Debate Prep., Day 2

Mid-quarter grades will be turned in on Friday, November 16th.

Objectives:

1. Prepare for and participate appropriately in a debate.

Essential Skill: 

1. Students will be able to write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.

I Can Statements:

• understand others' perspectives.
• present claims logically.
• include relevant evidence for and against an argument.
• prepare for a discussion.
• follow rules for a discussion.

IPI: Level 5
Bloom's: Level 5

Task List:

1. Students will be conducting research for their debate. (Debate prep. work will be due at the end of class on Tuesday.)

Debates will be held in class on Thursday.

Websites for Research:

• USDA School Meals Regulations
• Healthy School Lunches
• Comparison of Previous and Current Regulatory Requirements
• ABC News Report
• 'We Are Hungry' FOX News Report
• 'Kids Push Back' USA Today
• Tray Talk: Communities for Healthy School Meals
• No Kid Hungry
• Sustainable School: What's for Lunch?
• State Impact
• Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution
• CDC Obesity Statistics
• Obesity in Children
• CNN report on Childhood Obesity in America
• Food and Research Action Center (FRAC) report on Childhood Obesity

Research Starter Questions: “Food for Thought"

1. How do students and parents feel about the new school lunch regulations? Why?
2. Does it do any good to serve healthier foods if the students won’t eat them?
3. What effect would a choice of foods have on lunch prices and student buy-in for the new regulations?
4. How do schools present the new lunch regulations to students and parents?
5.  Have the new regulations resulted in fewer students eating school lunches?