Proposed Books for Highline Reads:    
               2007/08 Academic Year 

 

Calendar of Events

Friday, March 10, 2006
1:10 - 2:10 p.m. in the FRC
Curriculum development and assessment for Fast Food Nation
Bring your lunch and your activities and ideas. Support
Highline Reads!


Friday, February 24, 2006
1:10 - 2:10 p.m. in the FRC
Taking a Balanced View
Are all the facts straight in Fast Food Nation? Question the data and suppositions and look at both sides.
Come, discuss issues of globalization, business ethics, capitalism -- all themes in the book.
Panel: Emmanuel Chiabi, Hui Ming Huuo, Mike Cicero, Ron Sabado, Terry Meerdink, and others


Friday, February 10, 2006
1:10 - 2:10 p.m. in the FRC
DVD - Supersize Me
Take a multimedia approach. Come watch this documentary and get ideas both for themes in the book,
and for using this or another film in your class as part of
Highline Reads.


Friday, January 27, 2006
1:10 - 2:10 p.m. in the FRC
Incorporating Fast Food Nation into the curriculum
How can you work an extra book into an already full course content? Share your techniques and get more.
Panel: Gerry Barclay, Joan Graham, Lijun Shen, Larry Blades and Ruth Windhover