Welcome to Walden Week! In addition to working on the Sustainable Foods essay, we'll enjoy excerpts from the highly influential and relevant book by Henry David Thoreau.
MONDAY: Journal warm-up. Receive Walden excerpt that contains 5 vocabulary words for the week. Go over sustainable foods articles, and then the prompt as a whole. List the factors that could be considered and prioritized in the the essay, noting source material that could work for each. View working outlines. Listen to excerpts from Walden and enjoy an optional, extra credit coloring activity.
Due: Finish reading and annotating the rest of the sustainable foods sources and outline a detailed response to the prompt. Bring the sources with annotations and your outline for Monday
Homework: for Friday:
1. Finish reading Walden excerpt (if need be).
2. Type up rough draft of sustainable foods essay to Turnitin.com before class on Friday.
WEDNESDAY: Journal warm-up. (CAST Science Text for part of the class.) Read sources and debate whether or not "green living" should be mandatory or voluntary.
Due: n/a
Homework: for Friday:
1. Finish reading Walden excerpt (if need be).
2. Type up rough draft of sustainable foods essay to Turnitin.com before class on Friday.
FRIDAY: Journal warm-up. Quiz covering Walden vocabulary and content. Walden discussion. View sample rough drafts with synthesis essay-writing sheet. Last half of class: work on final drafts on laptops.
Due:
1. Finish reading Walden excerpt (if need be).
2. Type up rough draft of sustainable foods essay to Turnitin.com before class on Friday.
Homework: Revise rough draft of sustainable foods essay and submit final draft to Turnitin.com by Thursday night, May 4 at 11:00 p.m. Using the Overview of Synthesis-Style Essays Sheet as a checklist, compare your essay to the steps and suggestions on the sheet.
Finish any outstanding independent reading.
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