Omnivore's Dilemma

Michael Pollan reveals his purpose for writing the book in the preface. It is

• to entertain the audience with stories about farms and food.

• to persuade the readers to eat less meat.

• to inform readers so they can make good food choices true to values.

• to describe the current conditions of the American food crisis.

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Michael Pollan describes the modern omnivore's dilemma as:

• obesity- disease caused by industrial food chain.

• eating only meats, mushrooms, and greens.

• having to pick between convenience and healthy food.

• the knowledge and information to make informed food choices.

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What is a dilemma?

• a difficult decision

• a good decision

• having lots of good options

• being able to eat anything

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What is the main idea of chapter 1?

• That corn is the first part of the industrial food chain

• That corn was created from maize through hybridization

• That cattle are kept in squalid conditions

• That we should eat more fast food

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What is the main idea of chapter 2?

• The growth of corn as a staple crop in the American farm through GMO and hybridization

• The effectiveness of government regulation on the farming industry

• George Naylor's struggle against GMO corn seed

• The ease of driving a tractor

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What are the main 3 things that a plant needs to grow?

• Water, air, and sunlight
• Food, tv, and snacks
• Water, soil, and food
• Shoes, tv, and food

__________ is an organism that eats BOTH plants and animals for energy.

• Omnivore
• Darnivore
• Carnivore
• Herbiovre

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An inference is...

• text evidence + background knowledge (schema)

• making a wild guess

• summarising the text

• information you can find directly in the text

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To infer, a reader must...

• use their own words to retell what the text is mostly about.

• locate the figurative language that is in the text.

• figure out something that wasn't completely explained in the text.

• think about how to answer a multiple choice question.

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The way the author views the topic of the text.

• perspective
• assumption
• sensory words
• entertain

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