After a week filled with seminars related to suffering, hope, hunger, and work, we are moving on from Nectar in a Sieve to focus on food production, comsumption, and our nation's skyrocketing obesity. We will learn more about these topics through various articles, as well as the film Food Inc. Get ready to read and see some shocking facts about where you food comes from and how it is produced.
Where is all of this headed? You will use the information presented this week to write a practice research letter, with a group. More details will follow. You will then have the opportunity to write a research paper on a topic that you choose (after break). Your goal is to select a topic that you have a genuine interest in learning more about and one that requires some form of advocacy or change. I'll be interested to see what interests you.
To be prepared for Monday, read and annotate the article "Culture of Corpulence." Follow these guidelines:
1. Read, underline, highlight and put notes in the margin to summarize ideas.
2. Also, write agree, argue, or action by quotations that fit those terms.
agree = quotes you agree with
argue = quotes you disagree with
action = quotes that might spur you to take action
Hatten Nation!
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