The obesity epidemic has raged since the 1970s as the American diet and lifestyle have changed. The health consequences of the epidemic are extremely serious, potentially reducing people's lifespan. Many individuals and organizations are now engaged in trying to find the most effective ways to improve American eating habits.
This unit was designed to evaluate three proposals that argue for different approaches to the obesity epidemic. Students analyze the proposals and consider how they were constructed to convince their audience. They then gather additional evidence from website and from a survey they design and administer. The final assignment asks them to write a proposal of their own for how to improve the eating habits of students at their school. Subsequent instruction focuses on incorporating data from their survey and revising their proposals to improve the organization and audience awareness. To edit their proposals they use an online readability tool that identifies difficult to read sentences that they can rewrite to improve clarity and grammatical accuracy.
Wed. April 11 - SWBAT think about the obesity epidemic in America as we begin our new unit, "Good Food Bad Food."
IR
Return 1984
Activity 1 - Quickwrite
Activity 2 - survey the text
Activity 3 - Making predictions - Anticipation Guide
Activity 4 - Making Predictions and Asking Questions
Read and annotate Brody's article, " Attacking the Obesity Epidemic." And finish filling out your anticipation guide in Activity 3.
Grammar Activity 2: Coordinating Words that Connect Words and Phrases in a Series
HW: Read and annotate Waters and Heron's, "No Lunch Left Behind."
Thursday, April 12 - SWBAT acquire and use accurately general academic words.
IR
Warm up: Answer the prompt in a quickwrite. Do you eat a healthy lunch when you're at school Why or why not?
Activity 6 - Understanding Key Vocabulary
Go over Grammar Activity 2
Activity 7 - Considering the Structure of a Text - Descriptive Outline
Exit Slip - "What have you learned about how the authors structured this proposal? How could that knowledge help you plan a proposal of your own?
HW: [1] IR; [2] Grammar Activity 3 - Identifying Coordinating Words and Logical Relationships
Friday, April 13 - SWBAT independently create an entry in their I.R notebooks
IR - 10 mins
Review grammar activities 2 & 3
BBB
HW: [1] IR
Monday, April 16 - SWBAT determine two or more central ideas of a text and analyze their development over the course of the text. CCSS.RI.11-12.2.
IR
Activity 9 - Noticing Language-Sentence Combining
Read Bittman's, "Bad Food." and complete Activity 10 - Annotating and Questioning the Text
Activity 11 - Analyzing Stylistic Choice. Your answers will begin a class discussion on Wednesday.
HW: [1] IR; [2] Grammar Activity 4
Wednesday, April 18 - SWBAT discuss the effect of Bittman's choice of language by analyzing his bias or objectivity. CCSS.W.11-12.2.
IR
Review Grammar Activity 4
Grammar Post Test
Check and discuss Activity 11. Following the discussion there will be a writing prompt where students will write a brief position paper in which they explain their personal view of Bittman's objectivity or appeal to emotion and the evidence they use to support that view.
Activity 12 - Write a Rhetorical Precis for Bittman's article.
Activity 13 - Thinking Critically. Answer the questions in your groups. There should be one recorder for the group. Be prepared to share your answers with the class.
Watch a food documentary, "Forks over Knives."
HW: [1] IR; [2] Grammar Activity 5
Thursday, April 19 - SWBAT design and administer a survey as needed for a specific purpose. CCSS.W.11-12.5.
IR
Go over grammar activity 5
Activity 14 - Designing and Administering a Survey
HW: [1] IR; [2] Adminster your surveys. Results due Monday.; [3] Grammar Activity 6
Friday, April 20 - SWBAT independently create an entry in their I.R notebooks
IR
"BBB" #7
Finish "Forks Over Knives"
HW: [1] IR; [2] Administer your surveys. Results due Monday.; [3] Grammar Activity 7 independently
Monday, April 23 - SWBAT Consider the writing task. CCSS.W.11-12.5.
IR
Go over Grammar Activity 7
Activity 16 - Consider the writing task. Brainstorm possible ideas for encouraging healthy eating at your school, and select the one that you feel would have the biggest impact while being practical to implement.
Review possible sources for gathering evidence to support claims. These links will be posted during class and on Google Classroom.
Activity 17
HW: [1] IR; [2] Grammar Activity 8
Tuesday, April 24 - SWBAT consider the structure of their proposal draft.
IR
Review Grammar Activity 6
Activity 18 - Considering the Structure
Wednesday, April 25 - SWBAT incorporate data into their proposal.
Activity 19 - Compose a Draft (Draft due tomorrow)
Activity 20 - Using the Words of Others; Incorporating Data
HW: Grammar Activity 7
Thursday April 26 - SWBAT evaluate a proposal by conducting a peer review workshop. Draft Due Today*
Activity 21 - Revising Rhetorically
Grammar Activity 10 Editing your own writing
HW: [1]IR; [2] Activity 22 - Editing your Draft
Friday No School - April 27
Proposals + Reflection (Activity 23) Due Friday, May 4, 11:59 p.m. - turnitin.com Turn in grammar packets on Monday