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Latin II                Roman Food Project                                                

Imagine that you are throwing a Roman style banquet and make up an invitation for the banquet, as well as write a paper about one aspect of your choice concerning Roman banquets.  Then you will recreate an actual Roman dish to share with the class.

Step One: NOTES

        We will be in the library on         Wednesday January 9.  While in the library (and on your own afterwards if necessary) you are to research Roman food, recipes, and eating habits including banqueting.  You are to use a minimum of two book sources.  Do not use your textbook.  You must also use one librarian-recommended internet source (internet sources not listed on the project website and information from them will not be counted).  Take notes on the “Working Bibliography” forms provided for you in the library; they should total 2 full “Working Bibliography” forms. Each top portion of the “Working Bibliography” is worth 5 points (5 points for 3 sources is 15).  Then you should have at least 30 points of information (each ½ page is worth 5 points), to make a total of 45 points for your notes.  If you do not find enough information to sufficiently fill up working bibliographies from 3 sources, then you must use more resources.  The notes are due on Friday, January 18.                

Topics which may be covered in your paper (choose at least 2; the bracketed topics go well together):

        1. order/types/names of Roman foods and meals        7. types of people who hosted banquets

        2. foods indigenous (and not) to Rome                        8. occasions requiring banquets

        3. eating utensils/accessories                                  9. dining in

        4. dining furniture and seating arrangements                 10. dining out

        5. entertainment during meals

        6. role of slaves at meals

Suggested Sources:

The WHHS Library has many books about daily life in ancient Rome: look in the index under food or banquets. THE BOOKS WILL BE THE BEST SOURCES FOR THIS PROJECT!

The following are good general websites on ancient Rome with information on food :

Ancient History Online- All about the cultures of major ancient civilizations, including Rome. Search for"Food" for a good overview of food and drink in ancient Rome. You will need a password from home. User name: walnut; password: hills.

Oxford Classical Dictionary-All about the cultures of Greece and Rome, with good information on food and dining.  Ask in the Library for the User Name and Password.

Roman Life-This is the online version of one of the best known books about ancient Rome, Mary Johnston's Roman Life. The online version is from 1932; the WHHS Library has the 1957 version of this, which has more information, but this is still an excellent source. Use the sections in the side menu on Food.

If you use the e-book version of Roman Life as a source:

Johnston, Harold Whetstone and Mary Johnston. The Private Life of the Romans. Scott

Foresman, 1932.

Electronic books are cited exactly as their print counterparts.

Step Two: OUTLINE

        TYPE (Arial, 12-pt. font, double-spaced) an outline including the contents below according to the guidelines given.  Your 2 topics should be the Roman numerals.  Each Roman numeral should have 4 subtopics (A, B, C, D).  At least 2 of the 8 total subtopics should have 2 additional subtopics (1, 2).  In addition to your outline, you must submit a complete MLA-style bibliography (“Works Cited” page).  See rubric below for a visual aid.

Step Three:  INVITATION

        You are to create a Latin invitation to a pretend banquet.  Include the reason for the banquet, the host’s name (it may or may not be you), date, time and place, as well as any other pertinent information.  You may use a modern invitation as a model, but make sure to use ancient information (ex. Monday = Diēs Lunae; 12:00 = quinta hōra).  Concentrate on getting the Latin right, rather than trying to make it complicated .  Create an English version either on the back or as a separate page so that I know what you are trying to say.  ☺

Suggested Sources:  Try using the examples in Emily’s Post’s Etiquette or you can look at this website: How to Write a Formal Invitation

Step Four: MAKE AN AUTHENTIC ROMAN DISH!

        Pick one recipe that you found interesting or that sounded delicious to you and make it to share with your class.  You will tell the rest of the class how you made your dish while we are feasting.  You are required to make an authentic Roman dish, but you are not required to eat anything.

Suggested Sources: Check out Roman CookeryAround the Roman TableThe Frugal Gourmet Cooks Three Ancient Cuisines, and Apicius' Cookery (a real ancient Roman cookbook in translation), among many others. The Philosopher's Kitchen has beautiful pictures but the recipes are more difficult.

Antique Roman Dishes
http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/~mjw/recipes/ethnic/historical/ant-rom-coll.html

Interesting information and some neat recipes-the ingredients may not be in your local Kroger, though!

Final Written Project Due Date: Tuesday, February 12.          N.B. –No late work accepted!

Final Dish Presentation: Wednesday, February 13.

This is a 100 point TEST GRADE.  This could drastically affect your quarter grade!!  Use the rubric below as a checklist to ensure that you get the grade you want.

Roman Food Project  Name                          

I.  Outline –          Format                        /14

                Content                        /30

                Bibliography                         /6

II.  Invitation – Latin                                 /15

                Content                        /10

III.  Dish                                         /25

                             TOTAL                /100

Outline Point Value

I.                        5 points (x2) = 10 points

        A.                2 points (x8) = 16 points        

                1.        1 point (x4) = 4 point

MODEL

I.

        A.

                1.       These can go after A, B, C, or D.

                2.        

        B.

        C.

        D.

II.

        A.

                1.       These can go after A, B, C, or D.

                2.

        B.

        C.

        D.

These are the minimums.  You may not research more than 2 topics, but you should have more than what is listed above for the 2nd and 3rd tier information.

Remember the note-taking and outlining golden rules:

1)  Use your own words!

2)  No complete sentences!

3)  1 piece of info per line, but no single words – categorize individual pieces of info and use colons to list multiple things on one line