MS.21 Travel and Dining Etiquette (PowerPoint)
This is a National FFA Organization LifeKnowledge middle school lesson (MS.21) on travel and dining etiquette. Through interactive activities, discussion, and a place-setting exercise, students learn basic travel etiquette (including hotel staff roles and tipping), basic dining etiquette (including table settings and table manners), and ways to develop their etiquette skills. The lesson includes a student test, an assessment, and place-setting handouts.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Identify basic travel etiquette.
- Identify basic dining etiquette.
- Identify areas to develop travel and dining etiquette.
- Time required
- Instruction for this lesson: 50 minutes.
- Grade level
- Middle School
- Materials
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- Overhead projector
- Plates, knives, forks, spoons, glasses, and napkins—enough for entire class
- Photos of President Bush, Oprah Winfrey, and Nicole Kidman
- MS.21.TM.A
- MS.21.Test—one per student
- MS.21.Assess—one per student
- Unit
- Stage One of Development—ME
- Problem Area
- What Foundational Skills Do I Need for Personal Growth?
- Precepts
- H2: Present Self Appropriately in Various Settings
- Key Terms
- Doorman, Bellman, Maid, Valet, Room service waiter, Dining room staff, Dinner fork, Salad fork, Dinner knife, Soup spoon, Water goblet, Dinner plate, Bread and butter plate, Napkin
- Resources
- National FFA Organization's "Essential Learnings," 2002. Post, Peggy, "Emily Post's Etiquette," New York, NY, Harper Collins Publishers, 1997. Young Stewart, "Commonsense Etiquette," New York, NY, St. Martin's Griffin Publishers, 1999.
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Lesson plan
Presentation
Aligned Standards
National Standards
- NL-ENG.K12.4Communication Skills – Students adjust their use of spoken, written, and visual language to communicate effectively with a variety of audiences and for different purposes.