Part 1: Cocoa

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Part 1 Cocoa
During Reading ___ 1. Read pages 227 and 228.
Write another fact you learn about Santo
Domingo. ________________________________________
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learn about cacao trees. ______________________
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2. Read page 231 to learn the steps to
harvesting cacao beans. ___ 3. Read pages 232 and
233 to find out what a conch is and how it is
used. ___ 4. Read page 234 to find out how the
girl and her family make hot chocolate. ___ 5.
Read pages 235-238. What does the girl trade for
her shell? What trades does her father make?
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How do the girl and her family use the ice?
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Part 2 Ice
___ 1. Read pages 242 and 243. Then compare
life in Santo Domingo and Maine.
How is it alike in both places? _________________
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__ ___ 2. Reread page 243. What question do
you have? _______________________________________
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244 and 245 to find out how the people help the
river freeze. ___ 4. Look over the illustration
on page 246. What do you think the men are
doing? ___ 5. Read page 247 to find out what the
men are doing. ___ 6. Read page 248 to find out
how the people keep the cut ice from melting.
7. Compare harvesting the ice from the river
with harvesting cacao beans. How are they
similar? ________________________________________
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Contrast harvesting the ice with harvesting cacao
beans. How are they not alike? _________________
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________ ___ 9. Read page 250 to find out what
goods are traded for the ice. ___10. Read pages
251 and 252 to find out how the girl and her
family use the cocoa.
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Cocoa
Ice Directions Use the Venn Diagram to
compare (similarities) and contrast (differences)
Santo Domingo and Maine.