Thursday, March 31st

Ron Swanson's Food Ethic:)

4 CORNERS

• We would be better off cooking all of our meals from scratch.

• It’s not that important how food animals live; after all, they were born to be our food.

• I would give up fruits and vegetables from other parts of the world to reduce my carbon footprint.

• The idea of GMO food kinda freaks me out.

SEMINAR TEXT #1!  “The Pleasures of Eating” by Wendell Berry

READ and ANNOTATE: 

What do we do when we annotate?

• Mark notable passages and quotations.

• React: “Talk to the text.”

• Mark confusion and words to look up.

• Note questions.

• Make connections.

• Other systems and ideas?

Be prepared to share a passage that stands out to you AND one question or connection.

SHARE QUOTES

SHARE QUESTIONS/CONNECTIONS

DISCUSS

Discussion Questions for Wendell Berry’s “The Pleasures of Eating”

1. Wendell Berry says, “eating is an agricultural act.”  What does he mean by this?  How is this representative of his food ethic? 

2. Berry is critical of the modern “industrial” eater’s food ethic. How does the industrial eater’s food ethic fail to recognize eating as an agricultural act? 

3. What is Wendell Berry asking of us?  What does he mean by “eat responsibly”? 

4. How does someone who embraces these mindsets and behaviors fundamentally alter their relationship with the Earth (as contrasted with the typical industrial eater)?

5. Analyze the meaning of the William Carlos Williams poem.  How does the poem represent a “food ethic”? 

6. Why is this essay called “The Pleasures of Eating”? 

FOOD FREEWRITE #2: Choose one or more of the “Pleasures of Eating” discussion questions to answer in writing.

Tuesday, March 29th

 Announcements:

• “Your Life on Earth” Projects AND Reflection/DP updates are due Wednesday at midnight.

• Last call for Into the Wild revisions! Also Wed @midnight.

• Conference with me during workblock? Writing OR Project.

• Honors: Independent Study project is your ongoing homework! Please conference with me at will!

What do we mean by “food ethic”?

1. What is an “ethic”?

Ethic:

a :  a set of moral principles :  a theory or system of moral values <the present-day materialistic ethic> <an old-fashioned work ethic> —often used in plural but singular or plural in construction <an elaborate ethics> <Christian ethics>

b plural but sing or plural in constr :  the principles of conduct governing an individual or a group <professional ethics>

c :  a guiding philosophy

d :  a consciousness of moral importance <forge a conservation ethic>

2. What are the principles of conduct or guiding philosophy implied in each of the following? What does the source care about/value? What is the underlying “food ethic”?

1. Applebee’s commercial

2. One Million Gardens  (Who is Vandana Shiva?)

3.  “This is Just To Say”, by William Carlos Williams

FOOD FREWRITE #1 (on paper or typed): 

How do you characterize your relationship with your food?

AND/OR

How do you see America's relationship with food?

Read together: Preface and Introduction to the Omnivore’s Dilemma

Scan and skim the book….

What do you imagine the book reveals?

What is the "omnivore's dilemma"?

What do we already know about this topic?

Project Description

Monday, March 14th-Friday March 18th

THIS IS THE WEEK OUR PROJECTS COME TOGETHER!

Digging in to the rubric

Our Goal: Internalize the features of the rubric in order to generate the dopest project possible

Really dig in to the nitty-gritty of the rubric language.  Think about the qualities of projects that would exemplify these standards. 

1. What does thoughtful mean in the context of our project?

2. What does authentic mean in the context of this project?

3. What does it mean for writing and images to "work together cohesively"?

4. What does it mean when a project is "refined to exhibition standards"

5. What does it mean to "exemplify beautiful work"?

6. What are some ways that you be creatively intertextual in this project?

7. What do we mean by "Grand Style"?

For further depth of understanding of using intertextuality as a literary device, click here. For a list of poetic devices, click here.

EXAMPLE: Jessica's Project "Whichever Road Taken"

• What is my perspective?

• Authentic to me?

• How is this one intertextual? 

When you turn in your project, you will annotate it as I have done with mine to show your own intertextuality.

A few more project examples for inspiration:

1. Robbie's existential film: "I could be the sun"

2. Brianna's digital children's book: A Star's Perspective

3. Mylie's customized surfboard with video poem: Scroll down to see photos of the board; unfortunately, her video poem has been purged from You Tube:( 

Reflection/DP Update Assignment

If you need to do SLC tomorrow, you must fill out this form for each class you have a C- or lower and/or one for LINK if that is the case.

HONORS: We will meet in class Thursday to discuss your projects and the final book club on A Tale for the Time Being. 

Tuesday, March 8th- Friday, March 11th

 PROJECT WORK TIME!!

Monday, March 7th

Hello, my students! I am sad to not be there with you today to help you make progress on your project ideas. Please complete the philosophy statement and project proposal assignment due Wednesday. 

Below are a few more sample projects to check out. One is a poem from years ago that was written to accompany the "Hold On" stencil in the photo. The other is Naima's writing and painting from last year. (You can see the painting on display in the collage down the hall, and her writing is equally as beautiful!)

Email me if you have any questions today. Be productive and joyful! 

"Together" Poem (by Max Jaye, class of 2017)

Naima Personal Narrative Essay and Painting

Thursday, March 3rd

 Will you need to do an SLC on Tuesday, March 15th?

• Exempt if your grades are in good standing (eligible for remote workblock) and you have SECURED your link internship.
• Otherwise you will need to do an SLC rooted in Action Plans for improvement and/or Plan to get your link ducks in a row. 

Essay due tomorrow @ the end of the day! 

"Your Life on Earth" An Expression of Personal Philosophy

Model Projects from Class of 2022

• Kristina Bodewes
• Sailor "Rosy Tint"
• Artist statement
• Lyrics

Honors survey: Do you want to procure yourself a copy of A Tale For the Time Being or borrow one?

Tour of the collage down the hall!

Interested Artists: let's circle up!

Ideas?

Materials?

Tuesday, March 1st

1st Hour: Get your draft into a place where you are ready for critique

2nd Hour: Peer Critique

Post-Critique Reflection Survey