[LM_NET] TARGET: 7th gr. Book Clubs on Food Issues

[Sandra Lingo <slingo47@FUSE.NET>]

I am writing a grant for a 7th grade book club related to food issues.

Part I will deal with eating disorders.  We will first read Fat Chance.  We will 
also read some magazine articles (this week's People has a great article) and watch 
the DVD, Dying to be Thin.

Part II will deal with body image.  We will read Life in the Fat Lane.  We will 
conduct a survey using pictures of actresses and asking students and teachers to 
rate them as "too thin," "too heavy," and "just right."  (I've done this in the 
past, and the many boys and all the men believe that these celebreties are too thin 
and unhealthy-looking.)

Part III will deal with healthy eating.  Part of my budget will go toward 
ingredients for healthy dishes that the girls will prepare.  We will also watch the 
school version of "Supersize Me."  I don't know what book we'll read for this part. 
 Help!

I hope you can help me with the following:
1.  What book should we read for the last part?  It's going to be hard to find a 
nonfiction book that's a page turner, but I think nonfiction is what we need.
2.  Do you have any suggestions for other videos I might purchase?  So many kids 
have seen Dying to be Thin that I'm not sure I want to use it again.
3.  Should I have speakers?  Dietitian?  Weight Watchers?  Someone who has lost 
weight and kept it off?
4.  Are there other activities or field trips you could recommend?
5.  What else should I include in my budget?   

I will post a hit and send a copy of my grant proposal to anyone interested. 


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Sandra Lingo, Librarian
Delhi Middle School
5280 Foley Road
Cincinnati, Ohio   45238
slingo47@fuse.net

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