Assignment: Create a Menu for Your New Italian Restaurant

Assignment: Create a menu for your new Italian Restaurant. Using the vocabulary from Chapters 7 and 13 in Oggi in Italia along with the bubble maps of descriptive words, put at least 3 items in each category and describe those items in detail in Italian. A suggestion is to work in groups of 2/3

Standards addressed by this assignment: CA World Language Standards addressed by this assignment: Content: 2.2 Use appropriate vocabulary, including adjective and adverbs to describe food items on a menu Communication 2.3 Present to an audience of listeners, readers, or ASL viewers. Settings 2.0 Students use language in a structured context with the ability to add their own words. Vocabulary builds on previous assignments

Criteria checklist for Menu assignment: First make a “brutta copia’ of your menu The menu must contain the following items: A. At least 3 appropriate food items for each category B. Each item must be described in detail; lists the ingredients or describe how it is made C. Restaurant must have a geographical name from all the places you learn from your geography essay. D. Include a brief description of what the name is and where that place is found. E. Esempio: Ristorante Vesuvio

*Vesuvio è il vulcano vicino a Napoli che ha distrutto la città di Pompei nel 79 AD.

Have a partner edit your “brutta copia” for spelling and grammar and comprehension Make a bella copia of the menu in the form of a brochure. You can do a computer generated menu if you wish. Make sure you spell check and grammar check your Italian,

Rubric Menus graded as follows: 90-100 = A -5 points for each missing item 80 -89 = B -1 for misspellings and minor omissions - 10 for missing description of Restaurant name 70-79 = C - 5 for each item that is not described clearly 60- 69 = D - 5 for missing name of restaurant owner with class F is not an option (You will redo it period and date clearly stated on front of brochure until you pass) Ristorante ______(Brutta copia)

Descrizione:______Antipasti

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