TAPAS

Prereading:

1. What do you think a "tapa" means?
2. In what country will you find these?
3. Do you think the recipes will be easy or difficult?
4. Is a "tortilla española" similar to a corn/flour tortilla?

During reading:*

1. Give the meaning of a "tapa".
2. Name some recipes.
3. Which recipes will be served cold?
4. Which recipes will be served hot?
5. What is the main ingredient of a tortilla española?
6. Which recipe has the fewest ingredients?
7. What kind of cooking oil is used?
8. Are the ingredients easily found in your supermarket?

* Choose 3 of the following sites (in English) for Tapa recipes:

http://www.recipesource.com/ethnic/europe/spanish/00/rec0018.html http://www.recipesource.com/ethnic/europe/spanish/tapas1.html http://www.recipesource.com/ethnic/europe/spanish/00/rec0020.html
http://www.recipesource.com/ethnic/europe/spanish/potatas-bravas1.html http://www.recipesource.com/ethnic/europe/spanish/00/rec0019.html http://www.recipesource.com/ethnic/europe/spanish/00/rec0002.html http://www.recipesource.com/ethnic/europe/spanish/flan1.html

2) choose 3 recipes from the following site(in Spanish):

http://www.arrakis.es/~jols/tapas/recetases.html

3)Go to the following site for information of the history and background of tapas and "tapa hopping":
http://www.journalism.cf.ac.uk/Student/sjosla/tapas.htm

Post-reading:

1. What did you learn about the variety of tapas?
2. What did you learn about the origin of tapas?
3. What did you learn about "tapa hopping"?

Extension:

With a partner, choose 2 recipes (one from the English section and one from the Spanish section).
Make the 2 recipes at home, videotaping yourselves in the kitchen, making the tapas, and explaining what you are doing (en español). You may read from notes.
Bring your "tapas" to class to share and show the video.

Tapas

by Carol Pomares

Teacher Lesson Plan Page

Title: Tapas
Language and Level: Spanish 3-4
Objectives:

Read a recipe for Tapas
Find the origin of Tapas
Choose 2 recipes to make
Videotape production

Materials:

Computer
Ingredients
Video camera

Procedure:

Explain assignment to class
Form groups to begin research outside of class

Extensions:

Students prepare tapas at home and present them to the class.
Students videotape their cooking session, explaining what they are doing.

SITES:

1) Choose 3 of the following sites (in English) for Tapa recipes: http://www.recipesource.com/ethnic/europe/spanish/00/rec0018.html http://www.recipesource.com/ethnic/europe/spanish/tapas1.html http://www.recipesource.com/ethnic/europe/spanish/00/rec0020.html
http://www.recipesource.com/ethnic/europe/spanish/potatas-bravas1.html http://www.recipesource.com/ethnic/europe/spanish/00/rec0019.html http://www.recipesource.com/ethnic/europe/spanish/00/rec0002.html http://www.recipesource.com/ethnic/europe/spanish/flan1.html

2) choose 3 recipes from the following site(in Spanish):
http://www.arrakis.es/~jols/tapas/recetases.html