Write an essay (absolute minimum 4 pages, preferably 5) reporting on information related to

Industrial food (chemical agriculture vs. organic/natural food, GMOs)(choose one)

This is not an opinion or argumentative essay; it is simply a report on information. You should focus on a specific problem related to your topic, and you should imagine a specific audience for your essay (e.g., parents, international students, meal planners for a daycare). Ask yourself who needs the information, and why.  That will help you make decisions about how to develop the essay.  As part of your essay-planning process, complete this sentence:

I am providing information about ________________ (topic/focus/problem) to  ________________ (audience) to help them ________________ (purpose).

Information may include description, definition of terms, history, classification, statistics and other facts, causes of the problem, and effects of the problem.  If you include solutions in the essay, you must not argue for the solutions; instead, present them objectively, as possible solutions that have been suggested by experts and authorities.  You must think carefully about what kinds of information to include in your essay, and how best to organize the information, so that you may provide a clear and thorough report on the subject.  Avoid emotional, argumentative language in this essay; take an informative tone.

Your essay must have a clear and precise thesis statement, a strong introduction and conclusion, and at least four body paragraphs.  It should be well organized so that your reader may be informed and educated by your discussion.  Use a minimum of two sources and a maximum of five sources to support and develop your essay.  You should use the website that your group evaluated, plus other sources.  List all sources on a Works Cited page at the end of your essay.

An informative essay typically includes the following sub-points:

• foundational information (this may be history or trends organized by demographics or time period, description of the problem, definitions of key terms, or statistics to show the extent of the problem organized by demographics or time period)

• causes of a problem/situation (e.g., behaviors, sources of the problem)

• effects of a problem/situation (may be symptoms or side-effects)

• solutions (presented not as an argument but as experts’ proposals; may be treatments or responses to the problem)