The Omnivore’s Dilemma

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The Omnivore’s Dilemma

Description:

This unit uses the topic of food choice as a means to teach students how to analyze and navigate informational texts. Students will use textual evidence to write an essay analyzing how the author organized and developed his argument regarding the omnivore’s dilemma in “The Omnivore’s Dilemma” by Michael Pollan. .

Education Levels:

7, 8

Subject:

Writing (composition), Reading, Process Skills

Resource Type:

Unit of instruction

Medium:

PDF

Fee Status:

Free

Beneficiary:

Students

Online provider:

New York City Department of Education

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Keywords:

Informational text, Omnivores, Essays

Mediator:

Middle school teachers

Publisher:

New York City Department of Education

Is Part Of:

http://schools.nyc.gov/

Language:

English

General

Essential Resources:

"The Omnivore’s Dilemma" by Michael Pollan; Video: Food Inc. Directed by Robert Kenner; Video: The Future of Food. By Deborah Koons Garcia; Projection device; Computers with Internet access

Learning Time:

2-3 weeks

Subjects/Topics

P21 Subject:

Language Arts

Learning Outcomes:

Learning Outcomes:

Conforms To

Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects (2010)

Reading Standards for Informational Text

Key Ideas and Details

1. Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

Conforms To

Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects (2010)

Reading Standards for Informational Text

Key Ideas and Details

Determine two or more central ideas in a text and analyze their development over the course of the text; provide an objective summary of the text.

Conforms To

Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects (2010)

Reading Standards for Informational Text

Craft and Structure

4. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings; analyze the impact of a specific word choice on meaning and tone.

Conforms To

Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects (2010)

Reading Standards for Informational Text

Craft and Structure

Analyze the structure an author uses to organize a text, including how the major sections contribute to the whole and to the development of the ideas.

Conforms To

Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects (2010)

Reading Standards for Informational Text

Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity

10. By the end of the year, read and comprehend literary nonfiction in the grades 6–8 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.

Conforms To

Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects (2010)

Writing Standards

Text Types and Purposes

2. Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content

Conforms To

Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects (2010)

Writing Standards

Text Types and Purposes

2. Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content

a. Introduce a topic clearly, previewing what is to follow; organize ideas, concepts, and information, using strategies such as definition, classification, comparison/contrast, and cause/ effect; include formatting (e.g., headings), graphics (e.g., charts, tables), and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension.

Conforms To

Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects (2010)

Writing Standards

Text Types and Purposes

Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content

Develop the topic with relevant facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples.

Conforms To

Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects (2010)

Writing Standards

Text Types and Purposes

Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content

Use appropriate transitions to create cohesion and clarify the relationships among ideas and concepts.

Conforms To

Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects (2010)

Writing Standards

Text Types and Purposes

Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content

Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.

Conforms To

Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects (2010)

Writing Standards

Text Types and Purposes

Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content

Establish and maintain a formal style.

Conforms To

Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects (2010)

Writing Standards

Text Types and Purposes

Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content

Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the information or explanation presented

Conforms To

Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects (2010)

Language Standards

Conventions of Standard English

Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.

Conforms To

Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects (2010)

Language Standards

Conventions of Standard English

Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.

Explain the function of phrases and clauses in general and their function in specific sentences.

Conforms To

Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects (2010)

Language Standards

Conventions of Standard English

Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.

Choose among simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences to signal differing relationships among ideas.

Conforms To

Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects (2010)

Language Standards

Conventions of Standard English

Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.

Place phrases and clauses within a sentence, recognizing and correcting misplaced and dangling modifiers.

Conforms To

Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects (2010)

Language Standards

Conventions of Standard English

Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.

Conforms To

Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects (2010)

Language Standards

Conventions of Standard English

Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.

Use a comma to separate coordinate adjectives (e.g., It was a fascinating, enjoyable movie but not He wore an old[,] green shirt).

Conforms To

Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects (2010)

Language Standards

Conventions of Standard English

Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.

Spell correctly.

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