HOW DO OUR EATING HABITS DEFINE WHO WE ARE?

A reflection on food as a life choice involving health, ethics, sustainability and personal responsibility.

1. Introduction to the topic:

Group work :

ask your friends what they had for breakfast this morning, where this food was purchased and whether it is organic.  Choose one person to report for the group.

Type of food

 2. Comment on the data collected:Most of us... / A majority of us... / A significant number of us... / Some of us... / Hardly anyone in the class... / Only a few of us... / Very few students... / None of us... have... eat... consume... buy / purchase....from...

3. Food and health brainstorm :

September 13th:

The new Australian food pyramid

food categories and what they provide us with

nutrients we need for our bodies to function optimally

Groupwork / homework : comment on the food pyramid, what it advises us to eat and in what proportions in our diet.

September 14th:

- page 18 (cartoon) 

- news flash page 23 (on the quest of an obese American)

Homework : préparer une prise de parole en continu pour rapporter ce que vous avez compris de l'enregistrement sur Steve Vaught.

September 20th:

- Steve Vaught suite

- defining integrity

September 21st:

For next time :

Get ready to report an anecdote in which you made a choice which didn't agree with your sense of integrity and your inner guidance system and explain how you felt on this occasion.

radio ad study : Robinson's Fruit Shoot

identifying the target and the techniques

September 27th:

- integrity recap

- Robinson's Fruit Shoot recap

- Subway ad ( product - target - techniques )

September 28th:

Verbs and expressions related to influence

Examples :

the subway ad tries to convince us to buy their products with cheap prices

Parents are influenced into choosing quality products

In th subway ad the advertizer tries to convince people that they need to eat.

I the subway ad the advertizer manipulates the people who are hungry into buying  subway snacks

October 4th:

radio ad 2 recap

This is a radio ad for Subway snack restaurants. It seems to target male office workers in their 20s to early 40s. Indeed, the voice addresses the listener directly as "tiger" which would appear more "male gender" oriented. We know the ad targets office workers because there is a direct reference to "the office cactus" and the advantages of the product which are underlined are that it is fresh, super tasty, quick and cheap... In other words, ideal for people who do not have a long lunch break. In terms of marketing techniques, the ad uses an energetic voice and the repetition of words like "hungry" to attract the listener's attention and trigger a craving. The catchphrase "real food, real quick" is efficient and the slogan "Subway, Eat fresh" is easy to understand and remember.

Radio ads : recordings

October 5th:

- group work on radio ad 3

- video on povery and food

October 12th:

Group work :

How can you promote access to food for everyone in your community?

Come up with 5 ideas.

Possible prompts :

We could / should... + BV

Why don't we... + BV...?

It might be an idea to + BV

Productions :

We should collect food or products which will soon be out of date and distribute them.  / We should collect excess food from schools and restaurants rather than waste it. / Everyone can produce food from their garden like fruits, vegetables or grains and give away what they don't need. / Another option is to provide people with free plots of land (community gardens) where they can produce their own food. / We can share the food with all people. / Why not organize a monthly community dinner where everyone could contribute./ We could create an organization responsible for collecting funds to feed the community./ It might be an idea to give the leftovers from the market to an association./ We could create a community space with fruit trees and everyone could benefit.

October 19th :

Written comprehension text 1 page 22

Prepare a presentation of this text (who? where? what?) and organize your presentation around the concepts of culture shock and consumer society.

Homework : finish the presentation