Seneca College Source of Coffee in Developing Countries Discussion Response

QUESTION

1. Academic Response (10 marks) In a well-organized, well-supported paragraph of at least 200 words,

   • Tadesse Meskela in Black Gold (2006) speaks emphatically about coffee consumers in wealthy countries (highlighted in yellow). What claim is he making? Do you agree or disagree? Refer briefly but specifically to the transcript to support your argument.

   QUESTION 2

   1. Transfer Response (20 marks) Choose one of the two prompts below and write a response of at least 400 words. Read the prompt carefully, considering your audience, purpose and the conventions of your chosen genre.

      1. You are a Seneca student who works part-time in an upscale coffee shop downtown Toronto. Having seen the documentary Black Gold, you want to help small coffee farmers in Ethiopia boost their income and social benefits. Using information from Black Gold, write an e-mail to the shop owner convincing her to buy coffee beans from the Oroma Coffee Farmers Cooperative Union.

      1. You are a new student consultant to Seneca’s Libraries, and the manager of the digital resources collection has asked you to recommend a new documentary that would fit into the new global issues collection. Write an email to the manager of the digital resources collection describing why you think the documentary Black Gold is a good addition to Seneca’s library. Be sure to summarize the documentary and then make a clear case for this film’s inclusion. Why is it a valuable resource? Make sure to explain how the film works to persuade its viewers.