Bonanza!

Bienvenidos, Profesores!

Project Launch:  The Rhetoric of Food

Surveys:  Eric Setka's survey (change the second strongly agree to strongly disagree)
Project Week Survey: https://sites.google.com/site/ospreyweek/

Read: The Omnivore's Dilemma

ACT testing

City Market!

Begin reading The Omnivore's Dilemma.  Quiz: Monday, April 30 on Part 1.


Study Guides
Honors
Young Reader's

City Market Field Trip!

Seminar: The Human Relationship with Food

Seminar Post-write due Monday!

Rubric

Post-seminar writing:

1.  Reflection/Self-Assess

·         Reflect on the outcome of the seminar.  Consider your own performance and the seminar overall.  How did you do personally and how did the group do collectively?   Based on the rubric, what grade do you deserve on the seminar? 

·         React to your peers’ ideas (be specific) and the meaning you all constructed together.  Was there anything that enlightened you?  Something you particularly disagree with?  How did your thinking about the text change as a result of this seminar? 

2.  Synthesis

·         Make a claim about an idea from today's seminar and support it with evidence.  Your claim may be something you develop further from your seminar prep, or it may be a new idea that you acquired during the seminar.  

For this seminar, you will receive only one grade, which will be a fusion of your reflection and your seminar performance.  I still would like you to write a synthesis, but instead of sending it to me, you should post it on Edmodo.


Honors:  Don't forget to get a copy of The Omnivore's Dilemma by Monday!

The Worst Mistake in the History of the Human Race

Crash Course:  The Agricultural Revolution

Group Work:  "The Worst Mistake in the History of the Human Race"

Seminar Prep: The Human Relationship with Food

Answer the following questions referencing evidence from Hatchet, Supersize Me, and “The Worst Mistake in the History of the Human Race.”

1.  Compare and contrast Brian’s relationship with food in Hatchet and that of a “heavy user” of McDonald’s food.  Which way would you rather live?

2.  Compare and contrast the life of a hunter/gatherer with your own.  Who lives better?  Explain.

3.  Was the agricultural revolution the worst mistake in the history of the human race?  Why or why not?

If you finish your seminar prep, spend some time on Edmodo in a rhetorical exchange about food!

Homework:  Read and Annotate: "The Worst Mistake in the History of the Human Race"

Questions 

1.  What is the thesis of this article?

2.  What evidence does the article give to support its thesis?

3.  Do you agree with the article?  Why or why not?

4.  What arguments can be made against the article’s thesis? 

Questions for Hatchet
1.  Write a paragraph that discusses your thoughts and observations regarding the evolution of Brian's relationship with food.
2.  Compare/contrast Brian's relationship with food (while in the wilderness) with your own.