Okay, so what’s the deal for Thursday & Friday?

First Thing in the A.M. If your Dinner Party is in the morning, please take perishables to the fridge in A103. You may store your costume in A105. Non-perishables will go in Mrs. Wood’s room. If your dinner party is in the afternoon, all costumes and food will go upstairs in A208. The fridge will be available for perishables.

When 4 th /5 th Period Starts… You may get your costume and go change. Put food in the oven, if needed. Get food from fridge and bring to volunteers in Mrs. Wood’s room. Come back to class when you are done. DO NOT leave the bathrooms a mess!!

Once You Come Back Find your place card at one of the tables and sit in that seat. You may not change to another table. Your seats have been assigned based on your characters. You are free to converse freely with the others at your table until the party begins. Once you come in the room, you are in character. We will take a group photo first.

Once The Party Begins There will be a slide show that guides you through everything, but the basic format will be: Introductions Table: Questions for discussion, & Eating Discussion of Table Questions Web Chat questions regarding specifics

Manners You are expected to use your best manners. Gentlemen, you are expected to pull out a ladies chair and help her up. Husbands, you stand if your wife stands. Napkins on laps. Pleases and thank yous.

So What Do I Need to Bring? Costume Item (food or other) for the party Introduction Cheat sheets Spiral ready to turn in

What happens if I forget something else? Costume- will affect your overall grade for the dinner party (See Rubric) Food or Party Item- you will first need to wait until everyone who brought something eats. Introduction- You will still be expected to introduce yourself. A lame introduction will cost you points in your overall Dinner Party grade (See Rubric).

Historic Dinner Party Grade Sheet Student Name: Historical Figure Portrayed: Personal Introduction_______/25 Points Costume_______/15 Points Table Discussions_______/20 Points Main Group Questions_______/40 Points Bonus _______ Points Total_______/100 Points

Introduction Name Dates of Birth and Death 3 greatest Contributions Any Interesting Facts (You may use the index card as a guide)