Webquest for 7Th Grade Spanish

¡Vamos a Comer!

WebQuest for 7th Grade Spanish

Introduction

¡Felicidades! Congratulations! Your team has been selected by the top advertising agency in Latin America to prepare an eye-catching menu for a new restaurant. The owner of the restaurant is a very well-known and prestigious restaurateur. If your menu design is accepted, you will receive a very big bonus – your design team gets part ownership of the new restaurant.

Task

You and your group will develop an authentic, artistic menu in Spanish for the new restaurant. Go to the PROCESSsection and start to develop a winning team!

Process

Decide as a team what country your Restaurant will be located in.

Your team must first decide what country your restaurant will be located in. Please choose a Spanish-speaking country. This will also determine which currency will be displayed on your menu. The country and its currency will be listed on your team’s ROUGHDRAFT.

Develop a menu.

Research several websites to find some really great food items in at least 6 food categories. The food items must be appropriate for an up-scale Spanish restaurant. You must have AT LEAST 3 items in each food category on the menu. You will also determine a suitable price in U.S. dollars and local currency. All items must be listed on your team’s ROUGH DRAFTso the best information is chosen for the final menu. BE CAREFUL WHEN RECORDING COSTS IN VARIOUS CURRENCIES. Sites to view:
Menu websites listed by Country
Argentina1 US Dollar = 3.14490 Argentine Peso
1 Argentine Peso (ARS) = 0.31798 US Dollar (USD)
Argentina
A fancy restaurant in Buenos Aires. Click:Menu This has great descriptions in Spanish and English, but no prices
Argentina
A Mexican restaurant in Buenos Aires
Argentina
Click: Nuestra Carta
Argentina
Click: Menu and Postres
Costa Rica1 US Dollar = 506.080 Costa Rican Colon
1 Costa Rican Colon (CRC) = 0.001976 US Dollar (USD)
Costa Rica
Use the scroll bar to see the great menú at the bottom of page.
Costa Rica
Use the scroll bar to see a limited catering menú at the bottom of page
Mexico1 US Dollar = 10.89659 Mexican Peso
1 Mexican Peso (MXN) = 0.09177 US Dollar (USD)
Mexico
Mexico
Mexico
Great site for fancy Mexican cuisine
Peru1 US Dollar = 2.99945 Peruvian Nuevo Sol
1 Peruvian Nuevo Sol (PEN) = 0.33339 US Dollar (USD)

click: “Nuestra Cocina” .Lima, Peru Prices in Peru currency Nuevo Sol (S)
Spain1 US Dollar = 0.67826 Euro
1 Euro (EUR) = 1.47437 US Dollar (USD)
Spain (click “Carta” for the menu , then select Platos (main dishes) or Postres (desserts)
UK
This is a Spanish menu from a London restaurant.
USA
This is a Spanish restaurant located near Boston, Massachusetts. Prices in dollars.
3. DEVELOP ADDRESS INFORMATION
You will be responsible for including the following information inside your menu:

Nombre: name for the restaurant -Make up your own authentic name, in Spanish.
Dirección: authentic address, city, and country where the restaurant is located
Número de teléfono: authentic telephone number
Horas de servicio: Hours open using the 24 clock

CREATE A COVER DESIGN

You will need to develop art that is appropriate for the type of restaurant that your group has chosen. Is it formal/informal? Is it expensive/inexpensive? These decisions will affect the type of cover art you design.

Evaluation

Your performance on this WebQuest will be graded on the rubric below.
Nombre ______Clase ______
Fecha ______
Beginning
1 / Developing
2 / Accomplished
3 / Exemplary
4 / Score
QUALITY OF THE ROUGH DRAFT / Restaurant information is incomplete and 3 food items are not evident in each food category / Some restaurant information is complete or less than 3 food items are not evident in each food category / All restaurant information is complete and 3 food items are evident in each food category / All restaurant information is complete and more than 3 food items are evident in each food category
INDIVIDUAL BEHAVIOR DURINGWEBQUEST WORK / Individual has been off-task or disruptive and spoken to by the teacher more than once. / Individual has been off-task or disruptive and spoken to by the teacher once. / Student has been on-task and has demonstrated good listening skills. / Student has been on-task and has demonstrated outstanding individual initiative in planning and implementation of WebQuest
WORKING WITHIN CONTRAINTS / Menu contains some prices but does not show bothlocal currency and UD dollars / Menu contains mostly authentic prices shown but contains major currency errors / Menu contains mostly authentic prices shown side-by-side and titled in correct local currency and U.S. dollars / Menu contains authentic prices shown side-by-side and titled in correct local currency and U.S. dollars
MENU DESIGN AND LAYOUT / Menu cover is evident with some creative attempt. / Menu cover is artistically presented. / Menu cover is artistically presented and creative in design and color, but does not contain all required items / Menu cover is artistically presented and creative in design and color, and contains all required items

Conclusion

Has your team planned and provided an eye-catching menu? Did you accomplish your individual tasks and team skit using your menu? If so, you will see whether you are a proud new owner of a great Spanish Restaurant!
There are so many foods considered typical Spanish or Mexican cuisine. But there is so much more to explore! What Spanish foods appeal to you? Try this EXTRA CREDIT ASSIGNMENT:
SRA. CHASSE IS PLANNING A FOOD DAY. RESEARCH AN AUTHENTIC SPANISH RECIPEAND PREPARE IT TO SHARE IN CLASS FOR EXTRA CREDIT!
Here are some Mexican recipes to try. Click on a recipe and scroll down for directions on right side:

Here are recipes from Spain. Click these links:Spanish tapas, traditional Spanish dishes, Spanish fish recipes and Spanish desserts)

ROUGH DRAFT

Nombre#1______Nombre #2______

Nombre#3______Nombre #4______

Clase ______Fecha ______

Instrucción:Escribe un primer borrador del menú.

Nombre del restaurante: ______

Dirección: ______

Horas de servicio: ______

Número de teléfono: ______

Categoría / Comida / Precio
Local / Precio
U.S.D.
***EJEMPLO***
sopa / ***EJEMPLO***
Sopa de pollo / ***EJEMPLO***
35 MN / ***EJEMPLO***
3.50
Sopa
Sopa
Sopa
Sopa
Ensalada
Ensalada
Ensalada
Ensalada
Plato principal
Plato principal
Plato principal
Plato principal
Verduras
Verduras
Verduras
Verduras
Bebidas
Bebidas
Bebidas
Bebidas
Frutas y Postres
Frutas y Postres
Frutas y Postres
Frutas y Postres