Planning for your essay

Essential Question: What does our relationship with food reveal about us, and our relationship with the world?

Goal: to plan out our essay for tomorrow.

Reading: Continue reading your book. Due March 2nd

Agenda:

1. Choose one of the two topics below to write about:
1. Personal View: In response to the four articles you read in this module, write an essay in which you state your own personal preferences regarding food and nutrition. In this paper, describe the main criteria by which you will make decisions about food. Discuss what kinds of food you will buy for yourself and your family members, where you will buy it, and how you will prepare it. In addition to references to one or more of the four articles, support your food plan with logical arguments and evidence.
2. Policy View: In response to the four articles you read in this module, what should policy-makers (politicians, school boards, food safety experts, etc.) do to make the food supply healthy and affordable? You might discuss such issues as food labeling, agricultural subsidies, nutritional education, food inspections, and regulations. You might also discuss whether certain types of unhealthy foods should be banned from stores, restaurants, or schools. Write an essay in which you describe a policy or a plan that would improve our food supply or the health of the population. In addition to references to one or more of the four articles, support your plan with logical arguments and evidence.
2. Plan out your essay using the graphic organizer I gave you.
1. Look back over your notes for each article. Find two or three quotes to use in each paragraph. Look for the following items.
1. Facts
2. Statistics
3. Statement from authorities
4. Personal examples
2. Explain how the quote supports your position.
3. Open your English Journal and copy and paste the following sentences:
1. In my essay, I am going to argue that...
2. I am going to get my reader interested by talking about...
3. I am going to support my thesis by talking about...
4. My strongest point is...
5. My strongest opposition is from...
6. But I can rebut the opposition by saying...
7. By the end, I hope my reader will be convinced that...

Homework:

1. Finish your essay planner.