Career Academy Integrated Unit Plan
Academy Name: Culinary Arts
School: Seabreeze High School
Integrated Unit Plan Title: Issues in America: Health and Nutrition
Courses to integrate: English III honors and AP Language and Composition
Grade Level: 11
Timeline & Duration: One week
Essential Question:
Does the student accurately and coherently assess the validity and reliability of a variety of sources?
Does the student properly attribute sources in an informational and or expository text?
Does the student produce texts related to real-world tasks?
Does the student use volume, stress, pacing, enunciation, eye contact, and gestures in a formal or informal presentation to meet the needs of the audience
and topic?
Does the student use audience questions and comments to adjust needs based on the topic?
Does the student use details, illustrations, analogies, and visual aids to make oral presentations that inform, persuade, or entertain?
Does the student research and organize information to develop and sustain a line of argument in a speaking situation?
Does the student choose appropriate reference materials for a research task and evaluate them for validity and reliability?
Does the student organize, classify, and synthesize research information effectively?
Does the student communicate the results of research in a clear, well-supported and ethically?
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Unit Summary:
Students will explore the issue of health and nutrition in America, research these issues in groups, and present their
arguments and solutions.
Overview of Activities/Lessons per Course
Course
English III/AP
Activity/Lesson
Activity/Lesson
Students will read
different essays
regarding issues with
health and nutrition.
Watch Supersize Me
and participate in a
debate. Also, they will
research issues of
health and nutrition in
America.
In groups students will
present their
arguments through,
“Five minutes with the
President.” They will
present their
arguments to the
principal acting as the
President.
Lesson Instructions for English III/AP (course):
Standards (Performance Tasks/Course Frameworks/Sunshine State Standards ):
LA.1112.4.2.1,LA.1112.4.2.2,LA.1112.4.2.3,LA.1112.4.2.4,LA.1112.4.2.5,LA.1112.4.2.6,LA.1112.6.3.3,LA.1112.6.4.1,
LA.1112.6.2.4,LA.1112.6.2.1,LA.1112.2.2,LA.1112.5.2.1,LA.1112.5.2.2,LA.1112.5.2.3,LA.1112.5.2.4,LA.1112.5.2.5
Rigor & Relevance (quadrant): D
Instructions to Teacher:
 Assign students to read several essays that comment on health and nutrition in the United States.
 Discuss the essays and their persuasive techniques.
 View Supersize Me.
 Hold a debate in class about the open gate between Seabreeze High School and McDonald’s.
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In groups students will pick a topic in this issue and research it.
Students will present their researched argument in a formal presentation for the principal.
Instructions to Students:
 Read the essays provided
 Participate in class discussion about the essays
 Watch Supersize Me
 In groups you will debate about the gate between Seabreeze High School and McDonalds’s
 In groups you will choose a topic under the issue of health and nutrition and research it.
 Prepare a formal presentation to present your argument.
 Present your argument for the principal.
Instructions for Student Accommodations:
Students will be working in cooperative groups for support.
Assessment for Activity:
Presentations will be assessed by rubric.
Approximate Length of Time for Activity:
Actual presentations will take one to two class periods, but the entire unit will take approximately a week.
Materials Needed:
None
Resources Needed:
None
Attachments:
Five Minutes with the President Rubric
Group Members: _____________________________________________________________
Category
Content
Excellent material clearly related
to thesis; points are clearly made
and all evidence supports thesis;
varied use of materials
Coherence and Organization
Thesis is clearly stated and
developed; specific examples are
appropriate and clearly develop
thesis; conclusion is clear; shows
control; flows together well; good
transitions; succinct but
not choppy; well organized
Creativity
Very original presentation of
material; uses the unexpected to
full advantage; captures audience’s
attention; creative use of pathos
and ethos
Speaking Skills
Poised, clear articulation;
proper volume; steady
rate; good posture and
Points Possible
Points Earned
Comments
eye contact; enthusiasm;
confidence; few to no um’s, like’s, I
feel, I believe, I think, and-andand, uh, ya’ know, okay
Professionalism
Everyone in group is dressed
appropriately (no sneakers, no flip
flops, men’s shirts tucked in, ladies
dressed conservatively). Everyone
in group acts appropriately (no gum
chewing, no leaning on the podium).
There is a sense of decorum and
seriousness about the group.