To be or not to be a vegetarian?

Introduction

There are a lot of good reasons to be vegetarian and/or vegan, and I am very much in support of being vegetarian or vegan for any of the following reasons: 
Health: It is significantly better for your health. 
Environment: It is also significantly better for the environment. 
Animal rights: There are a lot of factory farms that mistreat meat producing animals and dairy cows. 
Workers rights: There are also often poor working conditions for workers, although I would suggest improving working conditions to solve this one rather than vegetarianism- people still need to work, and taking away one bad job does not mean that workers will be supplied with a good one in return. 
To learn more about any of these reasons, do a simple search for vegetarianism, and you will be bombarded with web sites that list the benefits of a vegetarian and/or vegan lifestyle. 
I myself have made lifestyle changes after learning about these reasons, and I am currently what I would call "50% Vegan". This means that I eat no more than one serving of either meat or dairy (or a combination as long as it is less than one serving) per day plus whatever small additives are found in primarily non-meat or dairy foods (such as the tiny bit of dairy- whey- in margarine). When I was feeding myself (buying my own food and cooking my own meals) I was on a "90% Vegan" diet- no more than one serving of meat or dairy per week plus whatever small additives are found in primarily non-meat or dairy foods. These are my own, made up terms, intended to describe my dietary changes. If you are planning on going vegan or vegetarian, you might find these to be useful intermediary steps in your lifestyle transition.

There is one very bad reason for being vegetarian, which is, unfortunately, one frequently cited by those who adopt the vegetarian lifestyle: Not killing animals. 
Why do people cite this reason, and what's wrong with it?

Task

  • make an internet research about vegetarianism.
  • find images of good and bad examples of vegetarianism's result.
  • look for and discuss with classmates and teacher advantages and disadvantages of vegetarianism.
  • do some extra activities about "vegetarianism". 

Process

Evaluation

Acess your level of performance

Developing                   0-2

Limited                      3-5

Adequate                     6-8

Excellent                    9-10

Research and sharing of information

Finds and shares little or no pertinent information with other team members            - 2

Finds and shares some pertinent information with other team members                  - 3
Finds and shares important information needed to accomplish the task           - 4  
Finds and shares a great deal of important information to accomplish the task, adding complementary details -5                               

Roles and responsibilities

Plays no role and assumes no or few of the responsibilities assigned to him or her      - 2  
Plays a limited role and assumes some of the responsibilities assigned to him or her      - 3  
Plays his or her role well and assumes most of the responsibilities assigned to him or her      - 4

Plays his or her role to perfection and assumes all responsibilities assigned to him or her      - 5

Cooperation

Rarely takes part in group discussions, shares very few ideas and does not respect others' opinions      - 2  
Occasionally takes part in group discussions, shares some ideas and respects others' opinions to a limited degree                                            - 3 
Takes an active part in group discussions, shares ideas most of the time, and respects others' opinions   - 4  
Takes the initiative in group discussions, shares ideas and encourages others to do the same, respects others' opinion                                           - 5

Time management and focus on task

Wastes his or her time and focuses very little on the task                 - 2
Does not make good use of time and is often distracted from the tas         - 3  
Manages time well and generally focuses on the task                           - 4  
Manages time very efficiently and focuses on the task                         - 5

Conclusion

  • have made an internet research about vegetarianism.
  • have found images of vegetarianism's result.
  • have looked for and discuss with classmates ways to help;
  • have done some extra activities about "vegetarianism"

Credits

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