MENU PROJECT (ITALIAN)

Subject/Level: Italian, Level I

Unit: Food and Mealtaking

Prior Learning: Students are familiar with vocabulary for foods and meals. Students have been introduced to procedures for currency conversions.

Assessment Objectives: Students will demonstrate the ability to:

1. plan, prepare and execute an appealing menu

2. plan and structure a project by setting goals and maintaining organization

3. calculate foreign currencies

4. apply vocabulary for a variety of authentic foods

Standards: Communication, Connections, Comparisons, Cultures

L2: Demonstrate command of conventions of capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.

W4: Present information clearly demonstrating consideration of perspective, purpose, and audience.

W5: Develop and strengthen writing through planning, revising, editing, rewriting or trying a new approach.

W10: Write frequently on a variety of topics for a variety of purposes.

Materials Used: project description and instructions, rough draft graphic organizer, rubrics, peer review, student computers, and/or poster board

Assessment Overview:

1. Students plan and create a menu which contains a variety of vocabulary for foods and beverages in Italian.
2. Students complete a project which includes the following essential information:

· vocabulary for foods and beverages

· prices in a foreign currency from a Italian-speaking country of their choosing

· offerings organized into categories

· authentic dishes represented

3. Students provide a visually appealing finished product in paper or slideshow format.