Work for the Week of April 15th - Freshmen

Monday April 15th

Minutes: Talia, Elias

Reading HW: N/A
HW: Please write a food review to be no less than 8 sentences.  Be sure to include setting, presentation, background (of the food, i.e. country of origin), and taste/flavor.

Tuesday April 16th

Minutes: Sophia, Alex

Reading HW: Please read the following two articles written by restaurant critic Frank Bruni.  You can find the first article here and the second article here.

HW: How does Bruni talk about food?  Compare Bruni's description to your meal description that you wrote over the weekend.  How does Bruni utilize careful details and descriptive language to review restaurants and their food?

Wednesday April 17th

Minutes: Janet, Leon

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Thursday April 18th

Minutes: Sabrina, Max

Reading HW: “Why is it that fat people are treated differently than thin people?” article

HW: Define the word “fat” and try to consider how the term has many different meanings in many different contexts.  Please identify how fat people are treated differently than skinny people.  Why do you think this occurs?  You should write at least eight sentences.

Friday April 19th

Minutes: Cristina, Felicia

Reading HW: Read Chapter Two of Born Round

HW: Find three small stories in the text that display Bruni's voice. Explain how the particular scene gives you insight as to who Bruni is as a person. Be sure to include the page of the selection and particular words in the text that show you Bruni's identity.

Monday April 22nd

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Reading HW: Read Chapter Three of Born Round

HW: Begin writing your "meal memoir." You should have at least two ideas for a potential meal you'd like to discuss. Be prepared to show your brainstorming on Wednesday.