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Breads

The Mission

The Chicago Historical Society is studying ethnic communities throughout Chicago. They have asked us to assist them in their study of various communities and to determine what makes the different cultures unique. The cultures and communities represented are African Americans, Jews, Hispanics, Italians, and Muslims.

You will work in cooperative groups to find out about each of these ethnic groups by studying the breads prepared by each of them. Your job will be to give a Power Point presentation on the uniqueness of the culture as determined by their bread.

The Process

You will work in groups of fours. Each person in the group will have a specific role.

1. Select group members

2. Assign jobs to group members

3. Select a culture to research

4. Research web sites

5. Record findings

6. Organize and categorize information

7. Write a paper about the culture you selected with pictures

8. Present a Power Point presentation to class

9. Using cultural recipes, each group will prepare cultural breads with the help of parents and community members.

10. Create own bread recipes

11. Produce own bread recipe book

Resources

Web Addressses

History of Bread

About Breads

Scaffolding Lessons

You will develop a mini web lesson on the history of breads.

You will create an KWL Chart.

You will develop a Compare and Contrast chart.

You will make and display chart drawings showing ingredients breads are made from.

You will make and display drawings of tools used to make breads from early times to the present times.

You will sample breads made from the four cultures we have studied.