‘No More Mystery Meat’ The cafeteria served ‘mystery meat’ for lunch again today at least I think it was meat It was chucky and brown, coated with a yellow sauce I have seen that stuff before Sometimes the meat is served with noodles Sometimes it is baked, and sometimes it’s fried, but what it really is, remains a mystery Now, I don’t like to complain Still it seems to me that after we have spent a long morning working math problems, and studying science, the school should at least give us something we could eat Imagine getting a slice of steaming hot pizza, covered with lots of cheese! Picture some fried chicken, or even a hotdog with all the fixings We get these types of lunch at times, but not enough No, instead, we usually get something that doesn’t even look like food What is that tough brown stuff? All I know is that it certainly does not look like lunch to me! But it keeps showing up on our trays, and we could either choke it down or go hungry That not much of a choice It seems like we have mystery meat at least once a week or maybe more Now that I think about it, maybe they get a truckload of the stuff and just keep serving it week after week until it is gone Unfortunately, they never seem to run out of it! They also try to disguise this mystery meat, but we always recognize it I have a better use for mystery meat Next time it’s served, I’ll take it home to my dog Jiggs He likes chewing on old shoe leather like this! Questions What is the writer complaining about? _ Where was the ‘mystery meat’ served? What are some of the ways the mystery meat is cooked? Identify TWO methods _ What two school subjects are mentioned in the passage? How does the writer describe the mystery meat? Complete the table below to show how SIZE TEXTURE COLOUR Why does the writer believe that the mystery meat is bought by the truckload? _ What foods does the writer prefer eating instead of the mystery meat? _ Pretend you are the manager of your school’s cafeteria Design a menu students are sure to love, for each day of school Jiggs’ Cafeteria Menu ‘Where eating is a pleasure’ MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY How many ice cream toppings can you list? How many pizza toppings can you list? FRIDAY ‘Let’s make a Pizza DOUGH PIZZASAUCE PEPPERONI CHEESES SAUSAGE BELLPEPPER A O L I V E S O P E C P E P P E R O N I I H S O E P O N O I Z R E I S A N K Z G O Z A E G A R L I C D N A E S M U S H R O O M S E E P S E Z A V U I A Z S I A N O U E G E U P P B G C V E N H O C E S B E L L P E P P E R E R N Z C H I C K E N B ONION OVEN OLIVES CHICKEN GARLIC MUSHROOM S Find and Circle all of these things we need to make a pizza Answer these questions, so that your pizza order can be delivered to you Write in complete sentences What is your name? What is your telephone number? _ What size pizza you want? What toppings you want on your pizza? _ What is the address you want your pizza to be delivered to? Comprehension Questions Mystery meat served at school’s cafeteria / bad food served at school School / cafeteria Baked and fried Science and math Size – chunky texture – rough Colour – brown It is served so often / every week Pizza hotdogs fried chicken Menu – Answers will vary Toppings – Answers will vary Pizza Delivery - – Answers will vary Puzzle A O L I V E S O P E C P E P P E R O N I I H S O E P O N O I Z R E I S A N K Z G O Z A E G A R L I C D N A E S M U S H R O O M S E E P S E Z A V U I A Z S I A N O U E G E U P P B G C V E N H O C E S B E L L P E P P E R E R N Z C H I C K E N B