Eating Responsibly essay Day 1

Big Idea: What does food tell us about ourselves.

Learning Target: How should we "eat responsibly"?

Reading: You will read your independent reading book for ten minutes. You should finish your next book by March 18th.

Agenda:

1. What we have learned this year review game.
2. Essay Topic: 
1. In response to the many articles you read in this module, write an essay in which you argue how you can "eat more responsibly. In this essay, describe the changes you can make to you food habits. 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. How can you be more aware of what you eat? In addition to references to one or more of the four articles, support your food plan with logical arguments and evidence.
3. English Journal: Eating Responsibly essay
1. Brain storm ways to eat more responsibly
2. Copy down the two model intro paragraphs that I provided for you.

Articles we read about food:

1. Pleasures of Eating and When a Crop Becomes King

3. Two articles about organic food

Success Criteria:

I can make connections between important ideas on the same topic.

Homework:

1. None