What’s one thing we can all agree is pretty awesome?... FOOD! Food is an essential part of our daily lives, and it is woven into the cultures, lifestyles, and economies of every country in the world. The fast food industry impacts you in particular, even if you don’t know it yet! In this unit, you will read the delectably disturbing book Chew on This to get a behind-the-scenes glimpse of the secrets behind your favorite foods. You will learn the strategies skillful readers use to devour nonfiction text, and you will become an expert on the techniques writers use to dish out the truth. What’s the power of a statistic? Why care what the experts say? When can language mess with your mind? How does reading matter in real life? You’ll explore these questions and more in our nonfiction unit You Are What You Eat!
Unit Title: You Are What You Eat: Critical Reading Unit
Audience: 7th grade ELA students
