My First Restaurant

Introduction to Project
  • You and a partner have been given a $100,000 grant to start your own restaurant.  There must be food from _________________(insert preferred geographical location). 
Task Level(s)
Students will…

  • choose a location, cuisine, and restaurant name. They will then create a promotional flyer, menu and commercial for marketing purposes. 
 Adaptable for Middle or High School
Activity/Project
Introduction to Project: You and a partner have been given a $100,000 grant to start your own restaurant.  There must be food from _________________(insert preferred geographical location).

  1. Choose your country and what type of restaurant that you will open.  
  2. Come up with a name for your restaurant as well as a logo   
  3. Create a flyer that will be used to advertise your restaurant.  Some may include menu items.   Your name, logo, address, and hours must be on the flyer.  
  4. Design and create a menu for your restaurant.  Your menu must have at least 10 entrees, 5 appetizers, 4 desserts, and 4 drinks.  Include a description of your dishes on your menu.  
  5. You must also create a 30-60 second radio commercial. This is to be done in Soundtrap.  Be creative.  Use the microphone feature, pre-recorded loops, sound effects or create your own jingle. 
Additional Notes
Resources:

  1. How to use Soundtrap – Crash Course
  2. Creative Commons – Photos of Food

 

Project submitted by Fe Cowan. Fe has taught 28 years, including 10 years at Palmetto High School in South Carolina and 15 of those years teaching World Geography. He is very excited about incorporating music production into his courses. 

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