PB3A

For my WP3, I want to research a scholarly article about nutrition, nutritional facts, or nutritional facts labels. Using the first prompt idea, I would take this information and make it into two different pieces, one for a younger audience and one for an older audience. 

For the younger audience, I would make the back of a cereal box. The cereal box would be aimed at an audience approximately 7-12 years old, because 7 year olds can usually read on their own and 12 year olds are not yet teenagers and are still considered children. On the box would be a bunch of fun facts about health and nutrition, with a bunch of big fonts and bright colors. There would also be some illustrations, maybe of other kids so the audience can relate to the image, or of characters from popular tv shows or movies. On the side would be a nutritional facts label for the product. The language would be simple, and the sentences would be short. It would include a link to a website where the kid can get more information about nutrition and play fun games, and it would also remind the child to ask their parent’s permission before going online. It might also include a maze where the child can find the healthiest snack, or a crossword where the child can fill in nutritional words based on the simple clues. 

For the older audience, I’m still on the fence about what to do. This genre would definitely be aimed at parents, however. 

I could make a magazine or newspaper article about the low nutritional value of fast food and how harmful this food can be for children and parents alike. For this idea, I would use a formal but still somewhat conversational tone. The vocabulary would be high enough for an adult to understand, but wouldn't be over the average person’s head. The article would include rhetorical questions to make the intended audience of the piece think more critically about the topic. It would include some kind of visual, whether it be a graph/chart or a picture of an organic grocery store. It would contain many facts and not be a very opinionated piece. It would also be organized into multiple, medium length paragraphs.

I could also write a letter to a food company explaining my concern over the list of ingredients in a certain product. The structure of a normal business letter would be maintained— it would include a proper heading and greeting and would contain multiple paragraphs. It would include a handwritten signature at the end as well. In addition to addressing the problem, I would offer one or more possible solutions and suggest that the reader take them into consideration. The letter should be simple, relatively short, and to the point, like most complaint letters. Along with the complaint should come some compliments and thank you’s, so the reader is more obligated to do as asked. Along with being formal, the letter should be polite and friendly. It should also include contact information for the writer of the letter, so they can be contacted if necessary.