Begin “Half the Sky” at 1:15 and watch until the end of this segment (about 45 minutes)
http://youtu.be/QyD84bXy7Yk
Interview several generations of family (or community) members using the questions below. Try for at least three different generations if possible. Compare the responses from your family with what you see in Half the Sky.
–What role did/does education play in your life?
–What challenges if any did/do you face? Were there any barriers to going to school?
–How did your parents/guardians view your education? Was it a priority?
–Was the education experience different for boys and girls when you were in school?
–What strategies did your parents/guardians employ to help open doors and break barriers to success?
–What is your best and worst memory related to your education?
–How was your experience with education different from the generation before you?
–What does education mean in your life now?
–How do you see education for the next generation?
Apply at least three specific pieces of information from the textbook to this “case study” presented in the video.
Watch “The Dark Side of Chocolate”
http://youtu.be/BdqKM9FY3kA
or
http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/dark-side-chocolate/
How much cocoa comes from the Ivory Coast? Discuss how or whether most child laborers get paid. How many children did Interpol recover in 2009? How many traffickers were caught? Discuss the use of hidden cameras in this film and whether you think this was ethical or not? How might a trained anthropologist investigated this issue/situation? How does that differ from an investigative journalist? Discuss your overall reactions or impressions of this film.
Remember to include specific references to Timmerman and/or the textbook and respond to two classmates.
Read Where Am I Eating? Part III pp. 123-164.
Where does Timmerman go to explore banannas? What are the issues facing bananna workers? Describe how banannas are grown. How is EARTH a different kind of bannana plantation? What did you find most interesting in this section?
Please include the responses to these question in your essay but think of them as “prompts” and write a complete essay in paragraph format.
Read Part IV of Where am I Eating? pp. 167-194
How has the lobster industry changed in recent years and why? What are the risks involved in diving for lobsters? Are there any solutions to this problem on the horizon? What do you think could/should be done?
Please include the responses to these question in your essay but think of them as “prompts” and write a complete essay in paragraph format.
Read Part V of Where am I Eating? pp. 195-234.
Describe how much of imported food in inspected in the U.S. Where is most apple juice consumed in the U.S. produced? Why? Describe Mr. Feng’s Apple Empire. How is the middle class changing in China? What did you find most interesting or surprising from this section?
Please include the responses to these question in your essay but think of them as “prompts” and write a complete essay in paragraph format.
Read Part VI pp. 235-268 in Where am I Eating?
What lessons does Dave want Timmerman to learn about food? What role does ethanol play in the current food economy? How does Timmerman’s son Griffin play into his quest for understanding food? What potential solutions, if any, does Timmerman offer for helping to heal the global food economy? Offer any final thoughts or observations you have as a result of reading this book.
Please include the responses to these question in your essay but think of them as “prompts” and write a complete essay in paragraph format.
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