfounded
earnestly
nauseating
survive
Chocolate Math
Here’s a cute idea for using Hershey bars for teaching
fractions! Sent in by homeschooling mom Kathi Rodgers. I’ve
added links to other chocolate-y sites as well.
My favorite fractions game: (now, smile when you read this!)
How many squares are there in this Hershey bar? 12? Yes! Now, if
Mommy takes two squares, how many are left? 10! Yes! That means
there are 10 pieces of the 12 left, doesn't it? That's 10/12.
Mommy has two pieces of the 12, so that's 2/12.
Now, let's put them back together again. See? 12 pieces of the
12 pieces. That's 12 over 12, or 12/12, or a whole. When the top
number is the same as the bottom number, it means a whole, or 1.
Now, watch Mommy eat 6 of the squares. How many are left? 6...
yes, there are 6/12 left. Now you can eat one square. Now there
are 5/12 left. Mommy eats 3 more, so there are 2/12 left. You
eat one, and Mommy will eat one.... how many now?!
Chocolate Chip Candy
Ingredients:
1/4 c. powdered sugar
1 c. chocolate chips
1/2 c. Eagle Brand milk
1 c. peanut butter
Directions:
Mix together and drop by spoonfuls onto waxed paper.
Refrigerate.
1. Have you ever had too much of a good thing, a food that you
once loved but because you ate it too much it now gives you the
willies just to look at it? If so, write a little story about
how that happened. If not, write an imaginative tale what might
happen if you ate too much of your favorite food.
Encourage students to be creative here, but not gross.
Discourage them from copying Chocolate Fever by asking them to
place their stories in their own hometowns, with their own
families and friends and teachers, like Robert KimmelSmith seems
to do in Chocolate Fever. When they're finished, encourage them
to read them aloud in front of the class, and, for fun, keep
track of all the different foods that they write about.
2. Take a poll of people's favorite and least favorite foods your friends, your parents, your teacher. Make a chart where you
keep track of the different things people like to eat. After
you've compiled all kinds of different food items, look for
patterns and draw conclusions - what are the foods people seem
to like the most; what do those foods have in common; are they
salty, sweet? Are there any items you have never heard of? Pay
attention to how many people's favorite foods are junk foods!
Students should do this assignment over a few days, taking their
work home and asking friends and families. Ask them to make a
formal chart: to make a mark in the chart every time someone
lists favorites like pizza or hot dogs, but also to add anew
food (like Korean kimchi) to the chart when someone mentions it.
Find out which kinds of foods were the most popular and maybe
have a party, later in the year, where you eat those foods.
Also, find out what some of the strangest foods were, and do a
lesson where you tell the students a little bit about the
culture from which they came. Discussing the diverse cultures
from which great food comes will tie in nicely with the theme in
Chocolate Fever about treating those different from us well and
with respect.
Discussion Questions:
1. List all the sweets Henry eats on the Friday morning he gets
chocolate fever.
Chocolate Cake, Cocoa-crispy cereal with chocolate syrup in the
milk, A glass of chocolate milk, Chocolate cookies. (pp. 15-16)
2. Why does Henry tell the gang of boys in the schoolyard that
he has Chocolate Fever? Why does he want them to be scared of
catching it?
Henry thinks if he can convince the gang that Chocolate Fever is
contagious, they'll keep away and stop harassing him. (p. 52)
3. Describe how the dogs' jumping and licking Henry allow Mac to
foil and capture the hijackers.
The dogs, on the trail of Henry's chocolate scent, come rushing
into the cabin," yelping and jumping and barking enough to fill
the cabin with confusion." Mac uses the commotion as an
opportunity to take Lefty's pistol away from him, and then takes
Louie's gun after it falls. The dogs keep storming into the
cabin, but Mac usable to keep the hijackers captive until the
police arrive. (p. 77-78)
4. Why do you think Henry feels so comforted by Nurse Molly
Farthing?
With everyone else around him acting hysterically, Nurse
Farthing is "cool as cantaloupe." She holds Henry's hand, which
makes Henry feel better. It also helps him calm him to see that
there's one adult who isn't overreacting. Nurse Farthing's
calmness seems to rub off on Henry. (p. 35)
5. Examine the reasons Henry runs away from Dr. Fargo's office.
What do you think he was afraid of?
All the commotion surrounding Henry and his new disease reaches
a fever pitch after Dr. Fargo examines him. "There was more
excitement than Henry had overseen," Smith writes, "....Henry
was tired....He wanted to be left alone." Instead of comforting
Henry, as Nurse Farthing did, Dr. Fargo seems so excited by
having discovered "a new disease" and "making medical history"
that he forgets momentarily about his patient. (p. 41)
6. Have you ever been afraid of a doctor's, nurse's or dentist's
office? If so, describe why you were frightened and what you did
to get over your fear. If not, explain how it is you've been so
brave!
Ask students to discuss what might make a doctor's office scary
or intimidating: the presence of other sick children, having to
sit in the waiting room for a long time, those lonely toys
scattered around the waiting room that no one seems to play
with. Very few doctor's offices are places that are comforting,
and since you might already be sick or not feeling well, you
might be especially uncomfortable in such an environment. And
then, of course, some doctors and nurses can appear cold or
uncaring, like Dr. Fargo.
But sometimes the people at a doctor's office are quite kind and
go to great effort to make you feel better. Maybe they talk to
you about school, what kind of sports you play and activities
you like, what kind of books you read or video games you play.
Usually, it helps to have a parent there with you. It's hard to
get over the fear of adductor's office, but it helps to have a
kind and caring doctor, and if you're sick, it helps to figure
that you won't be sick forever, and that by going to the
doctor's office you are probably well on the way to recovery.
7. Even though Henry has ugly brown spots all over his face, Mac
treats him well. Why?
What is it that Mac has experienced in his life that helps him
understand what it's like to be" unique" (p. 61)?Mac, an African
American, is used to being treated differently because of the
color of his skin. He can sympathize with what Henry is going
through. Since Henry only developed chocolate fever that
morning, he's still in shock and rightfully worried about his
appearance. But Mac has been black all his life, and is used to
looking different from others, from standing out because of the
color of his skin. Mac has developed ways to be positive about
what makes him different-about being unique and-having a
positive attitude is something that can help Henry get through
his difficult time. (pp. 61-62)
8. Just as Henry and Mac are about to pull over and call Henry's
parents, Mac's truck gets hijacked. Modify that scene in the
book and describe what might have happened if they had actually
called on the phone. How might Henry's parents have reacted?
Henry's parents would surely have been relieved to hear from
Henry. They might athirst have been confused - "Who is this
Mac," they might wonder, "and what is he doing with my son?" but
eventually they would have listened to what Henry and Mac had to
say. They might have asked Henry to stay put so they could pick
him up. Or they might have worked out some kind of arrangement
with Mac to bring Henry home.
9. Try and predict what might happen to the hijackers once
they're in the hands of the police. Most likely, they will go to
prison, but what will happen to them before that? What's the
process a criminal goes through before he or she can be put in
jail.
Even though the hijackers were caught red-handed holding Mac and
Henry hostage, in an American court of law, every criminal is
considered innocent until proven guilty. That means they will
have to appear in court and be defendants in a courtroom trial.
They will have the opportunity to hire a lawyer to argue their
case for them, and if they cannot afford a lawyer one will be
appointed to them for free. During the trial, either a judge or
a jury of regular citizens will decide whether they are guilty
or not guilty, and, if the decision is guilty, what their
punishment will be.
10. Explain what Mac means when he tells Henry "A good child
respects his parents...Good child don't cause his parents
heartache or grief." What is your definition of "respect," and
why, in your experience, is it important not to cause your
parents "heartache or grief" (p. 64)?
Teachers might talk about the fact that one of the
responsibilities of a child is to make sure his or her parents
don't have to worry too much about their well being. Parents
worry so much already about their children, and children need to
be aware when they are doing something, like running away, it
causes their parents even more stress than they normally
experience. Students will have all sorts of definitions of
"respect," and what it means to them and how it's defined in
their families. Teachers might talk about how respect means more
than just calling your parents" sir" or "ma'am" but learning to
value all the effort they go to (in their jobs, in the way they
take responsibility for their children) and making them feel
like they are appreciated for that effort. (p. 64)
11. Compare the different ways all the adults in the book react
to Henry's Chocolate Fever. Have you ever been sick and had an
adult react hysterically? Explain why such behavior might have
only made you more upset or afraid?
Mrs. Kimmelfarber reacts emotionally, turning hysterical; her
reaction seems like an overreaction. Nurse Farthing, of course,
is quite calm and comforting to Henry. Dr. Fargo turns selfish:
instead of comforting his patient he is more interested in the
potential fame and glory that might come to him for discovering
this strange new disease. Mac is kind and understanding that
Henry is going through a difficult time, and is especially
sensitive to the fact that Henry feels he looks "ugly." Mac
seems to have gained wisdom from lots of life experience and
perhaps his own pain. Alfred "Sugar" Cane, without being preachy
or heavy-handed, gives Henry the sound advice that "we can't
have everything we want every time we want it," including
chocolate. Teachers might want to talk about how some adults
overreact or become unnecessarily angry and raised their voices,
and that these behaviors can be frightening. Encourage students
to talk, too, about people from their own lives who have reacted
in comforting or positive ways to their problems, people in
their own life similar to Nurse Farthing or Mac.
12. Perhaps you think of Mac as the hero of the book and the
hijackers as the villains. Nevertheless, try to think of some
of the characters that don't fall easily into one category or
the other, such as Dr. Fargo or Mrs. Kimmelfarber. These
characters obviously care about Henry but perhaps have trouble
showing it. Describe what you think their motivations are for
the way they treat Henry and how you feel about these
characters. Be more descriptive than simply saying whether you
like these characters or not.
Mrs. Kimmelfarber is obviously worried about her student, and
having so many students to be in charge of, she is probably
worried about Henry's disease spreading to others. Mrs.
Kimmelfarber has never seen Chocolate Fever before and has
nothing else to compare it to, and she is obviously unsettled by
this. Dr. Fargo is too caught up in his own "discovery" to stop
and realize he has a patient who needs his comfort and care.
Teachers should encourage students to discuss how Dr. Fargo is
not a bad person, but seems to have his priorities mixed-up;
he's more interested in himself than his patient.
13. Chocolate Fever is a work of fiction, and there's no such
thing as chocolate fever. But describe the consequences of
eating too many sweets? And how does a person really get
freckles?
Eating too much chocolate - or, for that matter, eating too much
of any candy - can give people bad stomach aches or even a
headaches. Too much sugar (combined with not brushing teeth well
enough) can result in cavities, which everyone knows can make
going to the dentist a painful experience.
Freckles, of course, are not caused by eating too much chocolate
or eating too much of anything. Freckles are actually called
melanin - small brown spots - and usually appear on people with
fair or light skin. They also tend to appear on the skin when
one spends a lot of time in the sun. Many young kids develop
freckles on their cheeks, which is the body's natural way of
protecting the face from the dangerous UV rays of the sun.
14. What do you think Robert Kimmel Smith wants us to learn from
his imaginative story about Henry? What kind of lesson or
message did you get from the book? Describe how you might apply
this lesson to your own life, to your interactions with other
kids your age, to other adults?
Students might focus on the book's lessons dealing with how we
should treat others who are different from us; how we should
comfort those in pain or in need rather than shunning them; how
sometimes the things we love (like eating chocolate) can be done
to excess; and though Chocolate Fever is a fictitious disease,
there can be dangerous consequences to eating too many sweets.
Teachers should talk about these consequences. Encourage
students to share experiences where they have encountered
"unique" individuals in their own life, and perhaps how the
lessons learned from Chocolate Fever might stay with them the
next time they have to interact with someone different from
them.
We had a Chocolate Fever Day at school. The
students all brought chocolate products and
really enjoyed tasting all the different types of
chocolate. We had dozens of different kinds of
candy, whoppers, several kinds of cereal,
cupcakes, poptarts…in fact we had so much
chocolate that we decided to celebrate
chocolate on Monday too. LOL! We will graph
our favorites on Monday.
Our librarian borrowed this movie from another school. My students really
enjoyed it.