Possible Timeframe for This Assignment Sequence Preparatory Activities Assignments and Student Assignments Production on food Class discussion of Summaries of 3 of the readings week production readings 1st week Class discussion: Questionnaire (6-10 questions) impressions of and to distribute to 25 peers in assumptions about farmers residence halls, workplaces, and markets, food production, communities and consumption 2nd week Research web Collaborative construction Group visits to local farmers sites on local of (3 5) interview markets to record observations, – farmers questions to ask farmers gather information, interview markets and and vendors at farmers farmers and vendors and farms in the markets transcribe this information into bioregion useful notes 3rd week Review findings Peer review of surprising Drafts and revised versions of from informative essays in class surprising informative essays questionnaires, web sites, Sharing of self-reflection Self-Reflection paper about brochures, papers on new thinking new understanding of students’ flyers, notes, about bioregional food the relationships among farming and interviews production, local food and methods, food production, environmental environmental sustainability, sustainability, and consumers, and benefits for the consumer habits bioregion
Possible Timeframe for This Assignment Sequence Preparatory Assignments Activities Assignments and Student Production week on food production Class discussion of readings Summaries of 3 of the readings 1st week Class discussion: impressions of and assumptions about farmers markets, food production, and consumption Questionnaire (6-10 questions) to distribute to 25 peers in residence halls, workplaces, and communities 2nd week Research web sites on local farmers markets and farms in the bioregion Collaborative construction of (3 – 5) interview questions to ask farmers and vendors at farmers markets Group visits to local farmers markets to record observations, gather information, interview farmers and vendors and transcribe this information into useful notes 3rd week Review findings from questionnaires, web sites, brochures, flyers, notes, and interviews Peer review of surprising informative essays in class Sharing of self-reflection papers on new thinking about bioregional food production, local food and environmental sustainability, and consumer habits Drafts and revised versions of surprising informative essays Self-Reflection paper about students’ new understanding of the relationships among farming methods, food production, environmental sustainability, consumers, and benefits for the bioregion