Le tradizioni della tavola italiana
The Traditions of Italian Cuisine
David Marini

• Students demonstrate appropriate use of lexical and syntactical constructs related to eating, drinking and dining out
• Students learn the importance of meals in the Italian culture
• Students demonstrate knowledge of regional Italian cuisine
• Students learn how an Italian meal is prepared
  
  

Pre-Internet Activity

Assessment

Graphic Organizer Activity

• Students review vocabulary and syntactical constructions related to food, meals and cuisine.
• Using appropriate vocabulary and grammar, students tell what they like to eat for dinner
• Partner interview—Interpersonal 1.1
  

• Bar graph of class food preferences— to see patterns—Interpretive 1.2
• Venn diagrams-explore regional similarities & differences in USA—Interpretive 1.2

• KWHL Chart about food/meals in Italy

Students may use the following sites to help with vocabulary and cultural items related to meals and dining out in Italy:
The following sites provide a series of exercises, cultural information and short video clips related to Italian dining and drinking.

These materials are now restricted to project participants. For additional information, go to: http://www.nd.edu/~italica/index.htm

Il Cappuccino
http://www.italica.org/principali/lingua/lessons/l_cappuccino/testo.htm

Gli Spaghetti
http://www.italica.org/principali/lingua/lessons/l_spaghetti/testo.htm

Espressioni idiomatiche con i nomi dei cibi
http://www.italica.org/principali/lingua/lexis/cibi_esp.htm

Verdura
http://www.italica.org/principali/lingua/lexis/verdura.htm

Il bar e le ordinazione
http://www.italica.org/principali/lingua/lexis/caffe.htm

Assessment

Internet Activity

Internet Activity

Performance Assessment


Rubrics

• Exercises: "What do you eat with this?" — Interpretive 1.2
  "Which item doesn't belong?" — Interpretive 1.2
  "Matching Exercise" — Interpretive 1.2

Cappuccino exercises: Esercizio sugli aggettivi (Access password protected. For additional information, please see: http://www.nd.edu/~italica/index.htm
http://www.italica.org/principali/lingua/exercises/qual_fillin.htm

Gli Spaghetti exercises: Le interrogative (Access password protected. For additional information, please see: http://www.nd.edu/~italica/index.htm
http://www.italica.org/principali/lingua/exercises/spag_int_fill.htm

Using the following web site, students will view a topographical map of Italy and become familiar with the regions of Italy http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/europe/italy_rel_2004.jpg

Working in groups, students will select three cities (one each in the north, central and southern regions) and choose some recipes from the each of these regions. They will type in the name of the region they are interested in at the following web sites:

(Regional Dishes)
http://www.cooker.net/

(Holiday Meals)
http://www.italmensa.net/italmensa/
Cultural Products 2.1

Each group of students gives a presentation to the class based on what they discovered. Presentational 1.3

Rubrics for student and teacher evaluations
http://intranet.cps.k12.il.us/Assessments/Ideas_and_Rubrics/ideas_and_rubrics.html
Build a scaffold for your students http://intranet.cps.k12.il.us/Assessments/Ideas_and_Rubrics/Assessment_Tasks/Build_Scaffold/build_scaffold.html
Rubric Construction Set to Place on Web Page
http://landmark-project.com/classweb/rubrics/index.html
CARLA Virtual Assessment Center
http://www.carla.umn.edu/assessment/vac/index.html

Students review their KWHL chart and add any new information
Students identify the kinds of food associated with certain meals, and traditional mealtimes
Comparisons of Cultures 4.2

• Students complete their KWHL chart
• Students share a typical Italian holiday meal
  
  

1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 4.2

• Computer with Internet access and audio/video capabilities; word processing and spreadsheet software
• Activity sheets (graphic organizers)
• Rubrics
• Overhead projector and overhead transparencies (KWHL, Venn diagrams)
• TV/VCR
• Fully serviced kitchen and food supplies
• Camcorder and film (if you wish to film presentations and meals)

*This series of activities is based on a sample learning scenario from the Standards for Learning Italian in Standards for Foreign Language Learning in the 21st Century, Lawrence, KS: Allen Press,1999, p. 311.