Holiday Party Planning Assignment
Family and Consumer Sciences
100 points
Due Date: Monday, December 5th
Your next project will be to plan a party of your choosing. Throughout this assignment, we will explore
invitation etiquette, dining etiquette, menu planning and budgeting. Your portfolio will consist of the
following five sections: party basics, invitation, menu, entertainment and cost. At the conclusion of this
assignment, you will turn in a portfolio with the information found below.




Format
o Create a folder called “Party Project” in your student drive and store everything inside
o Project parts should be labeled as follows:
 Invitation
 Menu
 Grocery List
Invitation
o Make one sample invitation and include it in your portfolio
o Include 5 W’s – who, what, when, where, why
o Include any other information pertinent to event: surprise, potluck, gift, dress, etc.
Menu
o Buffet style
o Must cover all food groups
o Include beverage(s) and dessert in menu – in proper order as seen below
 Soup and/or salad
 Meat
 Vegetables
 Fruit
 Bread
 Beverage
 Dessert
o Include 5 entire recipes for food and one for a beverage in portfolio
 No alcoholic beverages. Recipes cannot have alcohol in them.
 Recipes should be for foods on menu.
 Recipe websites:
 www.allrecipes.com
 www.bhg.com
 www.foodnetwork.com
o Family recipes encouraged.
Grocery List
o Using the recipes you have in your portfolio, complete the “Grocery List” Spreadsheet and
save a copy in your project folder
o Do not repeat items on your list
o Make sure you complete the amount and price columns on the spreadsheet
o Do not forget to include units of measure with the quantity – gallons, cups, pounds, etc.
o Websites for grocery prices:
 www.walmart.com
 www.netgrocer.com
TIMELINESS
On-Time
Due: December 5th
BASICS
30
0
Project turned in
Monday, December 5th
at beginning of class
10 – 9
Project turned in during
or after class on
Monday, December 5th
8–7
6–4
Requirements
Invitation, Menu,
Grocery List
Originality
Features creativity,
original ideas and outof-the-box thinking
Mechanics
Spelling and grammar
PORTFOLIO
One requirement was
not completely met.
Two requirements were
not met completely.
More than 2
requirements were not
met completely.
Product shows a large
amount of original
thought. Ideas are
creative and inventive.
Product shows some
original thought. Work
shows new ideas and
insights.
Little evidence of
original thinking.
No evidence of original
thinking.
No misspellings or
grammatical errors.
Three or fewer
misspellings and/or
mechanical errors.
Four misspellings and/or
grammatical errors.
More than 4 errors in
spelling or grammar.
8–7
6–4
3–0
All requirements are
met. Format is perfect.
One folder is not labeled
correctly or materials
are not stored in the
student drive
Two folders are not
labeled correctly or one
folder is not labeled
correctly and materials
are not in student drive
More than two folders
are not labeled correctly
or two folders are not
labeled correctly and
materials are not in
student drive
All requirements are met
and exceeded. Exhibits
great creativity and
innovative thinking in
project.
Creative thinking
evident in project. One
requirement was not
completely met and/or
one or two grammatical
and/or spelling errors
present.
Two of the following
present: Requirements
were not met
completely; lacked
creativity, featured two
to five grammatical
and/or spelling errors.
More than two of the
following present:
Requirements were not
met completely; lacked
creativity, featured five
or more grammatical
and/or spelling errors.
All requirements are met
and exceeded.
One requirement was
not completely met.
Two requirements were
not met completely.
More than 2
requirements were not
met completely.
All items included;
quantities and costs are
appropriate and reflect
careful research and
thought
Missing one to four
items, quantities and
costs
Missing five to eight
items, quantities and
costs; did not complete
price column or quantity
column
Missing more than eight
items, quantities and
costs; did not complete
price column or quantity
column
Format
Stored in labeled folder
in student drive, all files
correctly labeled
Invitation
5 W’s; special
information included;
grammar/spelling and
creativity to be graded
Menu
Covers all food groups;
6 recipes included;
correct menu order
Grocery List
All items needed for 6
recipes are listed with
quantities needed and
prices
3–0
All requirements are met
and exceeded.
10 – 9
Total
Total
Total
Total