Break Homework

Hi guys!  Hope you are enjoying your break!  Please be sure to finish reading The Omnivore's Dilemma--there will be an assessment on the Monday we come back.

Stone Barns Reflection

Please complete and bring to class tomorrow (Friday):

QUESTIONS FOR REFLECTION:

CHOOSE THREE (3) AND USING THE PROPER TRANSITIONS, ANSWER IN ESSAY FORM.  USE APPROPRIATE EVIDENCE FROM OMNIVORE AND STONE BARNS LITERATURE, IF NECESSARY.

1)      What, specifically did you enjoy about the trip to Stone Barns?

2)      Describe the life of the Stone Barns pigs, as opposed to the life of pigs on factory farms.

3)      Describe the life of the Stone Barns chickens, as opposed to the life of chickens on factory farms.

4)      Describe three things you learned about sustainable farming from the trip and/or by reading Omnivore.

5)      How did Omnivore change the way you think about the food you eat? (If it didn’t, choose another question).  How did the trip to Stone Barns reinforce what you discovered?

6)      Describe one change you will make in your life as a result of reading Omnivore/visiting Stone Barns.

7)      This was a bumper sticker I saw on a car parked in the Stone Barns lot: “When the people lead, the leaders will follow.”  How might that quote relate to Omnivore and what you learned at Stone Barns?

8)      How did your trip to Stone Barns illustrate what Wendell Berry wrote: “Eating is an agricultural act”?

Freezing on the Farm

Have you guys thawed out yet?  Here are some pics of the trip!  And don't forget, your revised "Buy Nothing Day" essays are due tomorrow!

Re: Trip Tomorrow

Please dress as WARMLY as possible for tomorrow's trip--multiple layers, hats, scarves, mittens, you name it.  Remember, we will be doing farm "chores" and wear sturdy shoes.  No uniform required in the interest of dressing appropriately for the activities we need to do.

Please report directly to the auditorium--do NOT go to your first period classes.

Students who are filming for broadcast, please remember to bring your cameras!  This is going to be fun!!!

Argumentative Essay Scores on Teacherease

Check Teacherease tonight for your score on the "Buy Nothing" Argument Essay.  Tomorrow, in class, please finish your Wendell Berry questions, then work on revising your Argument essays for a higher score.  Essays will be on my desk...help yourselves! 

Remember, we need a chaperone or two for our Stone Barns trip!  Ask your parents/guardians to come along!