Objective

• Objective: Students will improve their critical thinking skills by reading articles on genetically modified foods and writing a paper supporting their opinion with facts from the articles

GIST• A GIST is a short summery of a story or article. • The GIST is a summary of exactly 20 words.• With a group of 3 people, use your notes from the 5 W’s

and an H to write a GIST for the article you read on Friday. • Use a table like the one below to write your GIST IN YOUR

LAB BOOK•

• Be ready to share in about 10 minutes

Genetically Modified Foods

• You will be reading 2 articles that talk about specific foods that have been modified.

• While you read these articles, use a web to record facts/reasons presented in the articles to support your opinion on this subject.

• You may use facts/reasons from the article you read Friday also.

On your loose leaf paper use a web like the one below to record facts and reasons to support your opinion. You should have at least

3 facts/reasons from each of the articles to support your opinion

Reason Reason

Opinion

FactFact Fact

Reason

Opinion Paper

• Once you are done, write an opinion piece trying to persuade someone to your side.

• Use the facts and reasons from your web as support in your paper.

• Write on a separate sheet of paper to be turned in on Monday.