Pretend Food Critic Review
Encourage tweens and teens to critically analyze the food, ambiance, and service using formal review language, enhancing descriptive writing and critical thinking skills.
- Takes
- 30 min
- Your setup
- 5 min prep
- Ages
- Ages 12 and up
- Mess
- No mess
- Cost
- Free
- Where
- Indoors
How to do it
- 1Discuss the elements of a good review (ambiance, flavor profile, texture, service speed, presentation).
- 2Players secretly take notes on their experience throughout the meal.
- 3After the main course, each player verbally delivers or reads their 'review,' focusing on using rich, sensory vocabulary.
- 4Score the restaurant (e.g., 1-5 stars) and discuss where the scores differed and why.
What they're practising
- Descriptive Language
- Critical Analysis
- Persuasive Writing
- Opinion Forming