- Discuss how aware we are of the reality behind the food we eat
- Begin writing Blog 15: a summary and response to three videos about factory farming
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This video is part of Jamie Oliver's television show Food Revolution. After watching it, write down your reaction to it on a piece of paper.
This video is an advertisement by Compassion Over Killing, an animal rights organization. After watching it, write down your reaction on a piece of paper.
Questions for class discussion: What are the harsh realities being uncovered by these videos? Who/What is responsible for these realities? Who/What benefits from them? Who/What suffers because of them? Are these realities necessary?
II. What is food made of?
Examine the eggs crates, milk cartons, and cereal box I have brought to class. On a piece of paper, write down any keywords that describe what the product is. We will make a master list and discuss what these words mean.
III. Screening The Meatrix films
1. The Meatrix
2. The Meatrix: Revolting
3. The Meatrix II 1/2
IV. Blog 15, Part I: Summarizing the Stories
Write THREE 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 the dialogue is hard to understand, click on the Close Captioning symbol (CC) once the film begins to play.
V. Blog 15, Part II: Responding to a Factory Farming Issue
The Meatrix website has a list of issues connected to factory farming HERE. From this list, I want you to choose ONE of these issues:
Additives
Animal Welfare
Antibiotics
Family Farms
Feed
Food Safety
Genetic Engineering
Organic
Pesticides
Waste
Water Pollution
Read about the issue and take notes. Then, write 250+ words explaining why this issue is significant. 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.
