Minimum 3-5 Pages double spaced MLA format.
For this short essay, consider your understanding of discourse based on these materials:
http://writing.colostate.edu/files/c…384aeca15b.pdf (Arts of the Contact Zone By Mary Louise Pratt)
http://www.ncte.org/college/briefs/dc
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discourse_community
http://wac.colostate.edu/books/selves_societies/
If you have additional questions about the concept, you should go searching for additional sources to help you.
Synthesize (or bring together) what you’ve learned about the concept of discourse from these sources with the sources you’ve been reading on food. (Watch the documentary King Corn for a good understanding of what we have been talking about.) If you need help with this part i can provide you with quotes and other information.
How would you define “food” discourse?
What discourse communities are involved in the larger debate about food and its cultural significance?
How do different discourse communities communicate differently about food?
Your essay should be 3-5 pages, double-spaced, in MLA format. Use the Owl Purdue website for MLA format help.