Overview: The HLTH essay should focus on persuading an audience in an argumentative essay. Select one of the prompts below to respond to as a basis for your argument.
HLTH Essential Questions
Are American food industries deliberately deceiving consumers on where the foods they eat come from?
How will our diets change in the next 30 years?
How can we curb our unhealthy eating habits?
Prompts: Consider the assigned readings for the unit, and select at least two that connect with and support your ideas.
The learning resources in this module discuss many aspects of food: food processing, emerging technologies for making food, hormones, organics, and sugar. Discuss the current state of American and global health and the ways in which our eating habits impact our health. Develop a thesis in response to one or more of the following questions:
What practices will help us live more healthy lives individually?
How may we develop a healthier planet?
What are some long-term benefits to a healthy diet?
What are some of the challenges of developing a sustainable food industry?
What role does fast food play in national and global nutrition?
Audience: Write for an audience that is not in this class. That means you’ll need to spend some time summarizing key ideas, defining any terms that might be unfamiliar, choosing short quotes from the reading selections to help your reader get a sense of the authors’ arguments.
