This document is a lab sheet, titled “Snackification,” designed for students in Duke University’s ENGL 100CS Writing: Poetry course. It’s a hands-on activity intended to illustrate the principles of classification as they apply to both everyday organization and scientific taxonomy.
This lab is primarily for students completing a specific assignment within the course. It’s used to build understanding of how systems of categorization work, moving from familiar examples like grocery store layouts to the biological classification of organisms (Archaea, Bacteria, and Eukarya). It’s likely part of a larger unit exploring analytical thinking and organizational strategies.
This lab sheet does *not* provide instruction on poetry writing itself. It’s a preparatory exercise focused on a transferable skill – classification – that may be relevant to analyzing poetic forms or themes later in the course.
The full document includes: a list of materials needed for the lab, a detailed procedure for classifying ten different snacks based on their physical characteristics, “Check for Understanding” questions to reinforce the connection to scientific classification, and a diagram (“Snackification Tree”) for visually representing the classification process. This preview only provides a summary of the lab’s purpose and components.