Day 15: Welcome to the Food Unit!

Any activity that does not get done in class becomes lab, and then homework!

For HOMEWORK: Blog 8: Midterm Reflection HERE.
All Media Unit blogs are due this Saturday by 9:00AM!

A. Thinking Critically

From Skews Me

1. Thinking about Food Labeling: With a partner, examine the eggs crates, milk cartons, cereal boxes, etc. I have brought to class. Write down what you consider KEY WORDS to describe the products. 
2. Check my introduction to the Food Unit HERE. 

B. Screening The Meatrix films and Writing Blog 9, Part I: summaries of the films

1. Watch The Meatrix, The Meatrix: Revolting, and The Meatrix II 1/2 at  http://www.themeatrix.com 
2. Write THREE 5-8 line paragraphs, the first summarizing the main points of The Meatrix, the second summarizing the main points of The Meatrix: Revolting, and the third summarizing the main points of The Meatrix II 1/2. If you need help, here are the scripts for the movies,

• Script for The Meatrix
• Script for The Meatrix: Revolting
• Script for The Meatrix II1/2

C. Blog 9, Part II: Responding to a Factory Farming Issue 
1. Choose ONE issue connected to factory farming that interests you from The Meatrix website:

• Additives
• Animal Welfare
• Antibiotics
• Feed
• Food Safety
• Genetic Engineering
• Industrial Livestock Production
• Organic Agriculture
• Pesticides
• Waste Mangement
• Water Quality

2. Read about the issue and take notes. Then, write 250+ words arguing WHY this issue is significant and WHAT we can do about it. Your piece must have

• a CLAIM,
• at least TWO REASONS to support the claim, and
• at least TWO QUOTATIONS from the webpage where you got your notes. Use this format: 

          According to Sustainable Table, the website for the film The Meatrix,  _______________.

      Do not forget to use quotation marks when needed!