Name_______________________ Date_________ Hour __________
Extra Credit for World History
Guess who’s coming to Dinner
The project must be turned in ON or before
NO EXCEPTIONS.
Wednesday, April 20-
You will be able to earn up to 125 points for completing of the following
project. Return this paper attached to your project or loose points
DO NOT FORGET TO CITE
ALL
OF YOUR SOURCES
You will be creating a formal dinner party for yourself and nine historical figures.
1. There needs to be an even number of men and women, including you. It should
include famous people from different aspects of history, but not limited to
individuals such as rulers, military figures, politicians, reformers, scientists, author,
composers, and artists, etc. Keeping all this in mind select one person from each of
the different time period.
A. Ancient times
F. 1700’s
B. 1 A.D. to 1000 A.D.
G. 1800’s
C. 1000 to 1350
H. 1900- 1950
D. 1351 to 1600
I. 1951 – present
E. 1600’s
2. You will create a formal invitation.
3. You will create a menu for your dinner party. Remember that certain individuals
might have religious or cultural dietary restrictions.
A. Drinks
D. Side Dishes
B. Appetizers
E. Dessert
C. Main Course
4. You will choose the music that will be softly playing in the background.
5. You will create a formal seating chart. Keep in mind who you sit next to whom and
across from each other. They will want to be able to carry on an interesting
conversation with the people surrounding them. Also remember their status. You
will sit at the head of the table, but the higher their rank (royalty to commoner) the
closer they should sit to you and the head of the table.
6. You will turn in a typed paper:
A. give an explanation of why you chose the individuals that you did
B. How and why you placed the individuals around the table
C. Create a script of the evening’s conversations. (what type of questions and
answers would each individual ask the others around them) There should be a
minimum of 3 different questions asked and properly answered in detail
D. Keep in mind the follow chart as you finish your project.
Everyone had a
great time! When
can we come back?
Most of the guests
had a good time.
Some guests had a good
Next time, call
time. Others were
a caterer.
disappointed.
Did all of your guests
participate in the
conversations?
Were the conversations
relevant to the each
period?
Were your menu &
entertainment
appropriate?
Was it a fun party?
7. Other items that your grade will be based on accuracy, use of historical details,
grammar, neat, orderly, creativity and artwork.
8.
Don’t forget to cite your sources, explain what each source was
used for. Example: I used these sites for information regarding Albert Einstein
http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1921/einstein-bio.html
http://www.humboldt1.com/~gralsto/einstein/einstein.html