1. Are We Still in The Jungle? Assignment: Create a PowerPoint presentation that compares how 21 st century America is the same or different from Upton Sinclair’s America of 1906. Include photos/graphs/charts/statistics gathered from The Jungle, Fast Food Nation, Food, Inc. (video) or your own personal research. TOPICS: The Food Industry / Labor / Food… Then and Now…. Due:

2. Resources To find Evidence for your Arguments, review the following passages. … The Jungle Excerpts from….Chapters 1,2,& 3 Ch.5 (pp.70-77) Ch.6 (pp.86-89) & Author’s pt. of view on real estate agents; Ch.9 (pp.115-120) Fast Food Nation Ch. 10/Global realizations: ”an empire of fat” (pp.239-243) Ch. 5/why the fries taste good (pp. 119-131) Ch. 9/what’s in the meat (pp. 197-204) Ch. 7/cogs in the wheel (pp. 160-164) Suggested reading for homework: Ch. 8/the most dangerous job (pp. 169-190) Food, Inc. Chapters 1-9 handouts + film video (IN-CLASS ONLY)

3. American Literature/Ms. Basseas Spring, 2014 Are We Still in The Jungle? Student’s Name: ( )

4. We Are/Are not Still in The Jungle Paragraph #1 = Introduction Attention-grabbing beginning, description of essay topic & opinion statement

5. Paragraph #2: The Food Industry Then (= Chicago’s Packingtown) Argument + Evidence #1,#2,#3 (quotes, details & examples) + Explanations

6. Paragraph #2 (Cont’d): The Food Industry Now (=Fast Food Nation, Food, Inc.) Argument + Evidence #1,#2,#3 (quotes, details & examples) + Explanations

7. Chicago’s Packingtown vs. Fast Food Nation photos/graphs/charts

9. Paragraph #3: Labor Then (= Workers in Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle) Argument + Evidence #1,#2,#3 (quotes, details, & examples) + Explanations

10. Paragraph #3 (Cont’d): Labor Now (=Workers in Fast Food Nation, Food, Inc.) Argument + Evidence #1,#2,#3(quotes, details, & examples) + Explanations.

11. Labor photos/graphs/charts

12. Labor/Photos/Graphs/Charts

13. Paragraph #4: Food Then (=Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle) Argument + Evidence #1,#2,#3 (quotes,details, & examples) + Explanations

14. Paragraph #4 (Cont’d): Food Now (=Fast Food Nation, Food, Inc.) Argument + Evidence #1,#2,#3 (quotes, details, & examples) + Explanations

15. Food photos/graphs/charts

17. Paragraph #5 – America Then & Now Conclusion Restate opinion, summarize (3) reasons, & call to action or closing statement

18. Subject: Are We Still in The Jungle? Email completed presentations to: Jbasseas@cps.edu Save this presentation to your documents, email….

19. Paragraph 1: Introduction (10 pts.) Paragraph 2: The Food Industry Then & Now (20 pts) (Chicago’s Packingtown/Fast Food Nation) Paragraph 3: Labor Then & Now (20 pts.) (immigrants/migrant workers…) Paragraph 4: Food Then & Now (20 pts.) (meat/corn…fast food) Paragraph 5: Conclusion (10 pts.) Photos/graphs/charts…..(20 pts.) Rubric Score:_______/100