Fast Food

1. Fast Food Who’s to Blame? Fast Food : Unit One

2. Reading selections for unit: Brownlee, Shannon. “It’s Portion Distortion That Makes America Fat.” Sacramento Bee. 5 Jan. 2003 Barboza, David. “ If You Pitch It, They Will Eat It.” New York Times. 3. Aug. 2003. Weintraub, Daniel. “The Battle Against Fast Food Begins in the Home”. Sacramento Bee. 17 Dec. 2002. Zincenko, David. “Don’t Blame the Eater.” New York Times. 23 Nov. 2002. Fast Food : Unit One

3. Grammar Focus of unit: Identifying Complete vs. Incomplete Ideas Subject & Verbs Phrases & Clauses Fast Food : Unit One

4. Fast Food:DAY ONE Fast Food : Unit One

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6. Fast Food:DAY Two Fast Food : Unit One

7. Activity 1: Getting Ready to Read ~On a separate sheet of paper, write a response to the following topic: Who’s at fault for America’s growing weight problem? Fast Food : Unit One

8. Your Response: Was it convincing?? ~Did you state your opinion clearly? ~Did you include information or evidence that supported your claim? ~Did you conclude your response by summarizing your ideas for the reader? Fast Food : Unit One

9. How do make your response credible? ~Support your claim!!! **Please take out: “It’s Portion Distortion That Makes America Fat” “If You Pitch It, They Will Eat” Fast Food : Unit One

10. ***New Skill Alert*** ~Active vs. Inactive Reading Fast Food : Unit One

11. Activity 2: Surveying the Text 1. What do the titles “It’s Portion Distortion That Makes America Fat” and “If You Pitch It, They Will Eat” tell you about the author’s positions on who is responsible for America’s weight problem? Fast Food : Unit One

12. Activity 2: Surveying the Text, cont. 2. What do you think is the purpose of these articles? Fast Food : Unit One

13. Activity 2: Surveying the Text, cont. 3. “Portion Distortion” as published in The Sacramento Bee, and “If you Pitch It” was published in The New York Times. What similarities do you think these articles might have? What differences? Do you think they will be equally reliable? Fast Food : Unit One

14. Activity 2: Surveying the Text, cont. 4. What else can you tell about the articles just by looking at them? 5. Do you think that this article might support your claims? Fast Food : Unit One

15. Fast Food:DAY THREE Fast Food : Unit One

16. Vocabulary Exercise ~What is the Vocabulary Self-Assessment Sheet? ~What can we learn from using the VSS? Fast Food : Unit One

17. First Reading ~Read: -Brownlee’s, “It’s Portion Distortion That Makes America Fat.” -Barboza’s “ If You Pitch It, They Will Eat It.” Fast Food : Unit One

18. First Reading ~Finish Reading: -Brownlee’s, “It’s Portion Distortion That Makes America Fat.” -Barboza’s “ If You Pitch It, They Will Eat It.” -Weintraub’s “The Battle Against Fast Food Begins in the Home”. -Zincenko’s, “Don’t Blame the Eater.” Fast Food : Unit One

19. Rereading Exercises • Why is rereading a text important? • What is annotating?? Read RR p.52 & 53 Fast Food : Unit One

20. Fast Food:DAY FOURWorking with the Readings Fast Food : Unit One

21. How to Annotate: Using Standard Annotations -Underline, highlight, draw arrows, and make comments about: main ideas, questions or objections, and connections between ideas **Make these comments in the left hand margin. Fast Food : Unit One

22. Learning How to Use Your Readings: Pt I Activity #1:Reread & Annotate “Portion Distortion & “If you Pitch It” ~underline & identify: author’s thesis (make sure to star this info.)** arguments made to support the thesis evidence used to support thesis the conclusion **make sure to mark any material that would work in your essay!! Fast Food : Unit One

23. Fast Food:DAY FIVEAnnotating the Articles Fast Food : Unit One

24. Grammar: The Comma **See The Comma PPT Fast Food : Unit One

25. First Reading ~Read: Weintraub’s “The Battle Against Fast Food Begins in the Home”. Zincenko’s, “Don’t Blame the Eater.” Fast Food : Unit One

26. Fast Food:DAY SIX Fast Food : Unit One

27. First Reading ~Finish Reading: Weintraub’s “The Battle Against Fast Food Begins in the Home”. Zincenko’s, “Don’t Blame the Eater.” Fast Food : Unit One

28. Learning How to Use Your Readings: Pt II Activity #1:Reread & Annotate “The Battle Against Fast Food Begins in the Home” and “Don’t Blame the Eater” ~underline & identify: author’s thesis (make sure to star this info.)** arguments made to support the thesis evidence used to support thesis the conclusion **make sure to mark any material that would work in your essay!! Fast Food : Unit One

29. Grammar: The Semi-Colon **See The Semi-Colon PPT Fast Food : Unit One

30. Fast Food:DAY SEVEN Fast Food : Unit One

31. Writing a Summary ~Rhetorical Reading: p.59-62 **Basic Components of a Summary: -Authors Name -Title (of work you are summarizing) -Basic points covered in article / text **remember—YOUR OPINION does not go in summary (unless they ask for it) Fast Food : Unit One

32. Peer Response to Summary • Return the Peer Response Form so your partner can revise his or her Summary/ Response later. • Then talk about both articles with your partner and decide whether you agree or disagree with the authors’ views about marketing and its relationship to obesity. Fast Food : Unit One

33. Fast Food:DAY EIGHT Fast Food : Unit One

34. Writing Assignment • (See Writing Assignment Handout Fast Food : Unit One

35. Fast Food:DAY NINE Fast Food : Unit One