Use these activities to engage all types of learners, while requiring that they refer to and incorporate details from the text over the course of the activity. 

ACTIVITY 1: “Visual History of Sugar”

The authors of Sugar Changed the World have given you a lot of information about the history of sugar, including:

• how and why it became a global commodity
• how and where it was produced
• how and why the rise of this industry impacted various groups of people

Choose one of these three strands to focus on as you make a visual representation that demonstrates your understanding of the Complexity of History.

Part A: Go back through the book and make note of the key information about your topic. As you gather information, remember that your project will attempt to show your understanding of the complexity of your topic.

As you make notes, think about how the information fits together. Do you see a lot of cause-and-effect relationships? Chronological or spatial relationships? Are you looking at a process? Thinking now about how the various details relate to one another will help you in the next step of this project.

Part B: Decide how you will visually represent the information that is given about your chosen topic in Sugar Changed the World.