Collaborative Research Project
_Purpose:
Collaborate with at least one other partner to research and compose a project that explores a complicated issue related to America’s production and consumption of food.
Focus:
Your choice (I can hear the moans from here). Your research could delve into the co-op or Slow Food movements, school lunches, farmer’s markets, fast food chains, organic and sustainable farming methods, food labels – or the social, economic, and racial issues related to food access and affordability of“good” food in America.
Style:
Again, your choice- to a point. You can write a traditional academic research paper in APA/MLA style or you could create a video documentary in the way of Food, Inc. Your purpose, focus, and audience will inform your style of composing and presenting this research. If you are creating a project to inform sixth graders about the dangers of fast food, you would write at a level that communicates your message to 12-year-olds. You might also add visuals or video clips to augment the message. In the same way, if you wish to persuade a politician to support a bill for tax cuts on local food, of course, your style would be different than what one would expect for a sixth grade class (at least we'd hope so, right?). No matter the audience, your project should be presented in a thoughtful and clear manner. Here are the two options for your project (*Both options must have an introduction/prologue and a summary/afterword):
- Option #1: Write a seven-page research paper using APA/MLA style. The double-spaced, 12-point
font paper must have an abstract and an annotated bibliography with at least seven sources.
- Option #2: Create a properly edited 10-minute documentary. The video must have a written
abstract and an annotated bibliography with at least seven sources.
Collaborate with at least one other partner to research and compose a project that explores a complicated issue related to America’s production and consumption of food.
Focus:
Your choice (I can hear the moans from here). Your research could delve into the co-op or Slow Food movements, school lunches, farmer’s markets, fast food chains, organic and sustainable farming methods, food labels – or the social, economic, and racial issues related to food access and affordability of“good” food in America.
Style:
Again, your choice- to a point. You can write a traditional academic research paper in APA/MLA style or you could create a video documentary in the way of Food, Inc. Your purpose, focus, and audience will inform your style of composing and presenting this research. If you are creating a project to inform sixth graders about the dangers of fast food, you would write at a level that communicates your message to 12-year-olds. You might also add visuals or video clips to augment the message. In the same way, if you wish to persuade a politician to support a bill for tax cuts on local food, of course, your style would be different than what one would expect for a sixth grade class (at least we'd hope so, right?). No matter the audience, your project should be presented in a thoughtful and clear manner. Here are the two options for your project (*Both options must have an introduction/prologue and a summary/afterword):
- Option #1: Write a seven-page research paper using APA/MLA style. The double-spaced, 12-point
font paper must have an abstract and an annotated bibliography with at least seven sources.
- Option #2: Create a properly edited 10-minute documentary. The video must have a written
abstract and an annotated bibliography with at least seven sources.