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TITLE:    JUST SANDWICHES

AUTHOR:   Sheryl Weinberg, Southeast Island School
          District Ketchikan, AK

GRADE LEVEL/SUBJECT:     UE-JH, Language Arts
                         ( Level 2 )

OVERVIEW:  This lesson is useful as a prewriting
activity.  Sandwiches have likely been a dietary
mainstay of your students. Likewise, most of them have
some experience with eating in a restaurant.  This
lesson will ask students to design sandwiches for all
meals, courses, and occasions.

Student Motivation:  Say to the class:  "Owning a
restaurant has been your lifelong dream -- which is
about to come true!  Realizing that your spot will have
to be special to survive amongst the competition, you
hit on an idea that will set your eatery apart -- JUST
SANDWICHES!  Regardless of the course, from appetizers
to desserts, each dish will be in sandwich form.  It's
time to begin dreaming up each tasty treat. . ."

Problem:  Student will list or draw many, different,
and unusual sandwich creations.  Basic ingredients
should be identified for each idea.

ACTIVITIES AND PROCEDURES:
1.  Given ten minutes, small groups of students will
    brainstorm sandwich creations.
2.  Each group will share their ideas with the
    class.  Ideas will then be categorized.
3.  Students will collectively identify favorite
    sandwiches.  Each group will develop a detailed,
    illustrated menu entry for one of the favorite
    sandwiches.

OPTIONAL:  Ingredients will be collected for "favorite"
sandwich construction.  Each group will make their
sandwich and share it with the class.

Evaluation:
MANY - Total number of sandwich ideas.
DIFFERENT - Categories of sandwiches.
UNUSUAL - One-of-a-kind sandwiches.