Thursday, November 27, 2008

The Emperors of Chocolate (pages 90-120)

Comments:

I didn't know that making Milk Chocolate is so difficult.
Romance and chocolate go really well together.
Everyone must really love chocolate.
Each place in the world have their own likes about chocolate.
Everyone wanted to make the perfect chocolate.

Questions:

Why were people so crazy about chocolate?
How come milk and chocolate don't go well together?
How come only the rich could drink chocolate?
Why is chocolate so important in Valentines day?

Vocabulary:

Consumptive - tending to consume; destructive, wasteful
Phenylalanine - a crystalline, water-soluble, essential amino acid
Anandamide- a naturally occurring endogenous cannabinoid chemical compounds of the mammal brain which is released in response to pain

Literary Terms:

Simile -"we didn't know what it was like to live in a real small town"
Personification - "The connection between chocolate and romance seems almost universal"

Overview Sentence:
Chocolate and milk don't go together romance and chocolate have a deep connection.


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