12/17 EARLY COLLEGE FOOTBALL EXAM

1. Exam
2. Bowl Challenge


Research a person, place or thing that is important to sports history.

After researching, you may do the following:


A. Write a two-three page paper explaining what this topic is about. Explain why knowledge of this topic is important to understanding the issue/sport.

B. Do a 15 slide PPT.

C. Make a poster or diorama of the topic.




A bibliography is necessary to validate your research.

An informal presentation to the class on the date which we return

12/15 The Express

Watch the Ernie Davis Story--Discuss History behind the show.

12/13 Heisman Trophy

1. Discuss Heisman Voting--Student Led Discussion
2. Go over Junction Boys--Turn in Research/Wkst.
3. Ernie Davis

12/9 Junction Boys

1. Watch Junction Boys--Discuss the history behind the presentation

2. SEC / Big 12 Mascots

12/7 Bear Bryant

1. Heisman Wkst.
2. Journal #20--Bear Bryant Turn In Journals #17-20
3. Univ. Mascot Quiz---Pac 12 / Ivy League/ Big 10
4. Intro Junction Boys

12/3 Harsh Realities of College Football

1. Finish Rudy--Essay due next class.

2. Journal #19--2 sport importance and Free Write

3. Lecture on Realities of College Football.

12/1 Rudy

1. Journal #18 --Eddie Robinson and Pop Warner + Free Write

2. Rudy--Essay Topic---How Does football serve as a background in the development of Rudy's life?

3. Flow Chart on Rudy---Essay Focus : Look for how football shapes the life of the hero, obstacles he has to overcome, lessons to be learned.

11/29 Football Transcends Sport

1. Journal #17 --Free Write

2. Student Led Group Discussions about Contemporary Sports Topics.


3. Intro to Rudy

11/18 College Football ---Stories of Victory.

1. Victory Video with Notes.
2. College Sports Video Notes Turned In.

3. Student Led contemporary sports discussion.
4. Grantland Rice--the Galloping Ghost (Red Grange).

* If you missed any of the writeups from the video---Do one of the following for each day missed.

A) Rivalries in the Game---Read the following article and write up a 1 page summary.
http://thesportscommentary.com/2010/09/02/the-return-of-college-football-passion-rivalries-pageantry-and-the-sports-journalists-who-bring-it-to-us/


B) Pick 3 of the stories to read and do a 1 ½ page summary over for the pageantry of the game.
http://www.autumnspectacle.com/traditions-pageantry.htm

C) Pick 5 of the stories to read and do a 1 ½ page summary for the history of college football.
http://cfn.scout.com/2/657471.html

11/16 College Football --Rivalry Games

1. Bragging Rights---Video with Notes
2. Woody Hayes
3. Contemporary Sports Discussion Led by Students

11/12 Passion & Pageantry--College Football

Passion & Pageantry with Cornell Notes.

Teams and Mascots--Pac 12, Big 10/12, Ivy League

11/9 Early Football History

Early Football History.

Game Day Heroes----W/ Cornell Notes (alternative journal)

11/5 Baseball Final Quiz

Teams and Mascots--Final Baseball Quiz

Journals #13-16 Turned In.

11/3 Women and Baseball

1. Pete Rose Test
2. Sports Discussion
3. Round Robin Journal #16 --Max Patkin, Nolan Ryan, Ted Williams, Warren Spahn
4. AAGPBL--Reading and handout
5. Baseball Teams and Mascot Test on Friday.

11/1 Hustle

1. Watch Hustle
2. Journal #15 Yogi Berra, Roberto Clemente, Cal Ripken, Jr.

10/28 Pete Rose

1. Journal #14-Pet Rose
2. Discussion of Pete Rose--should he be allowed in the Hall of Fame
3. Watch Hustle

10/26 Hall of Fame Selections

1. How to get inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
2. Black Baseball Quiz
3. Journal #13 --Hammerin' Hank

10/22 Black Baseball Wrap-up

1. Finish Soul of the Game---Quiz next time.
2. Journal #12---Satchel Paige. Absent students do research on Satchel Paige and do a write up.
Turn In Journal #9-12.

3. Sports Discussion

10/20 Soul of the Game

1. Journal #11---Cool Papa Bell--absent students do research on Cool Papa Bell and write up a journal entry.

2. Watch the Soul of the Game.

3. Contemporary Sports Discussion.

10/18 8 Men Out Test

1. End of 8 men Out with Exam.---see assignment list.
2. Journal #10--Mickey Mantle---Absent students do research on Mickey Mantle and write up a Journal Entry.
3. Intro to the Integration of Baseball.

10/12 Eight Men Out

Entrance Q---Why were players like Ciccotte willing to throw games? Why did others join in?

Exit Q---1)How did players (Buck Weaver)feel about the game when they were throwing them (deliberately losing)?
2) How did these feelings lead to the players double crossing the gamblers?
3) Why did the owners look for a commissioner of baseball? Who was the first one? Why was he chosen?

Entrance and Exit Tickets collected at the end of class.

Discussion on Contemporary sports issues.

10/7 "8 men Out"

1. Journal #9 --Free Write
2. Watch 8 Men Out with Notesheet.

10/5 Early Baseball Test

Plus Intro to the Black Sox Scandal of 1919.

10/1 Ty Cobb

Ty Cobb / Pair and Share w/ handout.

Q's--Why did people dislike Ty Cobb; Why did people admire him; What do you think of him.

Burns #2

9/29 Doubleday Myth

1. Journal Write #8---Turn In Journals #5-8.

2. Doubleday Myth Handout.
3. Timeline of Early Baseball with terms

4. Finish Early Baseball

9/27 Early Baseball

Journal Write #7--Babe Ruth

Burns and Early Baseball

9/23 Baseball--Early Years

1. Journal Write #6--Free Write
2. Obj: What is the Doubleday Myth? Who was Alexander Cartwright?
3. Watch Burns--Baseball

9/21 Early Sports Quiz

1. Collect Sandlot Essay.
2. Early Sports Quiz.
3. Intro to Baseball

9/17 Popular Participation and Sport

1. Finish Sandlot. Sandlot Essay due on Tuesday 9/21.

2. Journal Write #4. Turn in Journals.

Early Sports Quiz on 9/21

9/15 Popular Participation

1. Reading journal--"Home Economics" by Rick Reilly

2. Current events in sport.

3. Spectator sports reading and lecture.

4. Discuss changes in sports subculture since the 1950's.

5. Continue Video--"Sandlot"

9/13 Sports Early History

1. Writing journal.
Select an article from the magazines at the front of the room. Read and then complete your journal entry for this article.

2. Discuss current events in the world of sports.

3. Lecture: Spectators and Sports

4. Continue with video assignment.

5. Collect Syllabus

9/9 First Day of Class

Sports History

This course helps students increase their knowledge of the idea of sport as it relates to United States History. The ideas of culture, race relations, labor relations, global relations through sport, as well as the financial impacts of sport, psychology of sport, on participants and fans and gender issues regarding sports will also be developed.

Students are expected to take notes on all material we discuss and see in articles, video and lecture. Notes may be used on quizzes and tests.

1. Discuss syllabus, students are sign and take home for their parents to sign and return next class.

2. Daily reading journal. Students are expected to read and prepare a one paragraph (5 sentences) description of the article and their thoughts on it.
Today's topic, List the sports you like to do or watch. What makes you watch or play? What do the sports you do or watch and play have in common?

3. Group work. Groups are to develop a definition of what an activity must have to be classified as a sport. 10 min.

4. A representative of each group will put the list of characteristics on the board.
Group consensus will come to our working definition of sport.

Assignment: What is the video really about? How does a sport bring this group together? What are some lifelong results for this group?
Take notes during the video. At the conclusion of the video, prepare a minimum of a 5 paragraph essay answering the questions above.
Your essay should have an Introduction (1), Body (3) and Conclusion (1). It may be typed in 12 pt. font, double-spaced or written in blue or black ink.
Essay is due the next class after the conclusion of the video.