Writing Activity 1: The Role Food Plays
In 300 words or more. please respond to this week’s readings on the overview page, using the questions below as a guide; feel free to discuss any other elements of the readings as well.
What roles does food play in this week’s readings and videos?
Were there any elements of the readings and videos that you could personally relate to? How so?
What other relationships do you have with food?
How have those relationships developed throughout your life?
What other factors in your life shaped your relationships with food?
While you may summarize, in part, what you learned in the readings, your responses should also show that you’re thinking about what the authors are saying and how the concepts in the readings may show up in your own life. Feel free to include your own opinions on the material.
Format: Single-spaced paragraphs with an additional space between paragraphs.
Cite Your Sources
Please be sure to use your own words and remember to cite the information you share from sources. Any time you use information from an outside source, it must be cited, even if what you present is in your own words.
Use the following format when citing sources in your writing:
Include an attributive tag to introduce the research AND a parenthetical reference at the end of the research to close out the researched information. An attributive tag (also known as a lead in) is used when you present research as this gives the research credibility.
For example: In the article, “Know What You Eat” Joanna Givens, a nutritionist, explains that… (31).
This shows the reader where the research came from, and that the person being referenced is credible because we know her credentials (she is a nutritionist). There must also be an end citation (“31” in this example) to close out the research. It’s not enough to just have an attributive tag.
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2009/11/23/rice-jhumpa-lahiri
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/56064/america-