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

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

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

Fast Food : Unit One Fast Food: DAY ONE

Fast Food : Unit One

Activity 1: Getting Ready to Read ~On a separate sheet of paper, write for 10 minutes on the following topic: Who’s at fault for America’s growing weight problem?

Fast Food : Unit One Noticing Language 1. Kids are suing McDonalds for making them fat. 2. Because more children are obese, type 2 diabetes has increased in children by 25 diabetes has increased in children by 25 percent. percent. 3. Although McDonald’s is on every corner. 4. The fast-food industry is vulnerable.

Fast Food : Unit One Every sentence has two parts: and 1. The verb (predicate) is always related to the subject 2. The verb expresses: -Action (eat, stop, buy, make, succeed) -State of being (am, is was, were, become, appear) -Mental states (know, think, feel, believe) 3. The verb either stands alone as the main verb (ate) or uses a helping verb (will eat) to be complete.

Fast Food : Unit One Hints to Success 1. The verb usually comes after the subject.  I exercise one hour every day. 2. If the sentence is a question, the subject follows the verb or is in the verb phrase.  Are kids consuming too many calories?

Fast Food : Unit One Assignment ~Complete Grammar Exercise 2: Identifying verbs & verb phrases **you may write on the worksheet ~turn your paragraph & this exercise into the front bin when the bell rings

Fast Food : Unit One Answers to Exercise 2: Exercise 2: Identifying verbs and verb phrases (Underline answers in a different color.) 1. started2. was 3. worked4. were 5. got6. have crossed 7. should know8. are 9. needs10. ‘ll [will] see (Action verbs like “start” usually have progressive forms—“he is starting.” “Being” verbs like “is” and “got” (meaning “become”) do not. We can’t say, “He was getting lucky.”)

Fast Food : Unit One Fast Food: DAY Two

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

Fast Food : Unit One 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 Activity 2: Surveying the Text, cont. 4. What else can you tell about the articles just by looking at them?

Fast Food : Unit One Activity 3: Making Predictions & Asking Questions 1.Read the first three and the last paragraphs of Brownlee’s article. What is the point of comparing burger’s, fries and cigarettes? What arguments so you think she will make? 2.Read the first three and the last paragraphs of Barboza’s article. According to Barboza, who is responsible for America’s weight problem? What arguments do you think he is going to make?

Fast Food : Unit One Making Predictions & Asking Questions, cont. 3. Who is the intended audience for these articles? How do you know this? 4. What information and ideas are the authors likely to draw on to convince you of their positions? 5. Reword the titles and subtitles and turn them into questions for you to answer after you have read the full articles.

Fast Food : Unit One Grammar: Exercise 3 Identifying compound verbs & verb phrases ~Verb Complements: in addition to the main verb phrase, verbs can act as nouns that follo the main verb **don’t confuse these with the main verb!! eg. -Eating -Eating often at fast-food restaurants can lead to obesity. eating -Americans continue eating hamburgers even though fast food is bad for them.

Fast Food : Unit One Fast Food: DAY THREE

Fast Food : Unit One Vocabulary Exercise ~Complete Vocabulary Self-Assessment worksheet.

Fast Food : Unit One First Reading ~Read: -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 Fast Food: DAY FOUR

Fast Food : Unit One 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 Grammar Exercise 4 **It is easier to recognize the subject of a sentence what you find the verb first!! The subject of the sentence usually:The subject of the sentence usually: –Occurs before the verb –Tells who or what does the action **Complete Grammar exercise 4.

Fast Food : Unit One Fast Food: DAY FIVE Annotating the Articles

Fast Food : Unit One Rereading Exercises 1. Complete Reading worksheet- Activity 1: Rereading the Text

Think back about your original predictions. Which predictions were right? (List them) Which ones did you have to modify as you read “Portion Distortion”?Think back about your original predictions. Which predictions were right? (List them) Which ones did you have to modify as you read “Portion Distortion”? What is the main idea of “Portion Distortion”? Who does Brownlee think is to blame for America’s obesity problem?What is the main idea of “Portion Distortion”? Who does Brownlee think is to blame for America’s obesity problem? On your article, underline or highlight the sentence that most clearly indicates who is to blame. (Use a different color or mark this clearly.)On your article, underline or highlight the sentence that most clearly indicates who is to blame. (Use a different color or mark this clearly.) What does Brownlee think is the solution to the problem?What does Brownlee think is the solution to the problem? Fast Food : Unit One How to Annotate: Specific Annotations

Fast Food : Unit One Rereading Exercises 1. Complete Reading worksheet- Activity 2: Annotating the Text 2. Complete Reading worksheet- Activity 3: Looking Language

How to Annotate: Standard Annotations Underline, highlight, draw arrows, and make comments about main ideas, questions or objections, and connections between ideas in the left hand margin. Write your reactions to what Brownlee says in the right hand margins. Fast Food : Unit One

Activity 3: Looking Closely at Language (Understanding what you read) 1. According to Zincenko’s “Don’t Blame the Eater,” why are kids suing McDonald’s? 2. According to Zincenko, what are the choices for American kids to get an affordable meal? Use the work “option” in your answer. 3. What causes 30 percent of the new cases of childhood diabetes in America? 4. Give an example of an alternative to fast food. How easy is it for kids to purchase that alternative? 5. Do people who buy fast food know how many calories they are eating? Use the word “consume” or “consumer” in your answer. 6. What do you think of kids who file lawsuits against the fast-food industry? 7. Do you agree with Zincenko that the fast-food industry is vulnerable? 8. Do you make informed choices when you buy fast food? Fast Food : Unit One

Fast Food: DAY SIX

Fast Food : Unit One Rereading Exercises 1. Complete Reading worksheet- Activity 4: Considering the Structure of the Text

Fast Food : Unit One Writing a Summary ~Rhetorical Reading: p Basis 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) go in summary (unless they ask for it)

Fast Food : Unit One Fast Food: DAY SEVEN

Fast Food : Unit One Fast Food: DAY EIGHT

Fast Food : Unit One 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 Fast Food: DAY NINE

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