Project: Food Memoirs: How does food shape our individual and cultural identity, evoke memories, and connect us with others?
Health Topics
Nutrition, Dietary Behaviors
Specific Health Community Problem
Food insecurity
Guided Discovery
We reviewed and analyzed the websites for The Greater Boston Food Bank, Feeding America, and Island Grown Initiative to learn more about food insecurity in Massachusetts and in their community.
Investigation/Research
We had a guest speaker from the Island Food Pantry who spoke about their work and the need on the island.
Lesson Plan with YRBS Data
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eGcweqQJM6lYXXhXiZyH-1XdNEcPxXb4sQANuF_M_i4/edit?usp=sharing
Solution
Some students expressed interest in volunteering at our local food pantry.
Community Impacts
I don’t think the students made a large impact on the community problem at the time of the project but I think learning about the problem may make some of them more likely to get involved in the future.
Connection to Curriculum
Modes of persuasion and rhetorical analysis website analysis gathering data
SEL Competencies
Social Awareness
Specific SEL Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes
self-regulation and asking questions
District Name
Martha’s Vineyard Public Schools
School Name
Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School
Class/Program
10th Grade English
Number of Teachers
1
Number of Students
44
Grade Level(s)
9-12
Duration/Intensity
6 weeks
Community Partners
Island Grown Initiative/Island Food Pantry
Content Areas
English Language Arts & Literacy