International Cuisine 2

Introduction

In this webquest the students will complete the following objectives:

Objective 1:

The student will understand the multicultural aspects of food. The student will complete a research project to identify and describe the various roles that food plays within the following countries:

Ukranine Mexico Italy Greece England

Japan India Germany Canada France

The reasearch project will describe the following concepts and present the information in a Powerpoint presentation with pictures and references.

How the climate and geography affects foods in the region

What are the staple foods in the region

Symbolism of food in the culture

History of food in the culture

Gender roles in preparing food in the culture

Does the culture use specific flavors or spices

How does the economy affect food choices in the culture

Are there any superstitions, religious values, taboos about food in the culture

What is the role of food in the cultures celebrations

Objective 2: Choose a country and make a full course meal from that country with regional cusine

Students will choose one of the countries listed above, or one not listed with permission of the instructor, and develop a 4 course meal. The menu must include a beverage, appetizer, side dish, main course and a dessert. Students must conisder presentation and ensure it is culturally relevant.

Task

I have provided a list of possible websites for you to find to start off your reserach but DO NOT limit your self to these websites only. At the end of your project list all the websites that you used for your research.

Ukranine

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_cuisine

http://bestofukraine.com/culture.html

http://www.activeukraine.com/five-best-ukraine-traditional-foods/

Mexico

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_cuisine

http://www.everyculture.com/Ma-Ni/Mexico.html

http://www.aztec-history.com/traditional-mexican-food.html

Italy

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_cuisine

http://www.lifeinitaly.com/italian-food-0

http://www.foodbycountry.com/Germany-to-Japan/Italy.html

Greece

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_cuisine

http://www.greeklandscapes.com/travel/food.html

http://historylink101.com/2/greece3/food.htm

England

http://britishfood.about.com/od/introtobritishfood/a/England.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_cuisine

http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/food_and_drink_in_medieval_engla.h…

France

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_cuisine

http://french.lovetoknow.com/french-culture/history-french-cuisine

http://www.foodbycountry.com/Algeria-to-France/France.html

Canada

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_cuisine

http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/16-201-x/2009000/part-partie1-eng.htm

http://www.worldwidewebawards.net/Food/Canada.html

India

http://www.haldiramusa.com/History_Indian_Food.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_cuisine

http://www.krishindian.com/history_indian_cuisine.php

Japan

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Japanese_cuisine

http://www.ethnicfoodsco.com/Japan/CulinaryHistory.htm

http://www.bambooterihouse.com/japanees%20food%20history.php

Germany

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_cuisine

http://www.worldwidewebawards.net/Food/Germany.html

Evaluation


Research Report : International Cuisine 2

CATEGORY	4	3	2	1
Amount of Information	All topics are addressed and all questions answered with at least 4 sentences about each.	All topics are addressed and most questions answered with at least 3 sentences about each.	All topics are addressed, and most questions answered with 2 sentence about each.	One or more topics were not addressed.
Quality of Information	Information clearly relates to the main topic. It includes several supporting details and/or examples.	Information clearly relates to the main topic. It provides 1-2 supporting details and/or examples.	Information clearly relates to the main topic. No details and/or examples are given.	Information has little or nothing to do with the main topic.
Sources	All sources (information and graphics) are accurately documented in the desired format.	All sources (information and graphics) are accurately documented, but a few are not in the desired format.	All sources (information and graphics) are accurately documented, but many are not in the desired format.	Some sources are not accurately documented.
Diagrams & Illustrations	Diagrams and illustrations are neat, accurate and add to the reader\'s understanding of the topic.	Diagrams and illustrations are accurate and add to the reader\'s understanding of the topic.	Diagrams and illustrations are neat and accurate and sometimes add to the reader\'s understanding of the topic.	Diagrams and illustrations are not accurate OR do not add to the reader\'s understanding of the topic.
Mechanics	No grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors.	Almost no grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors	A few grammatical spelling, or punctuation errors.	Many grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors.

Date Created: Sep 05, 2014 02:03 pm (CDT)

Conclusion

Student will be marked according to the rubric provided.