ESPAÑOL 4

UNIT PROJECT

En el restaurante

OBJECTIVES: 1. Students will create a menu in Spanish (Spanish, Mexican, OR Caribbean cuisine.)
Menu will be incorporated in skit. (See # 2)

2. Students will utilize Unit vocabulary terms and expressions as well as the present
tense to create and present a skit at a restaurant.

3. Students will prepare a Hispanic dish from Mexican, Spanish, or Caribbean cuisine.
Students will also, explain the dish to their classmates and dish will be utilized in skits.

PROCEDURE: Students will work in groups of TWO to complete their 3 part Unit Project.

*MENU: Menu should be entirely in Spanish and should include 5 of EACH of the
following: appetizers, main meals, desserts, beverages. Also, prices should be stated
and Menu’s should be illustrated. You should also have the restaurant name on the
cover. You are to utilize a minimum of 10 vocabulary terms and expressions on your
menus. Menus can be hand made.

*SKIT: Students will role play and pretend to be going out to eat a restaurant. 1 member
will be customer (cliente) and 1 will be the waiter/waitress (mesero/a).

Skits should include the following:

1. Greetings
2. Asking for a table
3. Ordering beverages
4. Ordering meals *Menu’s are to be used as a prop!
5. Description of meals
6. Asking for/ Paying the bill *Additional props can/should be utilized!
7. Leaving of a tip
8. Thank you and goodbyes

Please incorporate a minimum of 12 vocabulary terms in your skits. You will not be
able to read from your scripts! A final copy of your script is to be turned in on May 22nd
.

*DISH: Students will research and make a dish to be used in their skits. Students will
also be responsible for explaining the dish to the class (in English) and should turn in the
recipe for their dish as well as a description of their dish in English. (1 pg double spaced)

GRADE: Please refer to the attached rubrics. This assignment will be worth a TEST grade! Tests
account for 50% of your overall grade! Impress me with your work .
*Presentations will take place on: _______________________________________
Mesero/a: ____________________________ Español 2 (Rúbricas)

Cliente # 1: ___________________________ Proyecto: En el restaurante

Cliente # 2: ___________________________

Nombre del restaurante: ______________________________

Comida: ____________________________________________

Menu  
Vocabulary
Students use a minimum of 10 vocabulary terms in their menu. 5 4 3 2 1
Vocabulary is accurate and appropriate to the task.

Spelling
Menu is free of spelling errors and proofreading is apparent. 5 4 3 2 1

Content
Students have completed all required components of
their Menu. (5 appetizers, meals, desserts, beverages) 5 4 3 2 1
Prices are also included.

Creativity
Menu’s are colorful and creative and demonstrate 5 4 3 2 1
originality. Illustrations are provided.

Skit

Preparedness 5 4 3 2 1
Students are well prepared and rehearsed resulting in
smooth delivery of their presentation without pauses.

Pronunciation
Students speak clearly and have excellent pronunciation. 5 4 3 2 1
Presentation is comprehensible with few errors in rhythm/
intonation.

Vocabulary
Students use a minimum of 12 vocabulary terms in their skit. 5 4 3 2 1
Vocabulary is accurate and appropriate to the task.

Grammar
Presentation contains few grammar errors which do not 5 4 3 2 1
affect overall comprehension.
Skit continued…
Knowledge and use of the present tense
Students demonstrate excellent knowledge of the present 5 4 3 2 1
Minimal grammatical errors present which do not affect
comprehension.

Presentation Content
Content is relevant and informative. Presentation is detailed 5 4 3 2 1
and thorough.

Dialogue
Students turn in typed copy of their script. 5 4 3 2 1
Script contains member names and roles and is in a
dialogue format.

Creativity
Skits are creative and students utilize props during 5 4 3 2 1
their presentation.

Dish

Students effectively researched and prepared a dish of 5 4 3 2 1

Mexican, Spanish, or Caribbean cuisine.

Students turned in a 1 page (double-spaced) description 5 4 3 2 1

of their dish in English.

Students effectively explained their dish and its importance 5 4 3 2 1

to their classmates.

Students turned in a copy of the recipe of their dish. 5 4 3 2 1

Other

Collaboration
Students worked well together to complete all required 5 4 3 2 1
Components of their Unit project (Menu, Skit, Dish).

Effort
Effort was apparent and overall project was well organized 5 4 3 2 1
and presented.

Comentario: Nota: _____________ 90 points