Thursday - November 4, 2010

1. Class Work
   
   
   
   1. Thank you for presenting your PowerPoints. I appreciate your courage! You should all be proud of yourselves. We learned from each other.
   
   
   
   2. Here are the topics for the next essay. They were previously posted last Thursday.
   
   Get ready to write a problem analysis: Select a topic related to food, nutrition, or health that clearly shows that a problem exists. You might consider:
   Childhood Obesity
   Diabetes epidemic
   Exercise (Not enough/too much?)
   Fast Food
   Steroids and sports
   High cost of a healthy diet/high cost of an unhealthy diet
   
   Additional suggestions:
   1. Write an essay proving that discrimination against the overweight exists and is “as wrong and damaging as any racial or ethnic slur” (200). Also, give solutions to the problems of discrimination. Anticipate that readers will point out that people don’t have to be overweight.
   
   2. Write an essay proving that body image can either enhance or damage self esteem. Prove a problem exists and provide solutions.
   
   3. Investigate the problem of overweight children or teens. Prove a problem exists. Provide solutions. What solutions are currently in the news?
   
   4. Prove that some diets can be dangerous. Prove a problem exists. Provide solutions.
   
   5. After reading “Bodily Harm and “Dieting Daze. . .” write an essay discussion the problems of eating disorders. Provide solutions.
   
   6. Write an essay proving that advertising and the media contribute to weight problems in children and/or adults. Provide solutions.
   
   7. Think of a topic of your choice that relates to the umbrella topic of health and nutrition. Prove there is a problem. Provide solutions.
   
   Here is an additional topic to consider:
   
   Since fast food is extremely inexpensive in comparison to normal restaurant meals and grocery bills, many people turn to it to provide for their family and to save money in the process. This consumption of fast food is almost daily for many people. The unnecessary consumption of fast food is a major cause of obesity today.
   
   Many states are considering adding taxes to fast food in hopes of stopping the obesity problem. Would this be fair to those who can't afford to pay the tax on fast food?
   
   Decide if you will debate whether or not there should be taxes on fast food.
   
   Conducting Research
   
   For this assignment, take the same approach as reporters take. Answer the following:
   
   Who
   What
   When
   Where
   Why
   How
   
   Decide the answer to: What's your point? That is what you are going to prove in this essay.
   
   Right now, create a KWL chart. (See handout.) If you are absent, send me an e-mail and I will send you an attachment.
   
   K= What do you already KNOW about this topic? List all.
   W = WHAT more do you want to know? What do your readers need to know?
   L = Where will you find the information? What sources will help you LEARN? (This is a pre-step to an annotated bibliography.) See Section 21b in The McGraw Hill Handbook.
   
   Conduct two or three in-class interviews to include in your working annotated bibliography.
   
   Homework
   Work on your annotated bibliography. Please use Easybib or other source. (Estrella Mountain, Word, etc.) You can add annotations to your sources.
   
   Begin the draft of your essay. By Tuesday, finish your research and bring in the working annotated bibliography.
   
   Be sure you know the answer to, "What's your point?"