Chew on This & Social Institutions

Today, please post a response to your reading of the book Chew on This on your blog. I'll give you about 10 minutes to post a response. Then, please get together in the following book groups to discuss: Chew on This.

Discuss your progress with the book so far. If you have questions about the book, please ask your group members. Together in your groups, please complete the handout/graphic organizer for your discussion. Turn this in as participation credit at the end of class today.

Topics to discuss:

• 1. The writing style (what did you like or dislike about the way the book is written or put together?)
• 2. The content or subject matter (is the subject matter or content important? Why or why not?)
• 3. The use of facts and research (how does the author use facts, examples, anecdotes, interviews, etc. to support an idea? What is the author's purpose or political stance concerning the subject? How do the facts and research support this?)

After our book group discussion, please complete the following task:

We recognize six major social institutions that have been evident in some way in every civilization in history:

• government
  
• religion
  
• education
  
• economics
  
• family 
• the Arts

Choose one of these six major social institutions and use your blog to write about your perception of it in your personal life. After posting your thoughts, spend some time today RESEARCHING the social institution you chose. Use the internet to conduct research. In your physical journal, jot down the web addresses you consult or the articles and authors you read about. We will need this information next class.

HOMEWORK: None. Complete Chew on This if you haven't done so already.