Exploratory Essay

a. After learning about nutrition and our health, the students will decide if it is true – we are what we eat. Each student will take a stand on whether or not we should be able to eat whatever we want whenever we want. After taking a stand, each student will create a website to inform and persuade others on how to eat by creating various blog posts. Each blog post will have a specific focus in regards to what we should or should not be eating. Besides persuading others to eat a certain way, the students will also include various recipes as well as pictures and graphics to support their stand and help others make the necessary changes possible. After the web page is created, it will be posted to the school nurses web site. Then the students

Everyone including themselves, fellow students, as well as the community outside of the school can benefit from taking a closer look at the choices they make in regards to the food that they eat. With health issues such as obesity, diabetes, cholesterol, and mental health issues at risk, it is important for people to understand that the food we eat have multiple effects on our bodies and the way we live in society.

c. Since everyone can always benefit from improving their eating lifestyle, the students are exploring the various components of what happens to you when you eat certain foods. After learning about the different food groups, the students will write to inform and persuade others why and how to eat healthy because the foods that we eat affects our bodies as well as our role in

This task will be motivating and engaging for the students because they are exploring the topic through different sources and are taking that knowledge to create their own opinion in regards to if we should be able to eat what we want when we want. Even though the goal is for students to learn the importance of eating healthy, they still need to find the information and make that decision for themselves. Once they made that decision they are using technology to create a webpage to share their knowledge with others. By giving students a choice on which stand they want to take, the students will be more engaged and willing to defend their side. Having the students write through the form of blog posts is engaging because students today are technology savvy and this assignment will be different from what they are used to. This task is age appropriate because everyone needs to learn to eat healthy and the students will gain their information from age appropriate resources. By using a kid friendly blog page, the students will be using a writing approach that is fun and geared towards their