Be O.P.E.N. to Making Healthy Choices
Learn about:
Obesity
Processed foods
Exercise
Nutrition
to prepare for lifelong healthy living
For this assignment, you will be using our school’s “Opposing Viewpoints” database
to find an article on one of the “OPEN” topics. After you find a good reference
article you believe makes a valuable statement about lifelong healthy living, you
need to:
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read the article
highlight important quotes from the article
write brief online notes on the importance of each quote
find and copy the MLA citation for this article
email the highlighted & notated article to yourself and Mrs. Martinet
write one page about this article, giving a brief summary and your view of
its importance to healthy living choices
● format the MLA citation for the article you read
● share your paper in Google Drive with Mrs. Martinet
Step-by-Step Directions for “Be Open to Making Healthy Choices”
Step
1:
Visit
the
Santa
http://santasulibrary.weebly.com
Su
Library
Weebly
website:
Step 2: Click on the Gale database link on the home page
Step 3: Find the “Opposing Viewpoints In Context” database and click on it to open
Step 4: Enter the school password susana (all lower case) if it asks for a password
Step 5: Click on “reference” above the search box, to find reference book articles
The search box should now say, “Search Reference.” Click in the box to type your
search topic.
Step 6: Enter the OPEN topic you want to research in the search box. (This is where
you choose a topic on either Obesity, Processed foods, Exercise, or Nutrition).
Step 7: Peruse articles until you find an article that interests you and that you
believe makes a valuable statement about lifelong healthy living choices. (The
article must be long enough for you to find good quotes and make valid points.
Step 8: Read the article in its entirety
Step 9: Re-read the article. This time highlight at least 4 significant points this article
makes. (To highlight, select line and then the highlight/note box will appear)
Step 10: For each highlighted point, add an online note about why you think this
statement is important.
Step 11: Email the highlighted, notated article to yourself and to your teacher. You
must include the following information in the large “Message” box to receive
credit.
● Period of the class
● Your Name
● Your Teacher’s Name
For example, John Smith would email this message: Per. 2 – John Smith – Mrs.
Martinet
Here is an example of what your email should look like. This is an email from John
Smith to Mrs. Forbes.
Step 12: Click on the “Citation Tools.” Make sure it is set for MLA and copy the
citation. Open your Google Drive account. Create a Google Doc and paste the
citation. (Note: Copy only the top part - the citation. You do not need to include the
Document URL) Save this document to your Google Drive account.
Step 13: Above your MLA citation, type 1 page about the article you chose, giving
a brief summary and your view of its importance to healthy living choices. You must
use at least 2 quotes from the article to support your statement. (Page
requirements: double-spaced, size 12 font- Times New Roman, Verdana, or Calibri)
Step 14: Format your MLA citation. MLA citations must be double-spaced, and the
2nd and subsequent lines must be indented 5 spaces.
If you need instructions, here is a good YouTube video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWnWy5qnkLk
Here is an example of a correct citation:
"Introduction to Nutrition: Opposing Viewpoints." Nutrition. David Haugen and Susan Musser. Detroit:
Greenhaven Press, 2012. Opposing Viewpoints. Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 10 Nov.
2014.
Step 15: Type your name, period, and teacher’s name on your paper; Click on
“Share” to share this paper in Google Drive with Mrs. Martinet..To do this, click on
the share button and then type in Mrs. Martinet’s email address.