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Monday-Bell Warmer Activity
Students will take a short visual quiz to identify their event style. This quiz asks 20 questions about color preferences, activity preference, social comfort, etc. Students receive a generic "style" mood board with color pallet. -
Group Breakout
Groups meet and discuss their individual event style quiz results. Students will work through a worksheet, prompting them to examine their differences. -
Watch Pathful Job Shadow: Event Production
Job Shadow is prerecorded educational content from Pathful. This particular video is an event coordinator for Hilton Hotels. Video is just under 9 minutes. -
Explore Pathful Career Cluster
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Tuesday- Bell Warmer Activity
In my class, Tuesday is always Tasty Tuesday. First thing we do on Tuesdays is taste something mysterious and use our descriptive words to describe it and figure out what it is. I usually pick the item based on the weekly lab. In this case, Id do a "fun" item, because we wont cook this week. -
Introduce Event Planning Project
Students sit in groups and review rubric for project. We discuss what their budget is, required features for the event and what they must include in their slideshow presentation. -
Watch Pathful Job Shadow: Event Planning
This is prerecorded educational content from pathful. This particular video is an event planner with Carnival Cruise. The video is 12 minutes. -
Group Breakout
Todays goal is to research ideas, color pallets or themes for the event. Research menu items. -
Wed/Thurs Block- Bell Warmer
Discussion Question: Summarize how your communication has been amongst team mates, do you feel your event is a culmination of your ideas? Which aspect did you have the most influence over planning? -
Planning for Seasons WebQuest
90 min BLOCK. This WebQuest is about choosing the right color pallet, décor and ambiance for the season, working with seasonally available menu items, etc. This WebQuest should take 20-30 mins -
Group Breakout
90 min BLOCK- Todays goal is to agree on a color pallet and theme, and to begin colecting mood board photos to use as the groups slideshow. -
Exit Ticket
Students MUST agree to a theme and be at least 3/4 of the way done with their mood board by the end of class, or they cant participate in "Free Cook Friday" -
Friday- Bell Warmer Activity
Today I will play a short video montage about the craziest "big ticket" items on the show "My Super Sweet 16". There is a replica cake of the birthday boy, a Lamborghini drop off at the entrance way and a girl that gave out diamond earrings to all guests. I asked them if they thought having a memorable party was worth the steep price tag. This was a discussion just for fun to get them thinking about budgeting, which we will get into next week. -
Free Cook Friday
In my class, If the students behave all week, they have the opportunity to free cook on Friday's. I supply ingredients for simple items, they also have the option to bring in their own items. I also have a "free cook alternatives" closet with food themed board games and fidgets for students that don't want to cook. -
Monday- Bell Warmer Activity
Art of the Appetizer Video discussion. Students will watch a short video about how to choose/pair appetizers. Talks about convenience of eating, cost of service and display vs tray pass. -
Group Breakout
Students should have finalized their mood board, menu and event information by this point. Today's goal is to work on their Canva invitations, posters and menus. Students are already familiar with Canva. -
Tuesday- Bell Warmer Activity
Tasty Tuesday- Appetizer of some sort, seasonal. -
Procreate for Beginners
This is a interactive guided lesson that walks students though basic functions on Procreate. It takes approx. 45 minutes. -
Wed/Thursday Block- Bell Warmer Activity
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Group Breakout
90 min BLOCK. Today students will focus on Procreate. I will walk the class through both creating a stacked cake and using a pre-stacked template. Students will use all 90 minutes working on this. If students complete it early, they can design a thank you card for extra credit. -
Friday- Bell Warmer Activity
Todays Bell Warmer is a project check. Each group must show their work, if they are not 3/4 done with the assignment, they may not participate in free cook Friday. Students that are above the 3/4 mark may free cook if they would like, or they can continue on their slideshow to avoid homework. -
Group Breakout, free cook if 3/4 complete
Free cook is used as an incentive to stay on schedule. -
Slideshow Due- SUNDAY 8pm
SUNDAY 8pm. Anything later than this loses points.