WebQuest


 * __DESIGNING A RESTAURANT__**
 * ===** INTRODUCTION **===

Listen to the local news in TV NEWS. An interesting contest has been created and maybe it's the chance you were waiting for!!
TV-NEWS - Click on the PLAY button to hear the audio media type="file" key="WEBQUEST.mp3" width="240" height="20"

==== An article about the Top 5 of the best restaurants all over the world has been published in The New York Times. An important and very popular business man is interested in creating a great restaurant in Spain, especially in Madrid. The best proposal will be the winner of 250.000€ to build and design the restaurant in your city. Would you like to participate? ====


 * ===** TASK **===

==== Your main task is to design and create a restaurant. You can think this is an easy task but remember that the winner will be the best restaurant of the world. You'll have to look at the Top 5 restaurants and analyze them in order to design the best idea. ====

You will collaborate with your partners and each one of you will have a specific role.

 * ===** PROCESS **===

**3.-** Choose a role and follow it during the WebQuest. These are the **characteristics** of the roles:
==== *//Investor//: You're worried about the economic factor. Your main function is to look at the prices of the restaurant according to the meals they offer, the rent of the business (is it cheap or expensive?, how much do you think it costs to manage a business in the 5th Avenue?, etc.) Expensive business are your worst enemy! ==== ==== *//Fashion designer//: Fashion is your life! You love textiles, furniture and accessories.Your task will be to look carefully the decoration of the restaurants. Any little detail can be the key point of the restaurant's success. ==== ==== *//Chef//: You know everything about food and the kitchen is the most important thing for you. You've to pay attention to the menus and the food offered in the different restaurants. Do they have a good appearance? Are they delicious? What kind of food you can find in the best restaurants in the world? ==== ==== *//Engineer//: You have to analyze the location and the structure of the business. Is the kitchen well located in the restaurant? Are the tables well distributed or not? The building where the restaurant is situated, is it an old or a modern building? ====

** 5.- ** Click on the different links bellow to visit each restaurant. According to your role, judge them and write down your oppinion.
__**TOP 5's LIST**__


 * 1*Denmark: [|http://www.noma.dk/main.php?lang=en] **
 * 2*Japan: [] **
 * 3*UK: [] **
 * 4*Italy: [] **
 * 5*South Africa: [|http://www.constantia-uitsig.com/pages/restaurants/la-colombe.ph] **


 * 6.- ** Here you have more links to know better what makes a restaurant to be successful.


 * __EXPERTS' TIPS__ **

=== **María O.** - She's one of the most famous designers. She's a lot of experience designing restaurants and hotels, so listen to her carefully and follow her tips to get success. Click on the PLAY button! media type="file" key="MARIAWQ.mp3" width="240" height="20"===

===** Tamara J .** - She knows everything about food and drinks. She's worked for the best chefs of the world for 15 years. Click on PLAY and trust in her tips! media type="file" key="tamara.mp3" width="240" height="20"===

__** HOW TO CREATE MY RESTAURANT? **__

==== Here you have more links that can help you to think about the Menu of the restaurant, the location, the design of the business, etc. Have a look and take notes to share with your partners once you've look for all the information you need. ====

[] [] Read this article written by J. Price Pitt, the President ot Restaurant's Association. Click on the next link.
 * ===General ideas:===
 * ===Decoration:===
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====** 8.- ** Design a proposal fot the business man keeping in mind these aspects: the money (you have to pay the waitresses, the decoration, the business' rent, the food, etc.) It must be realistic according to the different links you've visited. ====

** 9.- ** Present your design to the rest of the class! Remember the rubric for the evaluation; you'll be assessed according it.
= = (Your presentation needs to contain sufficient information for persuading the class that your restaurant is the best to be built in the city. The presentation will be created with .PPT presentation and show it to the class. This rubric will help you pinpoint the ways in which your WebQuest is not doing everything it could do. Each requirement of the presentation has varying levels of achievement and is explained below in the rubric.) **1 ** ||=  **Developing ** **2 ** ||=  **Accomplished ** **3 ** ||=  **Exemplary ** **4 ** ||= Score  === === || Learner may or may not have visual supports. ||= Student exhibits good voice projection, appropriate body language, correct grammar and pronunciation. Or contains a visual aide but lacks in the presentation requirements. ||= Student exhibits good voice projection, appropriate body language, correct grammar and pronunciation. Report also includes use of visual supports. ||=  ||
 * ===** EVALUATION **===
 * =  ||=  **Beginning **
 * = Restaurant background ||= Description includes the name of the restaurant and the kind of food is sold. ||= <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">Description includes a brief explanation of all the aspects (food, location, decoration and economics) ||= <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">Description includes a deep explanation of all the aspects make a restaurant to be successful. ||= <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">Description includes a deep research of the 4 aspects and the explanation of all of them is pretty complete. ||=   ||
 * = <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Analysis of successful aspects for your restaurant ||= <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">Just 1 or 2 aspects have been analyzed completely. ||= <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">2 or 3 aspects have been analyzed completely. ||= <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">Just 3 aspects have been analyzed completely. ||= <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">All the aspects have been analyzed in a very complete way. ||=   ||
 * = <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Creativity and design ||= <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">The restaurant design is not original and not surprisingly. ||= <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">The restaurant design is original but not very surprisingly. ||= <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">The restaurant design is very original and surprisingly but it cannot be a real project. ||= <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">The restaurant design is very original, surprisingly and it also can be a real project. ||=   ||
 * = <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Persuasion ||= <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">Arguments are not strong enough to convince the audience. ||= <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">Some arguments are good but most of them don’t convince the audience. ||= <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">Most of the arguments are great but others are not so they don’t convince the audience. ||= <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">Arguments are great and they convince the audience. ||=   ||
 * = <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Oral presentation ||= <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">Student exhibits fair voice projection, fair body language, correct grammar and pronunciation ||= <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Student exhibits fair voice projection, fair body language, correct grammar and pronunciation.


 * ===** CONCLUSIONS **===

==== Opening a business can be a very expensive and difficult task. Many entrepreneurs find success but others find failure. It's important to keep in mind all the aspects seen. Researching, planning and making the right decisions will help you to be successful with your business. ====