Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Objectives:
You will use the vocabulary learned in the Food and Drinks Unit to create a list of items for a French menu. Typical French dishes are recommended. A minimum of 30 items is required. You will have to price the items in Euro () on your menu. You will organize your food and drink choices into categories, using the vocabulary learned in class. Possible categories include: le petit-djeuner (breakfast), le djeuner (lunch), les soupes (soups), les sandwiches (sandwichs), les salades (salads) les viandes (meats), les fruits de mer (seafood), les lgumes (vegetables), les hors duvres (appetizers), les extras (side dishes), les spcialits du Chef (Chefs Specialties), les boissons (drinks), les desserts (desserts), le Menu / Le Menu du Jour (Todays Specials with two or three course meal). You will use the Internet and Microsoft Clip art to search for images (a minimum of 8) related to food, drinks, Cafs, France, etc. You will use Microsoft Publisher or Microsoft Word to create your French menu brochure.
Resources:
Your textbook; Additional vocabulary list provided in class; For more food and drinks vocabularies, online dictionaries, please refer to my website : <personal.plattsburgh.edu> Chan-Seng Jacqueline - Resources and -Links To look over various French menus and to answer questions about the categories of food / drinks, and prices please check the recommended sites in my website under Links. Note: For more French typical menus, search Google.fr instead of Google.com
For French accents, use the hand out Typing International Characters in Windows/MacIntosh and also available in my website under Links. To convert the price of each item from dollars to euros, use website http://www.google.com/finance/converter
No spelling or No more than 1 No more than 3 grammar errors in the spelling or grammar spelling or brochure error in the brochure. grammar errors in the brochure. All aspects of the Most aspects of the menu accurately menu accurately reflect French culture. reflect French culture. The menu has The menu has exceptionally attractive formatting attractive formatting & & well-organized well-organized Some aspects of the menu accurately reflect French culture.
Content Accuracy
The menu has well- The menu formatting organized & organization of information. material are confusing to the
reader. The menu is rather The menu is very common but shows plain with no artistic a little artistic design. design.