6th+Grade

=Third Quarter Unit: **Cultural Cuisine**=

6th graders will be investigating the links between a country's resources and history and their cuisine. Students will research a country's natural resources, culture, and native cuisine. Operating as chefs, they will design a restaurant menu with dishes that reflect these three concepts.


 * This Week (April 20-24):** Start creating our menus! For those of you who haven't finished researching restaurants, get moving! You will have the option to create your menu by hand or on Google Drawing.

A great source for information on food: [|www.foodbycountry.com]

You can use this WORLD MAP to find a country that you're considering!

For citing, we can use Easy Bib.


 * Note:** Participation will be evaluated daily!
 * **CATEGORY** || **2** || **1** || **0** ||
 * **Research** || The project was thoroughly researched with great attention to detail. || The research was sometimes vague and lacked details. There may be some errors, but the work is mostly clear. || There is no evidence of research, or there are serious errors. ||
 * **Drafting** || There are two drafts, and definitive improvements between draft 1 and draft 2 are evident. || There are two drafts, but there may be only a few differences between draft 1 and draft 2. || There is only one draft. ||
 * **Design** || The group brought their research to life with a fully-fledged product. The menu is clear, easy to read, and pleasing to the eye. It is clear that effort was put in to the final product. || The group may or may not have integrated their research entirely. The menu may be slightly unclear, and the design might reflect hasty work. || The design is confusing. Little to no research is incorporated. There is little evidence of effort. ||  ||
 * **Writing** || Appetizers, main meals, and drinks are all covered. Menu descriptions are adequate in length and reflect some history and culture. The clearly describe each meal item. || Most meal categories are included. Menu descriptions may be slightly unclear, but generally reflect the culture and history. || Menu categories are inappropriate or not included. Menu descriptions don't reflect the culture and history. ||
 * **Citations** || Citations are written correctly in MLA format. At least one book, one library database, and a third source are noted. || There may be some errors in citations, but most are written properly in MLA format. At least two sources are cited. || There are no sources, or sources have no formatting. ||  ||