Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Class Work





1. Annotated Bibliography - how is yours coming along?





2. What's your point? Write your "thesis" on the board. What is it you are trying to prove?



3. Have you started your draft????? Remember, this is a problem/solution essay.

http://www.enotes.com/topics/how-write-problem-solution-essay

Review of sample essay "Practical Wildlife Management"

Review of sample essay in Between Worlds - p. 470.
4. Remember, you must prove your points with researched evidence.

5. You must include in-text citations. http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/

Homework

1. Complete your draft. You MUST include in-text citations. Bring a paper copy of the essay to class along with questions about in-text citations.

Note: There is no class on Thursday, November 11th.

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?"

Class Work

1. We continued with the presentations. Tuesday, November 2, 2010, is the last day to present. Your presentation needs to be on a jump-drive or burned to a CD. Contact me via e-mail if you will not be able to meet this final deadline.

Homework

1. Return to your investigation of Super-sized America. If you have not watched the documentary of Supersize Me, please do so. (See earlier post for the link or do a Google search.)

2. Be sure you have selected your topic. (See previous post for topics.)

3. Continue to look for articles and news stories related to your topic.

Thursday

Class Work
One more time: Big Food
http://www.time.com/time/video/player/0,32068,621715514001_2022928,00.html



Supersize Me

http://www.snagfilms.com/films/title/super_size_me/

Nutrition - what the government says:
http://www.nutrition.gov/nal_display/index.php?info_center=11&tax_level=1

How many calories a day are recommended?

How many calories have you consumed already today?

Articles for discussion and reading:
1. "'Diabesity,' A Crisis in an Expanding Country" by Jane E. Brody p. 204
2. "Bodily Harm" by Pamela Ernes p. 208
3. "Six Rules for Eating Wisely" by Michael Pollan p. 214

Evaluating Online Sources p. 517

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.

Homework

1. Be sure your PowerPoint is ready to go. You MUST bring the presentation on a jump drive or burned to a CD.

2. Itendify the topic for your next essay - locate at least three articles from reliable sources.

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Class Work



1. Guidelines for PowerPoint presentation

Slide #1: Title and Your Name
Slide #2: Identify the problem
Slides 3, 4, 5: Explain the causes of the problem
Slides 6, 7, 8: Explain the effects of the problem - prove that the problem exists
Slides 9, 10, 11: Call to action - give the viewers concrete examples of what can be done and explain what difference their actions will make.
Slide 12: Works Cited

2. Taking a look at the PowerPoint scoring rubric - this will guide your slides. (Handout) Also, see 14D p. 233+ in The McGrawHill Handbook for information on slide presentations. See Chapter 13 as well. Page 223 - 224 13b has examples.

3. Sign up for a time for your presentation

4. Overview of "How to" give a presentation http://www.ncsu.edu/midlink/rub.pres.html

5. Introduction to new unit: Eating - Is there too much of a good thing in the USA?

6. Viewing of Time Magazine study.

Homework

1. Prepare your PowerPoint - we will do peer review of the presentation on Thursday and present next Tuesday. You must bring your PowerPoint on a jump-drive or CD.

2. Read the following selections: "O.K., So I'm Fat" by Neil Steinberg - p. 201 and "Discrimination at Large" by Jennifer A. Coleman p. 198 in Between Worlds. Answer two questions in the Thinking About Text sections for each article.

3. For one day, keep a food diary of what you eat - this is only for you.

4. Locate at least one article from a reliable source that discusses weight related issues in America.

October 12 - Tuesday

What we did in class . . .
1. We registered for the on-line handbook. If you have not purchased your card, do so by Thursday.

The class is: eatonenglish101 - use it to sign in.

2. Before next Tuesday, complete the diagnostic test on-line. We will use the results to compare to what you actually do when you write. Some people are not good test-takers, but they are excellent writers. Do not let your score get you down.

3. Review of a critique . . .

4. Peer review of An Inconvenient Truth critique

5. Sharing of critiques

Homework

Complete your critique of An Inconvenient Truth. Bring drafts and the final copy to class on Thursday.

Tuesday - October 5, 2010

Class Work

1. Finish viewing An Inconvenient Truth and prepare to write a critique.

2. See Between Worlds pp. 308-320.

3. Read the sample critique of The Social Network.

4. Generate categories to include in the critique.

Homework

Write your critique - bring the draft to class on Thursday.