Candy in Schools
We all love candy, but with the rise in the obesity rate,
some schools across the United States have banned selling
candy in their schools.
In this activity we will be reviewing various points of
view
on this topic. Several websites have been identified for you
to read and also to evaluate the validity of its information.
Before we can tackle this issue, we need figure out how
to evaluate these websites to determine whether the
information
is valid. After we review and evaluate each website, we will
discuss our opinions on whether selling candy in schools affects the
obesity rate among
children.
Let's begin by looking at several ways to evaluate websites.
How do we determine if a website is valid? Let's
check out some evaluation tools:
Now that we have an idea of what to look for when evaluating
websites, let's take a look at a website about the Fisher-Price
Airplane.
Teachers:
To see the lesson plan for this Critical Literacy
Activity,
you can visit the lesson
plan webpage or download
the lesson plan.
Last Updated: July 27, 2008