Title: Make a Medieval Meal Forum
Course: Social Studies 08 - 1.0.0.0 > Section: Unit 2: Medieval Europe

Your task is to make a dish or meal from a medieval recipe that you find online and share what you have learned about this with your classmates in a forum. This does not have to be a complicated dish or a full meal, and you are allowed to work with an adult in order to plan and create this dish.

Here are some suggestions to help you be successful:

- Choose something that requires preparation, not something you can just serve out of a can or put on a plate. (For example, serving canned soup or putting fruit on a plate will not give you a very authentic experience.)
- Keep it simple: You do not need to prepare a medieval feast with many different dishes.
- Look for a recipe that has common ingredients that you can easily find.

Once you have made your dish, taken a photo of it, served it, and eaten some of it, share your experience through a brief reflection with your classmates. Create an original forum post with the following elements:

1. A picture of what you have made
2. Basic information about how you created it, including the recipe, which can be copied and pasted
3. Information about who would typically eat this kind of food
4. A statement about similarities and differences in the way you prepared the food with how a person in medieval times might have prepared it
5. A statement about whether or not you would want this food to be a regular part of your diet

Take time to read through your classmates' posts as well so you have an opportunity to learn from them. Post a quick, encouraging word on several of your classmates' posts.

Rubric

 | Insufficient Evidence | Emerging | Developing | Proficient | Extending
 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
Research and communication skills | There is too little content to adequately assess my proficiency. I need to resubmit this assignment. | I am able to use basic research skills to gather and interpret information. I present my findings in a minimal way. | I am able to use satisfactory research skills to gather and interpret information. I present my findings in a limited way. | I am able to use effective research skills to gather and interpret information. I present my findings in an understandable way. | I am able to use excellent research skills to gather and interpret information. I present my findings in a clear and organized way.