Meatless Monday Synthesis

“Meatless Monday” is an initiative promoted in the United States by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health as well as by a number of environmental and animal welfare organizations. It seeks to encourage people to eat meat-free meals once per week and gives them recipes and other resources to do so. Some institutions, such as schools, are considering adopting this practice.

Carefully read the following six sources, including the introductory information for each source. Write an essay that synthesizes material from at least three of the sources and develops your position on whether school cafeterias in your area should participate in Meatless Monday.

Source A (MacDonald and Reitmeier) Source B (Steinfeld et al.) Source C (Ritchie) Source D (Steussy) Source E (Enzinna) Source F (graph)

In your response you should do the following: Respond to the prompt with a thesis that presents a defensible position. Select and use evidence from at least three of the provided sources to support your line of reasoning. Indicate clearly the sources used through direct quotation, paraphrase, or summary. Sources may be cited as Source A, Source B, etc., or by using the description in parentheses. Explain how the evidence supports your line of reasoning. Use appropriate grammar and punctuation in communicating your argument.