Beginning Our Essay

Big Idea: What does food tell us about ourselves and how we treat our planet?

Reading: Today we will read for 10 minutes.

Agenda:

1. Essay Topic: 
1. In response to the many 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. Start a new English Journal. You will create a list to help you come up with ideas for your essay. We will also create an introduction to the essay.
   
   
   
   
3. We will end by practicing using these sentence frames for your body paragraphs.
1. The general argument made by author X in her/his work, _______________, is that _______________. More specifically, X argues that _______________. She/he writes, “ _______________.” In this passage, X is suggesting that _______________. In my view, X is wrong/right, because _______________. More specifically, I believe that _______________. For example, ___________. (From here you can explain your examples. What changes are you going to make? Be specific.)

Success Criteria:

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Homework:

1. Did you start your new vocabulary?