800 Word Essay (bibliography doesn’t count)

Cited in Chicago/Turabian style only

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Objective:Students will gain an understanding of the cultural importance of food in their region of choice. Outcomes will be determining the identity of cultures that comes from the available foods and by extension dishes they choose to highlight in their written summative.

Standards:

RST.11-12.1. Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of science and technical texts, attending to important distinctions the author makes and to any gaps or inconsistencies in the account.

WHST.11-12.1a. Introduce precise, knowledgeable claim(s), establish the significance of the claim(s), distinguish the claim(s) from alternate or opposing claims, and create an organization that logically sequences the claim(s), counterclaims, reasons, and evidence.

WHST.11-12.8. Gather relevant information from multiple authoritative print and digital sources, using advanced searches effectively; assess the strengths and limitations of each source in terms of the specific task, purpose, and audience; integrate information into the text selectively to maintain the flow of ideas, avoiding plagiarism and overreliance on any one source and following a standard format for citation.

Questions to consider:

What are some of the main crops that grow in the region, how do these influence the main types of food? (e.g. is it based on corn, wheat, rice etc.)

What are some plants/animals that grow only there and make the food unique?

What kind of spices feature in this culture, how do they give the food character?

What are some rituals associated with meals in the culture?

Has this food made its way to another culture due to immigration? How has it evolved?

Was the food in this culture always there or did it develop over time through trade?

Understandings to show:

Preparation of foods from around the world provides us with the opportunity to explore

the evolution of cuisines based on the origins of immigrant populations.

With different historical backgrounds, countries have developed distinctive cuisines.

The cuisines and customs of a culture are influenced by geography, economics, foreign
contacts, religious beliefs and technology.

Content:

The typical food customs of a variety of different countries.

Key holidays/festival celebrations and traditional foods served

in a variety of countries.

How culture and traditions shape diverse meal patterns in the

countries studied.

Skills:

Explain how and why food customs have evolved.

Prepare appropriate foods that are native to each of the

countries studied.

Compare and contrast the various unique customs and meal

patterns that have been uncovered