Reading about Chocolate!

This is an informational text.  It provides factual information, has a main idea and details that support the main idea.  Social Studies, Science, Sports, Animals, and Careers are often examples of informational text.

ELD:  View this video about main idea and supporting details.  

Now that you watched the video about main idea and supporting details, read the article:  A short, sweet History of Chocolate by clicking on the underlined title, to find the main idea and supporting details.  You may need to review the article a couple of times to find what you are looking for.  After opening the article, you may click on the audio button below to have it read out loud for you.

After reading this text, discuss the following questions with someone:

● What was the main idea of the text?

● What were some supporting details in the text?