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The Page and the Plate
Teaching Composition and Argumentation through Food
Writing
Kristin Cerda
My goals in a classroom
• Offer a rich experience to a wide range of learning styles and skill levels.
• Erase the idea that some people simply cannot write.
• Help students draw from their personal worlds to create solid content.
What is Food Writing?
• Not actually a genre
• Relatively new as an idea
• Encompasses popular entertainment, the sciences, cultural studies, etc.
Food Writing includes…
• Menu• Recipes• Restaurant reviews• Yelp profiles and reviews• Travel Writing• Memoir• Scholarship • Culinary technique• Food histories• Hybrid texts• Coffee table books
Food Television
• Cooking competitions• Travel programming • Cuisine-specific cooking shows• Celebrity Chef competitions• Restaurant battles
What are the benefits in class?
• Greater student ease and familiarity with forms and topics from the onset
• Built-in bounty of student material
• Encourages concrete description
• Tailors well to individual students
• Bridge between Beginning-Middle-End structure and Claim-Evidence-Analysis.
• Since FW stretches across many genres and mediums, there is a rich variety from which students can draw.
Obviously…
Food can be very enticing.
Three Assignments
• A Favorite Dish
• Compare Two Food Texts
• Food Issues Research Paper
A Favorite Dish
• Choose a dish that you love.
• Write a persuasive paper on why this food is important or meaningful.
• Entice others to try the dish.
• Include the recipe
• Begin with a 10 minute response “What is your favorite food and why?”
• Break into pairs for brainstorming and discussion
• Description and analysis of evidence are the focus.
Compare Two Food Texts
• Choose two short texts
• Compare and contrast the texts, focusing on clarity and strength of argument and description.
• Write 3 to 5 pages dealing with these texts.
Food Issues Research Paper
• Choose a food-related issue from a list.
• Explore both sides of three major arguments regarding the issue
• Use research to support work.
• Stage small group debates
• Partner on revision process
• Present on paper with Q&A
Pay extra attention…
• Cultural sensitivity—food is an intimate part of all cultures.
• Be aware of different levels of food security within your classroom.
• Food is not always apolitical.
Tips for using food writing
• Involve your own tastes and experiences.
• Keep it accessible.
• Use a variety of genres.