Message from cwatson

[Anonymous]

My student population in the high school is largely Korean and Hispanic/Latino.
I found that one of the best ways to hook them on any new topic is to introduce it with food.
In my case, an exchange of food from Hispanic/Latino countries and from Korea or other Asian countries.

(Of course this is done on occasion such as once or twice per year.)

I make it part of an assignment where students discuss , write, and give a PowerPoint
presentation about their favorite food (cultural - not McDonald's).

Students create a menu and contribute to the cost of ordering the food.

Then, as they discuss their favorite cultural dishes, they always talk about their culture and
why that dish is an important part of it.

From that assignment, I relate historical information about Asia or another country using the text, the Internet and other supplemental resources for the remainder of the semester.

Cheryl Watson