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Family and Consumer Sciences

Tips for the Table

Gwinnett County Schools

Middle SchoolFamily and Consumer Sciences

Revised 2007

Modules/Tips for the Table Revised 2007 1

Family and Consumer Sciences

Tips for the Table

Student Manual

Gwinnett County Schools

Middle SchoolFamily and Consumer Sciences

Revised 2007


Be sure to check each module for additional handouts that are not on CD.

Table Setting Scramble

Looking at Table Settings

What Do You Do?

Activity #4 – Tipping – Extra Credit

Answer Key


Tips for the Table

INTRODUCTION Showing hospitality is a personal skill that can be learned. It is making other people feel welcome and comfortable. Using appropriate manners and etiquette in any culture is part of being hospitable. It is important that young teens foster hospitality in their personal family as well as in public settings. Teens can further develop their social skills by using creativity and good judgments in planning and implementing a hospitable environment towards others.

OBJECTIVES 1. Investigate acceptable behaviors or etiquette in diverse cultures.2. Recognize ways hospitality can be fostered in your family and

your community environment.3. Explain the importance of good table manners.4. Demonstrate how to correctly set a table.5. Identify and demonstrate proper mealtime etiquette to be used

at home and in a restaurant.

AKS #9, 10, 39, 40, 41

ESSENTIAL How can I apply basic table manners and mealtime etiquette to QUESTION daily living?

MATERIALS Applying Life Skills textbookVideo – Etiquette Hotline: Table MannersVideo – Manners Do Matter

Video – Tablescapes Game – Manners Do Matter

Software – The Place SetterWorksheetDishes used in table settingsCloth napkinsFrozen meal

EQUIPMENT TV/VCR Headphones w/ splittersComputerMicrowave


Tips for the TableActivity One

1. Locate the pretest and complete it according to the instructions before you go to the next step.

2. Review the following vocabulary words before you begin the module. When you find the words in the reading material or videos as you come to them during the next four days; define them on your own paper.

1. etiquette2. place setting3. tableware4. flatware5. courses6. appetizer7. entrée8. a la carte9. al dente10. au jus11. du jour12. prix fixe13. vinaigrette14. R.S.V.P.

3. As an introduction for this module locate and view the video “Manners Do Matter”.

4. Locate the textbook, Applying Life Skills and read pages 405 – 415.

5. Locate the worksheet Tips for Your Table Manners, and record your answers on your paper.

6. Clean up your module area and make sure everything is returned to its proper

location.


PRETEST

Tips for the Table

Directions: Answer the following questions on your pretest/posttest answer sheet. Bubble in the best answer.

1. When invited to eat at someone’s house, which table manner is not appropriate?a. Eat your food slowly and quietly.b. Wait until everyone has been served before you begin eating.c. Begin eating as soon as you are served.d. Ask for items on the table to be passed to you.

2. When ordering from a restaurant menu, the optional first course is called a(n):a. Entréeb. A la cartec. Prix fixed. Appetizer

3. R.S.V.P. on an invitation means:a. Come, if you can to the party.b. “Response, if you please”, let the host/hostess know if you plan to attend the

party.c. It is okay to bring a friend to the party.d. Please bring food for the party.

4. Which table manner is not appropriate?a. Cut all food on your plate at one time into bite sized pieces. b. Put your napkin in your lap.c. Ask to be excused from the table.d. Cover your mouth when you cough.

5. Knives, forks and spoons are also called:a. Good silverb. Hollowwarec. Flatwared. Table coverings


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6. When setting the table, the water glass always goes:a. At the tip of the fork.b. At the tip of the knife.c. At the top of the plate in the center.d. At the left of the fork.

7. If you want more potatoes and they are across the table from you, you should: a. Reach across the table and get them. b. Get up and walk around the table to get them. c. Ask someone to pass the potatoes to you. d. Pass your plate around to the person next to the potatoes and let them put

potatoes on your plate.

8. As a dinner guest, when you are finished eating you should:a. Place your fork and knife across the center of your plate.

b. Fold your napkin and put it in your plate c. Leave the table right away.

d. Not ask the host/hostess about helping because you are a guest.

9. When eating out at a sit down restaurant, your tip to the server should be: a. 5-10 percent of the bill before tax b. 15-20 percent of the bill before tax c. 20-25 percent of the bill before tax d. 25-30 percent of the bill before tax

10. When arranging a place setting at the table: a. the napkin should be placed to the right of the plate b. the fork should be placed to the right of the plate c. the spoon should be placed to the left of the plate

d. the knife should be placed to the right of the plate


Activity #1

TIPS FOR YOUR TABLE MANNERS

Directions: Good table manners make you feel confident and relaxed. Fill in the blanks with the correct words that show good table manners.

1. Forks are placed on the ____________ side of the plate, knives on the ________, and spoons to the _______of the knife.

2. When there are several utensils of the same kind, always begin your meal with the utensil on the _______________.

3. Take time and eat _______. Bring the food to your ______, not your ______to the food.

4. Do not leave your _____ on the table while you are eating.

5. Take _______ bites.

6. Cut _______ piece of meat at a time.

7. Chew with your mouth _______, never talk or laugh with your mouth ______.

8. Keep your plate in ______ of you during the meal.

9. Keep the conversation ______________.

10. Wait until everyone at the table is served before you begin ___________.

11. If you need to leave the table, ask to be ________.

12. When you sit down to eat, unfold your napkin and place it in your ________. When you are ready to _______ the table gather it loosely and place it on the ________ of the plate.

13. If you ______, cover your mouth with your _______ and turn your head away from the table.

14. If you spill something, ________. Help _____ it up, then ________about it.


Tips for the TableActivity # 2

1. Locate and view the video, Etiquette Hotline: Table Manners. Make at least 15 notes from the video.

2. Using your notes from the video write answers to the following questions in complete sentences. Title this activity #2.

a. You want to serve yourself from a dish. Should you use your own flatware or serving utensils? Give at least 2 reasons for your choice.

b. Chicken is served at a formal dinner. How should you eat the chicken?c. What should you do with the used pieces of flatware while you are eating?d. You must leave the table while eating, what should you do to signal the waiter

you will be coming back to finish your meal?

3. Go over to the computer and work through the computer program, The Place Setter.a. Click on Start; Programs; OJ Software, then Place Setter 2.b. Click on “Introduction” Read the introduction information. Go back to the main

menu.c. Click on “The Individual Place Setting”. Click on the name of each place setting

item and read the information. Write an answer to the following questions. Title this activity #2. Go back to the main menu.

1. Which item is in the center of the place setting? How far from the edge of the table is this item positioned?

2. Where is the knife located? In which direction does the knife blade face? Where is the knife placed at the end of the meal?

3. Where is the napkin placed in the place setting?4. In what order and in what position are the forks placed in the place

setting? How does the salad fork differ from the dinner fork?5. Where is the water glass placed? Where is the beverage glass placed?

Where is the beverage glass placed if water is not served?d. Click on “The Buffet Table” Read the information. Go back to the main menu.e. Click on “Etiquette Questions and Answers”. Write an answer to the following

questions by clicking on the question. f. Title this activity #2. Go back to main menu.

1. Where do I place the napkin after the meal?2. When cutting meat, should I cut and eat one piece at a time or cut all of

the meat in pieces?3. Where should I place my eating utensils when I am finished dining?4. Should I dismiss myself from the table if I need to blow my nose?5. In what direction should food be passed at the table?

g. Click on the “Place Setting Practice Exercise”. Read the instructions and create a correct place setting. Print a copy of your place setting. Title this activity #2.


Activity # 2 Tips for the Table (con’t.)

4. Exit out of the Place Setter 2 program.

5. Watch the video “Tablescapes”.

6. Locate the activity sheets “Table Setting Scramble” and “Looking at Table Settings”. Complete both activity sheets according to the directions.

7. Clean up your area and make sure everything is returned to its proper location.


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Activity # 3

1. Signal to your teacher that you need to set a table.

2. Locate in the kitchen your dinnerware, flatware, and beverageware that you will need to set a cover (a place setting for one person) for your meal. Collect 1 plate, 1 knife, 1 fork, 1 spoon, 1 glass, 1 napkin, 1 placemat from the kitchen area.

3. Notify your teacher that you are ready to cook a simple meal while setting the table.

4. Set the cover for your meal. Have the teacher check your table setting.

5. Using your very best manners, eat your meal. Enjoy!

6. After you have completed the meal, wash your dishes and utensils. Dry them and put them back in the correct cabinet or drawer. Return the placemats back to where you got them unless they got dirty.

7. If time allows, locate and read the instructional pages of various napkin folds. Practice a couple of the folds using cloth napkins.

8. If necessary work on any unfinished work.

9. Clean up your module and make sure everything is returned to its proper location.

Activity # 4 Tips for the Table


1. Locate the “Table Manners Case Studies” and “What Do You Do?” worksheets and answer the situations based on your knowledge of proper table manners.

2. Locate the Posttest and complete it according to the instructions.

3. Now is your time to be creative and inventive as you possibly can!a. Plan a “Brunch Party” for ten people. A brunch is usually served from 10:00

– 11:30 a.m.i. Step # 1 - Design and create an invitation for the party. This needs to

include dress/formality of the party. Also if RSVP is needed. ii. Step #2 – Theme of your party.

iii. Step #3 - Plan a three-course menu. (Appetizer, Main Meal,& Dessert) This is to include how each course is to be served.

iv. Step # 4 – Design and draw the table setting and seating plan. Include all dinnerware, stemware and flatware.

v. Step # 5 – Design and describe the color design. Make sure you include tablecloth, stemware, flowers, food, and any other items your party might require.

4. For enrichment, locate and complete the activity sheet Tipping. Answer on your own notebook paper.

5. Get out a piece of paper and place your name, class and folder number in the upper right

hand corner. Place your module name on the top line. Copy the following list, and then gather the assignments in that order. Place the list on top and staple the stack together. Paperclip your pre/post test answer sheet on top.

Vocabulary wordsActivity #1 - Tips for Your Table MannersActivity #2 - Etiquette Hotline Notes

- Questions a-b-c-d- Individual Place Setting Questions- Etiquette Questions and Answers- Picture of Place Setting- Table Setting Scramble- Looking at Table Settings

Activity #4 – Table Manners Case Studies- What Do You Do- Brunch Party invitation and information- Tipping – enrichment activity for extra credit- Ten facts from game – extra credit

6. If time allows, get the Manners Do Matter game or the Manners Game for Today’s Teen game and play it with your partner. Write ten facts from the game.


Activity #4

TABLE MANNERS CASE STUDIES

Read the following situations and then give an answer based on your knowledge of proper table manners.

1. Imagine you are a business owner and need to hire a salesperson. This salesperson will often meet with customers during meals to discuss business. Why might you desire that this salesperson display proper table manners during these meetings with customers?

2. Imagine you are being recognized at an awards banquet. You are sitting at the head table with many other distinguished guests. Why will knowledge if proper table manners make you more comfortable in this situation?

3. Imagine you are having dinner with the family of your best friend. What type of table behaviors might increase your chances of making a good impression? What type of table manners might decrease your chances of making a good impression?

4. Imagine you have just finished an interview for a highly desired job. The interviewer seems very impressed with you asks you to go to lunch. How will being confident and capable in your table manners help you in this situation?


What Do You Do?

Read each of the following statements, then identify the proper action to take in each situation.

What do you do if you…………..

1. drop your napkin or fork on the floor at a restaurant?

2. want a dish from across the table?

3. are passed a food item that you don’t recognize?

4. need to remove something undesirable from your mouth?

5. are really hungry but everyone at your table is not yet seated?

6. want to say something but you have food in your mouth?

7. have already used your knife to cut food and you need to put it down?

8. want to tell a story you think is funny but others might find “gross”?

9. are not sure which utensil to use or how to eat an item?

10. want to leave the table while others are still seated?


Tips for the Table!

POSTTEST

Directions: Answer the following questions on your pretest/posttest answer sheet. Bubble in the best answer.

1. When arranging a place setting at the table: a. The napkin should be placed to the right of the plate b. The knife should be placed to the right of the plate c. The spoon should be placed to the left of the plate

d. The fork should be placed to the right of the plate

2. If you want some more potatoes and they are across the table from you, you should:a. Reach across the table and get them.b. Ask someone to pass them to you.c. Get up and walk around the table to get them.d. Pass your plate around to the person next to them and let them dip you some.

3. As a dinner guest, when you are finished eating you should:a. Not ask the host/hostess about helping because you are a guest.b. Fold your napkin and put it in your plate.c. Leave the table right away.

d. Place your fork and knife across the center of your plate.

4. When eating out at a sit down restaurant, your tip to the server should be: a. 5-10 percent of the bill before tax b. 15-20 percent of the bill before tax c. 20-25 percent of the bill before tax d. 25-30 of the bill before tax

5. R.S.V.P. on an invitation means:a. Come, if you can.b. It is okay to bring a friend to the party.c. “Response, if you please”, let the host/hostess know if you plan to attend the party.d. Please bring food for the party.

6. Which table manner is not appropriate?a. Cover you mouth when you cough.b. Cut all food on your plate at one time into bite sized pieces.c. Ask to be excused from the table.d. Put your napkin in your lap.


Tips for the Table

7. Knives, forks and spoons are also called: a. Hollowware b. Good silver c. Table coverings

d. Flatware

8. When setting the table, the water glass always goes:a. At the tip of the knife.b. At the tip of the fork.c. At the left of the fork.d. At the top of the plate in the center.

9. When invited to eat at someone’s house, which table manner is not appropriate? a. Begin eating as soon as you are served. b. Ask for items on the table to be passed to you. c. Eat your food slowly and quietly. d. Wait until everyone has been served before you begin eating.

10. When ordering from a restaurant menu, the optional first course is called a(n):a. A la carteb. Entréec. Appetizerd. Prix fixe


TIPS FOR THE TABLE

PRETEST ANSWER KEY POSTTEST ANSWER KEY1. C 1. B2. D 2. B3. B 3. D4. A 4. B5. C 5. C6. B 6. B7. C 7. D8. A 8. A9. B 9. A10. D 10. C


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