I Want Some Figgy Pudding?

A Holiday song for you:

O, Holy crap!
The term is almost over;
We'll have a break, then be nearly done.

After the break,
when New Year's cheer is fading,
we'll write an essay that's worth tons of points!

A chill of fear--
"I need an A for Stanford!"
"The end is near;
I better catch up now!"

Fall on your books!
Oh hear your parents urging!
"Oh make the grade!"

Oh make the grade,
Or maybe not,
But do your best,
Oh, do your best!

MONDAY, 12/17
Food Fight
• viewing preparation
• view Part 1
• respond

TUESDAY, 12/18
Food Fight
• view Part 2
• respond

WEDNESDAY, 12/19
Food Fight
• choosing the lenses
• essential questions

THURSDAY, 12/20
When Food Kills
• SOAPS
• quotation incorporation

FRIDAY, 12/21
Food Finally
 

Food, glorious food!

Meanwhile, back in the kitchen . . .

We're back to our readings and viewings, writings and discussions about FOOD.  It's alimentary, my dear Watson.  As you might have guessed, all this focus on grub is preparing us to write our first RESEARCH POSITION PAPER.  Yay!!!  Because it will be an argument, with support from your research, you should be thinking about what angle you might take, what you might bring to the table, if you will.  Hahahaha.  I'm hilarious.  Consider all the ways food figures into our lives, how it relates to health, ethics, politics, culture, environment, economy, and probably a whole stewpot of other issues.  I know you have a lot on your plate already (I'm killing myself here), but leave some room for this tasty topic; I think you'll eat it up!

MONDAY, 12/10
Carolyn Steel:  How Food Shapes Our Cities
• view
• respond
Read Consider the Lobster for WEDNESDAY

TUESDAY, 12/11
Consider the Lobster
• reading time
• discussion preparation

WEDNESDAY, 12/12
Consider the Lobster
• shared inquiry
• written response

THURSDAY, 12/13
AP Prompt #4

FRIDAY, 12/14
When Food Kills
• read
• discuss
• quotation incorporation practice

Live and Let Live

Hey, happy Tolerance Week!  It's about time; I couldn't have tolerated much more intolerance.  Anywho, as planned, this will be a wacky week of weirdness.  On Monday and Tuesday we'll have some in-class readings, writings, and discussion.  Wednesday through Friday, you will be completing the field testing of the CIM writing prompts.  Remember, this essay will count on your grade now, and, to give you a bit of incentive to DO YOUR BEST, I will give 10 points extra credit--in the essay category!--for essays returned with scores of 5 or 6.  What a deal, eh? 

MONDAY, 12/3 Focus: 11-12.RI.2, 3
Food Fight:  GMOs v Organic
• read article
• SOAPS
• response

TUESDAY, 12/4 Focus: 11-12.RI.6-8
A Farm Boy Remembers
• read
• analyze argument

WEDNESDAY, 12/5 - FRIDAY, 12/7 Focus: 11-12.W.1-3
CIM Writing exam