1. This Cupcake Is Trying to Hurt You
Close-Reading

2. Notice / wonder: Write 1 sentence that describes your thoughts about this picture.

3. Vocabulary
Accumulate
Plethora
Luxury
Glucose

4. Accumulate
To gather together or acquire an increasing number or quantity.
Example: Snow accumulated in the driveway.

5. Plethora An abundance or excessive amount of something.
Example: There was a plethora of desserts at Thanksgiving dinner.

6. Luxury Something that is an indulgence rather than a necessity.
The luxury hotel in Hollywood charges 5 dollars for a bottle of water.

7. Glucose
Simple sugar found in most sugary foods and drinks and is in your blood.
A candy bar is a good source of glucose.

8. First Read
I’ll read out loud, please follow along.

9. Re-read section 1 again and answer the following question.
1. What are two ways the cupcake wrecked Sam’s day? Support your answer with evidence from the text.

10. Re-read section 2 and answer the following question.
2. Explain the long-term and short term effects of a high sugar diet. Support your answer with evidence from the text.

11. Re-read section 3 . Answer the following question.
3. Why do humans have a sweet tooth? Which theory supports your answer?

12. Re-read section 4.
4. Using evidence from the text, explain why sugar is used in low-fat foods.

13. Re- read section 5.
5. Citing from the text, what steps can you recommend we take to consume less sugar in out diets?