Planning a Thanksgiving Meal
Frances Feid, El Monte Adult
Ed and Norma Guzman, Baldwin Park Adult Community Ed
Adult Beginning
Before you begin:
Please have a list of web sites for student research.
Warm Up
What is served at traditional holiday meals in your country? What U.S. Holiday is coming next?
Introduction
1. Why is Thanksgiving so unique to the U.S.?
Requirements:
Requires Computers
Presentation
Presentation #1
| The USA | Your Country |
| Appetizer: Carrot/celery sticks | |
| Entree: Turkey | |
| Vegetable side dish:Corn, green beans | |
| Starches: Yams | |
| Salads | |
| Beverages: milk, coffee, tea, eggnog | |
| Desserts: Pumpkin pie, apple pie, mince meat pie |
Presentation #2
Break students into 5 groups by menu category. Demonstrate web research.
Steps:
1. Launch the internet.
2. Type http://www.butterball.com
3. Practice going into the different web sites.
4. demo a hard copy of what was found.
Practice
Provide time for each group to use the computer and go to the web sites for their menu category. Print a hard copy of their recipe and/or items chosen for the meal. Assign a letter to each group member, then have all the A's, B's, C's...come together to form groups to make a complete meal. Each member of the group writes down the menu and recipes for the meal
Application