The Omnivore's Dilemma Chapter 1

​Wait for your partner

Work with your partner. You should be on the same slide at the same time. ​

Multiple Select

Which of these are the motives used most often in Omnivore's Dilemma?

• social

• commercial

• environmental

• political

Multiple Choice

Which of these describes a VIDEO?

• We can go back and review statistics if we miss something

• Watching a video is active and engaging

• It is easy to annotate and use active reading strategies

• Watching someone speak in a personal style makes us trust the information

​Read aloud the caption under the photograph

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​Go to pg. 135 of Omnivore's Dilemma

Multiple Choice

What information does the photograph on page 135 give the viewer?

• It shows an organic TV dinner from Cascadian Farm.

• It explains how Cascadian Farm used to be an independent company.

• It shows a picture of healthy-looking food growing in the fields of Cascadian Farm.

• It explains the history of Cascadian Farm - from a hippie commune to a major company.

​Take turns reading aloud paragraphs

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​Read pgs. 134-137 Hippie Food and Agribusiness Moves In

Multiple Choice

What information does the text you just read give the reader?

• It tells about the history of many organic farms and how they were forced to grow and sell out to major corporations.

• It explains the major crops and growing procedures used at Cascadian Farms.

• It tells about the treatment of animals and farmworkers at Cascadian Farms.

• It explains the rise of agribusiness and tells how Cascadian Farm grew from its hippie roots to a large corporate company.

Multiple Choice

What is one advantage of presenting this topic in print text format?

• It provides layers of details that help illuminate the topic for students.

• The speaker's body language and tone help the reader understand the author's purpose.

• It is easy for students to copy and paste parts of the document as a way of taking notes.

• The text level matches all readers who encounter the text.

​Read aloud the caption

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​Review the photograph on pg. 60 of Omnivore's Dilemma

Multiple Choice

What information does the photograph give the viewer?

• It shows cattle densely packed into one CAFO.

• It explains how many CAFOs exist on the ranch in South Dakota.

• It shows healthy looking fields and cows roaming with plenty of space.

• It explains the amount of fossil fuels used in the production of beef.

​Take turns reading aloud paragraphs

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​Read pgs. 59-62 City of Cows and CAFO

Multiple Choice

What information does the text on pages 59-62 give the reader?

• It tells about the ways in which CAFOs recycle animal manure, meaning there is no waste to dispose of.

• It explains the definition of CAFO and gives details about the conditions of animals raised in one.

• It tells about the peaceful living conditions cattle raised on CAFOs experience.

• It explains the benefits CAFOs have on the environment.

Multiple Choice

What is one disadvantage of presenting this topic in a photograph?

• It allows viewers to have an emotional response to the image, which can help them connect to the topic.

• It provides many visual details about CAFOs that are not described in the text.

• It gives an incomplete understanding to a viewer about the topic of industrial farming.

• It gives a details and complete understanding to a viewer about the topic of CAFOs.

Multiple Choice

What is the purpose of presenting information in a photograph on page 60?

• to inform readers by giving them a visual understanding of the conditions of cattle raised in CAFOs

• to convince readers to buy industrially grown meat

• to help viewers connect the idea of maltreatment of animals to high cost of beef from CAFOs

• to inform readers of various details about practices used to raise cows in CAFOs

Multiple Choice

What can you infer about the motive behind the use of the photograph on page 60?

• The motive is likely commercial - those who view this photograph will decide to buy less meat from CAFOs, negatively impacting their profits

• The motive is likely social - those who view the photograph will unite and form animal-rights groups. that protest industrial farming practices

Multiple Select

Which strategies will help you on questions about purpose, motive, and medium?

• Process of Elimination

• Skim answer choices quickly

• Read the "reasoning" provided for answer choices

• Recreate photographs using colored pencils