Pizza
Hi. I teach ESL & Speech/Language. I needed a new approach for working on writing skills and vocabulary development with my 6th graders, so I got them involved in a project to create their own pizza & commercial. The students were each given their own pizza parlor/company name, and had to create lists of vocab words to describe the pizza served at their establishment, something that no other place would have. This inspired group discussions about the "ultimate" pizza. They used consummer information (from other students)to generate numerous kinds of pizza, pizza toppings, and crust ingredients that they would serve to please their customers. The writing process put it all together in commercial format. The students have decorated pizza boxes with their logo, and will show them off in videotaped "commercials".

Jenn
Concord, MA
Source: Dave's ESL Cafe