The Rhetoric and Theology of New Orleans Food

Monday, January 9, 2012

Blog 10

Write about the SL project. Did you learn anything?

Blog 9

Write about your visit to the altar on St. Joseph’s Day. How does the altar represent a “gumbo”?

Blog 8

How is Codrescu’s article a narrative about food? Write about a connection between New Orleans food culture and a personal experience.

Blog 7

Why are red beans and rice linked to Mondays in New Orleans? Do you associate certain foods with other particular days?

Blog 6

What is the purpose of the feasts described in Daniel? How do ancient feasts compare to modern St. Joseph’s Day feasts?

Blog 5

What is the main premise of Campbell and Esselstyn?

Blog 4

What is the purpose of preserving traditions?

THE RHETORIC & THEOLOGY OF NEW ORLEANS FOOD BLOG RUBRIC

(90- 100%) Student provides a meaningful and thoughtful response that demonstrates the student’s understanding of the question being asked. The response is logical and defended with thoughtful opinions or insightful connections and examples/quotations from the reading. The response is organized and grammatically correct.

(80- 89%) Student provides some insights that demonstrate the student’s understanding of the questions posed. However, the student may not fully develop all his/her ideas. Overall, the student has made reasonable opinions and or sound connections and examples/quotations from the reading. Overall, the response is well-organized and there are only a few minor grammatical errors.

(70- 79 %) Student provides a response that does not go beyond the facts of the narrative or the response is mostly summary. Some of the opinions expressed are not supported by evidence from the reading. The response may be hard to follow, but the overall meaning is still clear. There are a few significant grammatical errors.

(60- 69 %) Student provides a response that does not directly answer the questions posed. The response may include unsupported opinions or irrelevant connections and examples from the reading. The response is not logical in its presentation and there many significant grammatical mistakes.

(0 -59%) Student does not provide a lengthy response and does not attempt to answer the questions being posed. The response may also contain several grammatical mistakes that make it difficult for the reader to derive meaning from most of the entry.