Theme #2: Animals as Food (Essay #2 Assignment)

In recent years, we have becoming increasingly concerned with the way we eat, and the question of eating meat usually arises. (Last year, for example, LaGuardia started promoting a “Meatless Monday” menu in the cafeteria.) “My Son, My Compass” by Janna Malamud Smith, “The Fruits of Family Trees” by Jonathan Safran Foer, and “Six Rules for Eating Wisely” by Michael Pollan each discuss different reasons for why we eat the way we do. How should we decide what to eat? How should our relationships with animals affect how we eat, if at all?

Use specific examples from at least one of the readings (Smith, Foer, and Pollan) and at least one outside source of your own choosing to support your position. Make sure to include at least one quotation sandwich from each reading. You can also include examples from your personal life or from other readings as well.

Your final draft needs to be at least 700 words, in MLA format, with a “Works Cited” page.

Dates:

Th, March 29^th: “My Son, My Compass” (Smith), “Six Rules for Eating Wisely” by Michael Pollan

T, April 3^rd:  “The Fruits of Family Trees,” from Eating Animals (Foer)

Th, April 5^th: Essay #2 Rough Draft Due (11:59pm by email)

T, April 10^th: No Class (Spring Break)

Th, April 12^th: No Class (Spring Break)  

T, April 17^th: [Essay #2 Rough Draft Returned], “Delicious, Dangerous, Disgusting, and Dead,” from Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat (Herzog)

Th, April 19^th: Last day to officially withdraw from a course with a “W” grade, “You Can’t Run Away on Harvest Day,” from Animal, Vegetable, Miracle (Kingsolver)

T, April 24^th: “Extra Crunch with Lunch” (Schmidt)

Th, April 26^th: Essay #2 Final Draft Due (11:59pm by email)

T, May 1^st: [Essay #2 Final Draft Returned] “Grub” (Goodyear)

Th, May 3^rd: Midterm

T, May 8^th: [Midterm Returned]

*Subject to Change