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NUTRITION PORTFOLIO ANATOMY/SENIOR ENGLISH
A portfolio of work that shows the value of good nutrition
is to be written after making a diet chart of ALL the food you eat in
three days and comparing it to an additional three days in which you eat
"nutritionally" according to a thesis you develop from research.
CHECK LIST: In order for the paper to be graded, you must
have:
- Works Cited/Works Consulted Pages at the back of your
portfolio
- Computer Disk and/or Rough Drafts of each word processed
part
- Recent article (within the last year) about your thesis
and /or notecards over research material
- Word processed
- Proofreader(s):
A. TITLE PAGE--10 POINTS
Be creative and original in your title. Use the computer and clip art.
In addition include the name of the paper, your name, your hour, and date.
B. TABLE OF CONTENTS--10 POINTS
List in outline form, the items and pages where each section can be found.
The pages of the paper must be numbered according to this table.
C. INTRODUCTION, BACKGROUND or RESEARCH--50 POINTS
Read and discover what you consider fundamentals of good eating and/or
nutrition. Copy and highlight articles or take notes on note cards as
you read. (These will be turned in with the paper.) Many people have many
ideas on this subject. Research enough to determine a diet that makes
sense to you and that you can follow. At least one of your sources must
be an article written within the last year. Then write a thesis statement
concerning your view on good nutrition. Present it as the last sentence
within the opening paragraph of your introduction. After reading your
research, a person would be able to determine:
- Your thesis and the three different cited sources that
back your thesis
- What should be found within a healthy diet and why;
AND/OR what should not be found within a healthy diet
- Background information about one vitamin and one mineral
- Consequences of not maintaining a proper diet
Conclude by again stating your thesis and your major points.
Remember that what you state is how you will eat for your three nutritious
days. An introduction is not to be written in first person. It must have
notations (author page) that correspond to your bibliography whenever
you quote a statistic or other information directly from a source. Unless
you have original data that you have collected, all quotes, statistics
and original ideas must be documented. Any introduction that does NOT
have at least 3 cited sources will receive no more than 15 points. Internet
may be used to find sources, but NOT all of your sources. Have someone
proofread your draft and sign your scoring guide after changes are made.
TURN IN THE ROUGH DRAFT THAT SHOWS CORRECTIONS THAT NEEDED TO BE MADE.
D. DIET CHARTS--50 POINTS
Insert the charts for all six days. Use a different page for each day.
Use the back if you eat more food for that day. In the carbohydrate column,
write the total grams of carbohydrates over the grams of simple sugars.
At the bottom of the last recording of the day, total each nutrient and
calculate the percentages by dividing by the number of calories consumed.
BE SURE TO NOTE YOUR GENERAL HEALTH IN THE JOURNAL SECTION--Part F.
NOTE: You will receive points in this section for how well you stayed
with your thesis and how well you ate nutritiously. You receive no points
for merely filling out the charts, but they will be necessary to do the
rest of the paper.
E. THE PLAN--25 POINTS
After completing your first three days, you are to write a plan on how
you will eat for the three nutritious days. To do this, fill in the graphic
organizer titled: "The Plan". Then make a list of the foods
that you will eat to help accomplish your thesis. (This does not mean
you will have to eat all of these, but it will give you an idea of the
food you are striving to eat.) This plan must be checked by the teacher
before beginning the next three days. Remember you are trying to eat within
all the guidelines and U.S.D.A. requirements.
After completing your "nutritious" days, draw 5 conclusions
on how well you did and on your general eating habits.
F. WATER, VITAMINS AND EXERCISE--30 POINTS
Obtain the data sheets dealing with water, vitamin and mineral supplements,
and activity levels. Construct the graphs and draw conclusions. Do not
use first person statements within the conclusions. The last page is a
listing of your weight for all six days and a journal entry on your general
health for those days. Did you feel any differently eating your "healthy"
diet?
G. LINE GRAPHS--35 POINTS
Graph your calories, carbohydrates, sodium, protein, cholesterol, fat,
fiber and the vitamin and mineral of your choice. Compare each to the
norm. (The recommended allowances for fat must be determined by the number
of calories YOU ATE each day. The fat grams that were calculated in class
were based on an average calorie intake. HOW MUCH DID YOU ACTUALLY EAT?)
On the page following the graphs, draw at least 10 conclusions. List and
number each conclusion. You must be able to determine these conclusions
from looking at your graphs. Be sure they are conclusions and not a restatement
of your results. (Conclusions should not be written in first person!)
Result: Fats decreased over the nutritional days.
Conclusion: Meats contain large amounts of protein and fat. Decreasing
meat, particularly red meat, will decrease fat and protein levels.
H. CIRCLE/PIE GRAPHS--35 POINTS
For each of the six days, determine the percentage of your calories eaten
in complex carbohydrates, simple sugars, proteins, unsaturated fats and
saturated fats. To do this, determine how many calories were consumed
in each group and divide by the total calories consumed in one day. Make
you graphs using a computer program. One will be set up in class.
TO CALCULATE UNSATURATED FATS--Subtract saturated fats
from the total number of fats.
TO CALCULATE COMPLEX CARBOHYDRATES-- Subtract simple sugars from the total
number of carbohydrates.
Draw 5 good, personal conclusions based on your graphs.
List and number your conclusions.
I. GENERAL: You MUST DO four of five. (25 POINTS EACH)
1. Healthy Eating
Choose a recipe for a food item you make (or Mom/Dad makes) on a regular
basis. This is NOT to be a box mix or box meal. It is something you
make from scratch with real ingredients! (If you never cook or bake
 anything,
then just choose a recipe for something you would actually eat!) List
the food items, giving their total nutrient values on the chart provided.
Write out the recipe. How could this food item be prepared for your
new "healthy" diet? What changes to the ingredients and preparation
would have to be made in order to meet the guidelines of your thesis?
List the "new" ingredients and the recipe for your "improved"
version. Justify your reasons for the changes. Prepare your recipe and
evaluate the food. If possible, compare the recipe with before and after
changes. Have someone else sample your food and record their comments.
Would you make this recipe again? For bonus points, prepare the food
item and serve it to the class. Be ready to answer questions about the
food and its preparation.
2. Nutrition and World Health
Choose any country in the world and get it ok'd by the teacher. Research
the staple foods within their diet and the general health of this nation.
How close does their diet come to your thesis? What is the life span
and the general quality of life? Discuss the good and bad points of
their nutrition. Draw 5 listed and numbered conclusions, on a separate
sheet, based on your research. Have someone proofread your draft and
sign your scoring guide after changes are made.
3. Cost Comparison
How does the cost of the diet that you researched compare to the one
you have been eating? Take one of your regular days and one of your
nutritional days that are closest in total calories and compare the
cost of eating the two. List the foods you ate and how much each item
cost per serving. (You may actually have to go to the grocery store!)
Then compare with a third diet choice: ie. Weight Watchers, vegetarian,
fast food, low fat, Jenny Craig. Write out a full day's menu for each
diet and compare costs. Draw 5 conclusions based on your research.
4. Anatomy Connections
Start with an introduction to the importance of good nutrition on our
bodies. Then discuss in three separate paragraphs, the effects that
diet has on any of three different organ systems. State the system and
the various organs within that system that can be affected by what you
eat and what you don't eat. In a concluding paragraph, tie what you
have learned this year concerning various systems with the study of
nutrition. On a separate sheet of paper, draw five conclusions based
on your observations.
5. Nutrition and Diseases
Research a disease that has a tendency to run in families, preferably
yours. Describe the disease and discuss its predisposition (the likelihood
and means of getting the disease). What are the current nutritional
methods of influencing or maintaining this disorder? Obtain this information
from a health professional. Write a typical day's diet for someone with
this disorder. Describe the nutrients found within this diet and their
effect on the body. Be sure to cite your health processional in your
paper and list him/her in your works cited. On a separate sheet of paper,
draw five conclusions based on your observations. Have someone proofread
your draft and sign your scoring guide after changes are made.
J. A ONE DAY DIET--30 POINTS
Based on what you have seen and learned from your thesis, devise a one-day
diet that you would consider healthy (a perfect day's diet) for a person
in your age group. Fill in the chart provided. Be sure to total all nutrients
at the bottom of the chart.
Justify your diet on the following page. Do this by filling in the information
on the sheet provided. Then discuss why and how the menu fulfills the
requirements for the healthy diet you have researched. (Justification
is NOT to be written in first person!)
K. SUMMARY--30 POINTS
Congratulations! You have now graduated from WEEKLEY NUTRITION COLLEGE.
As a certified dietitian, you are able to give nutritional advice. A patient
comes to you seeking a nutritional diet. Describe the patient, his/her
medical history, and the advice you give. (This section should relate
to your thesis and have a minimum of three paragraphs.) TURN IN ROUGH
DRAFT.
L. THE FUTURE—-30 POINTS
Give a brief reaction to this paper. (TRY TO BE NICE!) In a separate paragraph
give any effect it may have or will have on your "eating style".
What have you learned and how will it affect your future? Conclude by
restating your thesis. Did you prove or disprove what you stated? (This
section would have a minimum of three paragraphs.) TURN IN ROUGH DRAFT.
M. REFERENCES--15 POINTS
At the end of your portfolio, you will include an alphabetical list of
the sources you cited directly and those which you consulted but did not
actually cite. Divide this list into two sections--Works Cited and Works
Consulted. A minimum of five references are required. (Actually many more
WILL be needed!)
N. PRESENTATION OR EXHIBITION
As a final exhibition of the knowledge you have gained from doing this
paper, you will present your findings to the class. You will be given
one piece of poster board to display any information you wish. You will
discuss what you personally did, how you ate nutritionally, the results,
and any effects it has had or may have on your life. YOU WON'T NEED ANY
NOTES OTHER THAN THE INFORMATION ON THE POSTER BOARD! Make it informative
but interesting. Remember to just speak to us as you have the entire year.
ROUGH DRAFTS AND YOUR COMPUTER DISK need to be turned in with your portfolio.
Slide them into a plastic sleeve and insert it at the end of your paper.
You will get your computer disk back, along with your scoring guide.
NUMBER OF POINTS ON PAPER 450
PRESENTATION IN ENGLISH 10% FINAL EXAM
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