WR090 Skilled Writing through Inquiry: A Community of Scholars Examines Sustainable Food | Sustainable Agriculture Thursday, July 03, 2012 What is sustainability?

Sit together in your work groups (2-3 people that you can work with in class). Syllabus Scavenger Hunt 2 Quick Syllabus Quiz Reflective freewrite Sustainability *The Portal* Visual literacy Homework Due on Thursday, July 5 th Order of Business

Syllabus Scavenger Hunt Work with a partner or two to find answers to the Syllabus Scavenger Hunt. Introduce yourselves to one another first. When you are finished, hook up with another group. Compare answers. Class discussion and questions.

Syllabus Quiz 1.Describe the WR090 attendance policy. 2.Briefly define plagiarism and provide an example. 3.What are the consequences of disturbing the learning of others by engaging in side conversations, texting, telephone calls, or repeatedly leaving and re-entering class? 4.Why must your homework be in hand when the class begins? 5.State what work can be turned in late and describe the late penalties.

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Reflective Freewrite When we think of sustainability, we might look at the word sustain. This word has an interesting history, one that really speaks to what the word means today.historywhat the word means today

Reflective Journal Reflective Journal & Discussion The theme for this term is Sustainable Food | Sustainable Agriculture. As we explore, learn about, and write about this topic, we need to first grapple with what the word “sustainable” means. Let’s look at the following videos and see what we can take away from them.

Sustainability European video (in English!): Summary of the Principles of Sustainability: Reflect, write, and discuss: what is the take-away from this video?

Sustainability Sustainable Planet (Nature Conservancy): Reflect, write, and discuss: what is the take-away from this video?

Homework Due Tuesday, July 3 rd Purchase Aplia--Basic Writing 1, Flashdrive, 2 in. Binder Read Syllabus and bring 3 questions or concerns about it to class with you Study for a Syllabus Quiz Complete an autobiography of yourself as a consumer of food Complete the Campus Places Assignment Get your portfolio together.

Take a Break But keep it short!short

LSC Computer Lab Aplia The Portal Visual Literacy Homework Review (Due Thursday, July 5 th ) Complete Introduction to Using Aplia Complete Diagnostic Assessment