ISTE Standards
Creative Communicator 1.6.b: Learner can create original works or responsibly repurpose or remix digital resources into new creations.
Creative Communicator 1.6.d: Learner can publish or present content that customizes the message and medium for their intended audience.
Digital Citizen 1.2.c: Learner can demonstrate an understanding of and respect for the rights and obligations of using and sharing intellectual property.
WL Standards
Interpretive Communication: Learner can understand what is read about food and cuisine, including authentic sources.
Presentational Communication: Learner can present written descriptions, information, and explanations on food and cuisine.
Relating Cultural Practices and Products to Perspectives: Learner can connect practices and products related to foodways with the perspective of the culture studied, using the target language.
ELA Standards
9-12 R2: Learner can determine one or more themes or central ideas in a text and analyze its development, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; objectively and accurately summarize a text of increasing complexity.
Mac + Cheese
New York State Ag in the Classroom's Mac + Cheese Challenge offers the perfect avenue for demonstrating cultural literacy through food. To compete in the competition, our learners develop and test a recipe, then create marketing materials to accompany their recipe.
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All learners must demonstrate knowledge of another culture's foodways through their recipe. After they learn about the historical origins of mac + cheese, they begin to research other cultures and foodways. Their final recipe must demonstrate understanding of their chosen culture.