Taste+the+World

Leonilde Clay; GCF
 * Project Title:** “Taste,” the World!


 * Grade:** 6th


 * Project Idea:** Students will visit local ethnic restaurants, and note design…as to what motif the restaurant is portraying. Students will also interview the owner or manager of establishment, and discuss ideas/questions for their own design, as well as foods to serve, origin of the food, menu set-up, prices.Students will present their findings on the “Taste the World” feast night. (NOTE CHANGE to PROJECT IDEA).


 * DAY 2 June 14**


 * Change: New Project Idea:** Students will visit local ethnic restaurants. (May not be feasable at this time). (Students will interview managers/owners, as well as complete a walking tour of the restaurant to gather knowledge of how to set-up/design to fit the ethnicity of the food to serve ).I will have speakers come into the classroom, and view video snapshots. Groups will present by creating a brochure, either by web design, or paper, of their restaurant. Project must include; name of restaurant, owners/managers, country highlights, foods common to country, atmosphere, menu/prices, family friendly, casual or fancy. Students will hold a community night to present brochures and sample dishes their restaurant will feature.


 * Driving Question:** How can we create a restaurant to create a closer community for locals and visitors?


 * Content:** Social studies (ethnic, community), reading (recipes, origins of foods), writing ( menu, interviews), art (designing layout), real life skills (cooking, oral/visual/presentation).


 * Major Products:** Menus, recipes, Interviews, restaurant design, presentation and tasting of dish original to culture.


 * Public Audience:** Restaurant owners/managers, other students, and parents.


 * Day 3 June 15**


 * Entry Event:** The project will be introduced by beginning a video clip of foods and culture. I will find clips of video from Discovery Education, and Teacher Tube. Students will discuss foods that are specific to their own cultural backgrounds they may have within their own families. Students will then view clips of cultural events from a variety of countries. 6th grade studies European and South American countries as a grade level.


 * Project Overview: This will be a three period class process:** A brochure will be introduced for the project overview. I will show students how a brochure is set up. I will have a copy at each group for students to view and hold as I go over the content. I will discuss set-up of projects including that students will be broken up into groups for this project. We will be put together in groups by a puzzle. Students are randomly given puzzle pieces broke up in fours and by color, they have to walk around the room and find their match. **Day 2**; students will watch a variety of snap shop videos of various restaurants, with information on owning, operating and managing a restaurant. Students will work within their groups to analyze, discuss what each snap shop was discussing.


 * Day 3:** Students will be given a rubric with expectations for individual and group expectations. We will verbally discuss this rubric. Students will respond with a round robin within groups, write questions, concerns, comments on their white board.


 * Rubric/Criteria;** The criteria for the project is too use a Presentation Rubric: This will include Eye Contact, Stance, Speaking (voice projection), Organization(students have a checklist from Project Overview, 21st Century Presentation, means group made the brochure electronically. Allowances will be made for group that may have struggles with technology uses, and audience, Q&A. Instead of a check system, this rubric will be rated by points, then a one sentence respond to section being presented.


 * Calendar; Time for the project October 1, to November 2, 2013...this is approximately 3 & 1/2 weeks long. One half day is incorporated into the calendar, and one "0" day.**