October 16, 2009

October 16, 2009 English 101 – www.eatonenglish101.blogspot.com
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Class Work
1. The final copy of your cause/effect paper is due today. You must submit the draft and peer editing comments with the final copy. Place the final copy on top.
2. What did you find in your reading? Remember, you were to find two additional articles related to “weight” issues in America.
3. More food talk: In what ways does the media add to the increased size in children and adults in America? In what ways does the media add to distorted body image in America? What is “just right?” This is a group activity. Each group will look through a magazine and note the images presented as they relate to food and to body image. Compose, as a group, an e-mail to the publisher expressing your group’s views. Include a one-line suggestion. (We are not really mailing these!)
4. In-class writing: Describe your favorite food. Concentrate on details. Use imagery: sight, sound, touch, taste, smell. Make the readers’ mouths water!
Homework
Watch Super-size Me. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0390521/ This is free on your computer! Movie question: Is the fast food industry responsible for America’s weight problems? List evidence for “yes” and for “no.”