Food Journal

9th – 12th Grade

Learning + Food Objectives:
Students will learn how we can make positive and informed food choices by creating a food journal and writing an expository summary of their findings including how they could adjust their eating to include more whole foods.

Common Core Standards:
Common Core English Language Arts

Evaluating multiple sources and writing an expository piece

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.11-12.7
Integrate and evaluate multiple sources of information presented in different media or formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively) as well as in words in order to address a question or solve a problem.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.2.A
Introduce a topic; organize complex ideas, concepts, and information so that each new element builds on that which precedes it to create a unified whole; include formatting (e.g., headings), graphics (e.g., figures, tables), and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension.

Lesson written in partnership with the Urban School Food Alliance.