History of Journalism Project; Chew on This Discussion (Socratic Seminar)

Work on your projects during 7th period.

Some advice about using Prezi/PowerPoint:

• Use your outline to determine what are the KEY ideas you want your audience to know.
• Slides in your presentation should be concise. 
• 75% of your presentation should be delivered as speech to us (your audience)--the slides are there to make sure we understand your main points!
• The details are in what you have learned. Use your knowledge of the subject to deliver your speech--DO NOT READ OFF OF YOUR SLIDES. You should KNOW this material!
• It IS okay to use an index card or script for details you do not know well or that you cannot memorize. But this should be kept to a minimum.
• Keep fonts and sizes consistent when possible.
• Use videos (short ones) or audio clips when necessary to hear the information from the primary source.
• Use eye-contact; Remember to present your presentation as a "performance"--this means you probably want to be prepared!
• Your presentation should tell us:
• Who or what is this subject?
• When and where did this subject take place? Give us the context.
• How and why is this subject important to JOURNALISM or the MEDIA?
• What impact has this journalist had on those journalists who came after them?
• Why should we care about this topic? What insight can you share with us about your subject?

During 8th period, let's move next door to discuss Chew on This!

1. Identify three literary or visual techniques Schlosser and Wilson use that hook the reader's attention. 
2. What are three new facts about fast-food production that you encountered in your reading? Be specific!
3. Explain any biases the authors display throughout the book and back up your ideas with specific evidence from the book. It's a good idea to include quotes!
4. Think about the story of Kristina Clark in the chapter, "Stop the Pop". What is particularly notable about her experience? Identify a few reasons that Schlosser and Wilson may have chosen to feature her. 
5. Take a closer look at the section titled "Shocking" (in the chapter "Meat"). How does this writing influence your emotions as the reader? What might be the purpose of eliciting (drawing out) this type of reaction from the reader. 
6. Why do you think the authors might have chosen to end with narratives about the Edible Schoolyard, In-N-Out, and Burgerville? How does this impact the tone of the book?
7.  Take a look through the notes section of the book (starting at p. 268). How does this make the book more credible? What source titles jump out at you as being reliable or unreliable?
8. Looking closer at the chapter "Big" why might this topic of "fast food" be elicit important media coverage now?

HOMEWORK: Please complete your reading of Chew on This for our test next class. As you complete your analysis of the book, consider the cultural/media events AFTER this book was published. How, for example, has this topic changed?