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Informal Writing Assignments 
TR 1:10-2:25 Buck 2 
Office: Buck 15 X3332 
        Office Hours: T/R 2:30-5:00 
 and by appointment
 
 
Date Assignment Place *
  Food and Personal Identity    
8/26 What is food? 5-min. Freewrite In class  
8/28 Describe a specific family dinner: two perspectives In class  
8/28 Menu for the Homesick Restaurant Out of class  
9/2 Homesick Restaurant Review for Baltimore Sun In class  
9/4 Kitchen plan/how it reflects your family dynamic In class   
9/11 1 of 5 questions about DHR Out of class  
9/16 Peer review of Essay 2 (your assessment of your own essay) In class  
9/16 Peer review of Essay 2                                            (assessment of a peer's essay) In class  
9/23 Response to "Food Rules" Out of class  
9/25 Reading Worksheet for "Women's Work" article In class  
10/2 Worksheet "Slim Hopes" In class  
10/7 Peer review of Essay 3 (your assessment of your own essay) In class  
10/7 Peer review of Essay 3                                            (assessment of two peers' essays) In class  
 
  Food and Our Future Identity    
10/9 "Deconstructing Supper" response out of class  
10/14 Visiting organic farms out of class  
10/16 GMOs in  our food In class  
10/21 GMO issues outline (c 5 or 6) Group work In class  
10/28  Peer review of Essay 4 (your assessment of your own essay) In class  
10/28 Peer review of Essay 4                                            (assessment of peer's essays) In class  
       
  Food and Our National Identity    
10/30 "Modern Meat" Worksheet In class   
11/4 "The most compelling theme" paragraph  In class  
11/4 Respond to 1 of 3 questions In class   
11/6 Fast Food website analysis Out of class  
11/11 Slaughterhouse Documentary response Out of class  
11/11 Analysis of one chapter (5-8) Out of class   
11/13 Thesis, outline, bibliography Essay 5 Out of class   
11/18 What Can We Do? letter In class   
11/20 Peer review of Essay 5 (your assessment of your own essay) In class   
11/20 Peer review of Essay 5                                            (assessment of peer's essays) In class   

 
 
 

 

 

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