Chew On This - Packet

1 chew On this by Eric Schlosser and Charles Wilson Chapter 1: Introduction Eric Shlosser s opening paragraph is designed to evoke your senses. Illustrate what you visualize as you read his hook. As you Identify an interesting fact Text support What do you think? How does this make you feel? Page #: _____ 2 After you Write a connection or realization you had about yourself after reading this section. What are 2 questions you have about the text? OR What are 2 things you are wondering about? Chapter 2: The Pioneers Practice: Match each vocabulary word to its correct definition.

2 Radical (adj.) p. 22 corporate (adj.) p. 24 entrepreneurs (n.) p. 26 franchise (n.) p. 32 1. Authorization granted to someone to sell or distribute a company s goods or services. 2. People who organize, operate, and assume the risks of starting a business. 3. united or combined into one; collective 4. departing from the usual; extreme Before you List three nonfiction text features in this chapter. How does it enhance your understanding of the text? As you read .. Place important dates introduced in this chapter on the timeline. The Rise of Fast Food 1880 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 3 Chapter 3: The Youngster Business Practice: Match each vocabulary word to its correct definition.

3 Manipulate (v.) p. 39 tactics (n.) p. 40 wield (v.) p. 40 embodiment (n.) p. 42 1. To influence, manage, or control 2. A way to achieve a desired goal 3. A tangible or visible form of an idea, quality, or feeling 4. To exercise (for example, authority) effectively Before you What do you think this section will be about? What do you already know? What are 2 things you'd like to know? As you Identify an interesting fact Text support What do you think? How does this make you feel? Page #: _____ 4 Identify an interesting fact Text support What do you think? How does this make you feel?

4 Page #: _____ After you What is the main idea of this section? What are 3 questions you have about the text? OR What are 3 things you are wondering about? Discussion Question: 1. Explain a time when a marketing campaign for a product has persuaded you to desire or actually buy something. 5 Chapter 4: McJobs Practice: Match each vocabulary word to its correct definition. confectionery (n.) p. 64 real value (n.) p. 77 appealed (v.) p. 89 solidarity (n.) upheld (v.) p. 90 1. Wages regarded in terms of purchasing power rather than the actual amount.

5 2. a store where candy is sold 3. made a formal request to a higher authority requesting a change in or confirmation of a decision 4. maintained or defended something, especially laws or principles, in the face of hostility 5. mutual agreement and support; harmony of interests and responsibilities among individuals in a group Text Structure: Write each effect next to its cause, or write its cause next to its effect. Cause Effect The automobile now determined where and how people lived (pp64-65). ( ): Whenever a new McDonald s (p67). ( ): ( ): The fast-food industry has changed the way millions of Americans work and turned restaurant kitchens into little food factories ( ) When kids go to ( ).

6 ( ): Which details do the authors use to suggest they feel McDonald s operates and treats its employees in an impersonal, detached way? Details from the Text How the details show the authors feel McDonald s operates in an impersonal, detached manner. 1. 2. 3. 6 Analyze the authors opinions. Find three opinions that you agree with. Why do you agree with these opinions? Opinion from Text I agree 1. 2. 3. Analyze the authors opinions again. Find three opinions that you disagree with. Why do you disagree with these opinions? Opinion from Text I disagree 1. 2. 3. Discussion Question: Why did the author include the closing anecdote (a short personal account of an event) about Pascal and his fight for a union?

7 How does the anecdote help support the authors overall argument? _____ 7 Chapter 5: The Secret of the Fries Practice: Match each vocabulary word to its correct definition. sacrosanct (adj.) additives (n.) processed foods (n.) vast (adj.) extract (n.) 1. foods treated by a chemical or industrial process to extend their shelf life or to make them able to be frozen and reheated later. 2. very great in size 3. something (usually manmade) added to something else to alter or improve it in some way, to change the color or texture of food 4.

8 A concentrated or purified substance obtained by first using a solvent to dissolve this substance when present in a mixture and then evaporating the solvent 5. very holy and sacred; not to be criticized or tampered with Discover evidence of the following methods of characterization to describe Simplot. Method of Characterization this reveals text example of an action: text example of an action: text example of dialogue: Analyze the impact of the following word choices on the authors meaning and tone. What do the word choices reveal about the authors opinions or points of view? Examples of Word Choice How does the use of the word imply a deeper meaning and reveal the authors opinions?

9 Although Thomas Jefferson had brought the Parisian recipe for pommes frites to the United States in (p93). Why not just call them French fries? His ZX Ranch in southern Oregon is the largest cattle ranch in the United States (p97). Why not call it a home? The heart of the flavor industry lies between Exit 4 and Exit 19 of the New Jersey Turnpike, a part of the state dotted with oil refineries and chemical plants (p104). What is the parallel being drawn here? A tour of the IFF plant is the closest thing in real life to visiting Willy Wonka s chocolate factory (p105). 8 Schlosser and Wilson argue that French fries represent one of the best-kept secrets in the food industry.

10 What secrets did the authors claim were hidden from common knowledge in the following chapter subtopics? How do these secrets affect consumers? Secret: Simplot How it affects consumers: Secret: Factory Fries How it affects consumers: Secret: Smells How it affects consumers: Secret: Tasty How it affects consumers: Secret: Those Strawberry Shakes How it affects consumers: Secret: Kid Testers How it affects consumers: Secret: The Bugs in Your Candy How it affects consumers: Secret: Poop on Ronald How it affects consumers: 9 CHAPTER 2-5 VOCABULARY APPLICATION Due: _____ Use the following vocabulary words from Ch 2-5 to complete the sentences.