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CC Tasks: Omnivore's Dilemma (Grade 7)
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- Abstract:
Task Description: This unit uses the topic of food choice as a means to teach students how to analyze and navigate informational texts. This 2-3 week unit contains a series of three tasks that build in complexity. This culminating task asks students to use textual evidence to write an essay analyzing how the author organized and developed his argument regarding the omnivoreŐs dilemma in his chapter, ŇThe OmnivoreŐs DilemmaÓ from Michael PollanŐs The OmnivoreŐs Dilemma (Young ReaderŐs Edition)
- Subject:
- Humanities
- Grade Level:
- Secondary
- Collection:
- New York City Department of Education