Matthew C. Winner
Web Dropin 2
May 26, 2006
Putting a Stop to Soda
As elementary school students, you do
not need to deal with the temptation of vending machines while going to and
from class. However, the US Government has decided it’s time to get healthy
in our public schools.
Read a recent article published in Time
for Kids magazine entitled “Soda
Fizzes Out of Schools” to find out more on this issue. Learn more
about this topic and why some people are pushing so hard for healthy snack
options in our schools.
Read it:
Click here
to read “Soda Fizzes Out of Schools”.
React to it:
On
a marker board, write a brief reaction to the article. How did it make you
feel? Do you agree or disagree with the topic? Did any facts surprise you?
Read more:
Click on one of the three links at the
bottom of the article under the “Read More” subheading to learn
more about the topic through a related TFK article.
Summarize it:
On
your marker board, summarize the article you just read. Think about how this article
relates to “Soda Fizzes Out of Schools”.
Think about the main points of the article. Think about how the information in
the article made you feel.
Apply it:
Our school offers snacks to students
after lunch has been served. Students pay for the snack separately and the
snacks have little or no nutritional value. It has been suggested to Mrs.
Jacobs that we replace the snacks currently being served in the snack line with
healthy snacks such as granola bars, yogurt, fruits cups, and other healthy snack
options.
On a separate sheet of paper, write a
persuasive essay to Mrs. Jacobs regarding what you think the school should do
about the snacks served in the snack line. Should they stay or get replaced?
What are the reasons behind your opinion? Support your response with evidence
from the text. Use the marker board notes you’ve taken to help focus your
response.
Use your best writing. You can do it!
