What is the greatest need for feeding the world?

Given what you know at this
point in time, what is the greatest need for feeding the world? What
should be done to feed the growing population of the earth? We are not
asking for a review of someone else’s article. We want to see you
interact with the course contents to develop ideas for future global
agriculture. The prompt here covers more of the big picture and your
response content and length (~1250 words) should reflect that. The
assignment is worth 20 points.

Analyze the origins, historical contexts, and implications of contemporary global issues.
Explain the complex nature and interdependence of contemporary global issues using a multi-disciplinary approach.
Articulate in writing a critical perspective on contemporary global issues using evidence as support.
To
help demonstrate the achievement of the Bac-Core Synthesis course
learning objectives outlined above, you will be asked to complete six
short writing assignments. These will come to you as question prompts at
different stages of the class. The questions vary term to term but
follow the time frames given below: Check the specific assignment slot
for each prompt.
Week 1 – Before looking into the course or other resources, which foods dominated the food supply and why those and not others?
Week 3 – Share how to choose and use raw and processed foods.
Week 5 – Contemplate climate justice and how is it connected to crop production.
Week 7 – What food myth or poorly understood concept would you like to see clarified?
Week 10 -What needs to happen to feed the world in a future with even more people?
In
reviewing these question you will see that the week 1 question is a
baseline question – what do you know about world foods as you begin this
class. We expect some students to have very little knowledge and others
much more. There are no right or wrong answers to this or the other
questions but this class is an analysis and synthesis class, so we do
expect that you will write well-thought-through, yet concise answers.
This grading rubric will be used to assess your answers:
1 point – Good writing – proper sentences, spelling, punctuation, organization, and format.
2 points – Quality – include real information; don’t leave the reader with more questions; use succinct and direct writing.
3
points – Depth – present all facets, perspectives, considerations;
address more than surface issues. Did you connect course concepts?
2
points – Opinions – separate emotions from substance -recognize when you
are speaking from your emotions and state emotions as emotions. Did you
bring a clear premise and then show why your thinking has merit?
2
points – Citations – include citations and sources for information that
came from another source. Citations are not required but powerful and
are proper if you include the work/thoughts/ideas of others. The Writing
assignment for Week 1 will not have citations or sources as we are
asking for your baseline information. You can earn 10 points without
citations/sources for Week 1.
We are looking mostly for good thinking
and good writing. Be precise and concise. Past experience has shown
that students are able to obtain 8-10 points on a writing assignment by
writing 2-3 paragraphs, depending on the question, of well thought
through information. The Week 10 prompt covers a broader topic, requires
a minimum word length, and is worth 20 points.

Past
experience has shown that students are able to obtain 18+ points on a
writing assignment by writing ~3-5 paragraphs of well thought through
information.
1 point – Good writing – proper sentences, spelling, punctuation.
4 points – Quality – include your own synthesis thinking. We are not asking what articles you read or the ideas of others.
4 points – Word length of ~1250 words (BACC-Core requirement).
4 points – Depth – present all facets, perspectives, considerations; address more than surface issues.
4
points – Opinions – separate emotions from substance – recognize when
you are speaking from your emotions and state emotions as emotions. Use
course concepts to build a strong and clear premise.
3 points –
Citations – include citations and sources for ‘proofs’ that came from
other sources. Bring support to show your ideas have merit.

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