Text Evidence: Explicitly Stated
Find the sentence that tells how food eating contests began.
Eating contests actually began as friendly pie eating contests at county fairs and picnics.
Find one piece of text evidence that would make you assume that this sport can be quite damaging to the human body over time.
These include ulcers and stomach perforations, water intoxication from gulping abnormally large quantities of water, choking, nausea, vomiting, and even death.
Define determination.
Not allowing anything to prevent you from reaching your goal.
How long does an eating competition last?
10-15 Minutes
What does it mean to make an inference?
to reach a conclusion based on the known facts
Find the sentence that explains the International Federation of Competitive Eating’s official stance on intense speed-eating training.
Due to the risks involved with this type of training, the International Federation of Competitive Eating discourages anyone from enduring this intense training.
Find one piece of text evidence that highlights an individual who paved the way for today’s competitive eating athletes.
In 2001, Kobayashi shattered the standing record of 25.5 hot dogs by gobbling 50 hot dogs in 10 minutes. His incredible skill introduced the concept of true advanced speed eating and training techniques used by speed eaters today.
Define abnormally.
Something that is not usual or normal.
What prize does the winner take home?
The Mustard Belt and cash
What does it mean when something is explicitly stated?
the information is directly stated
Find the sentence that tells the new world record for hot dog speed eating.
Joey “Jaws” Chestnut ate 74 hot dogs in 10 minutes.
Find two pieces of text evidence that support the idea that speed eating takes a serious amount of work and commitment.
We've calculated our techniques and approaches to these contests, we've trained our bodies and worked for what we've accomplished
Competitors of the sport endure rigorous personal training under extreme medical supervision.
Define sanctioned.
to authorize or officiate
How many hotdogs did the male and female hot dog contest winners eat in 2014?
Male 61, Female 34
What does it mean to find the main idea or main topic of a text? What is the main topic of the article?
Competitive eating is a sport.
Find the sentences that tell what the word sanctioned means.
The sport is often sanctioned, or officiated, by the International Federation of Competitive Eating.
Find two pieces of evidence in the article that support the idea that it was very difficult for Joey Chestnut to break the world record for hot dog eating.
He ignored his body’s natural cries for mercy.
He never stopped, not when he almost got a hot dog lodged in his throat and not when he noticed a counting error on the electronic scoreboard.
Use the word intriguing in a sentence.
If something is intriguing it means that it is interesting or strange.
Are there more advantages or disadvantages to becoming a competitive eater? Give one example of an advantage and one example of a disadvantage.
One advantage: The winner earns $10,000
One disadvantage: There could be serious health consequences like stomach ulcers.
What is an anecdote?
A short story about a real incident or person.