This lesson plan outlines a class on reading academic texts about calories. The objectives are for students to interpret, explain, and relate the specific ideas in academic texts about calories. The lesson proper involves students reading about calories, identifying calorie contents of foods, defining calories, explaining why calories are used to measure energy, and discussing the importance of studying calories. Formative assessment includes short-answer questions about calories and nutrition. For homework, students will interview an athlete about healthy calorie intake.