Students will launch an investigation into how STEAL characterization evidence and culturally respectful regional food research can shape a creation-myth menu. They will analyze a model, generate and refine research questions, consult a community food partner, and submit an initial evidence-and-reflection card that begins their investigation portfolio.

Students will investigate a selected creation myth through close reading, focused questioning, multi-source research, and systematic comparison before developing a peer-reviewed menu-design plan grounded in STEAL evidence and culturally respectful regional food research.

Students will transform their documented creation-myth research into a complete character menu, test its interpretations with peers and a restaurant or food-bank partner, and revise it for textual accuracy, cultural respect, and clear visual communication before the showcase.

Students will present and defend their final creation-myth menus during a classroom bistro exhibition, using STEAL evidence, regional research, and a myth-to-modern-fiction comparison. Classmates and an invited restaurant owner, chef, or food-bank representative will examine the menus and offer evidence-based feedback; all menus are visual displays, and no food or unknown substances are served or tasted. Students will give feedback to two peers, receive feedback, make one final revision, and submit their menu, investigation portfolio, self-assessment checklist, and reflection card.