Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

4/20 Bagger Vance

1. Journal #17--Byron Nelson

2. Legend of Bagger Vance

4/18 Golf in the 1920s and 30s

Notes on 20s and 30s--Golf.

Legend of Bagger Vance

4/13 Golf

Intro to Golf w/ Notes.

Golf for the Masses. The Greatest Game.

4/11 Boxing Test

1. Boxing Test.

2. Intro to Golf

4/7 Ali and Smokin' Joe

4/5 Muhammad Ali

#16 Journal --Ali

Howard Cosell--Reading.

Ali-Frazier Documentary.

4/1 Boxing Notes

1. Finish Maxie and Joe

3/30 Brown Bomber

Journal #15--Brown Bomber. Collect Journals #11-15.

Maxie and Joe--Video.

3/28 Joe Louis

1. Finish Cinderella Man
2. Journal #14--Sugar Ray Robinson

3. Intro to Joe Louis

3/17 Cinderella Man

Cinderella Man Essay Assigned:

Essay on Video “Cinderella Man”

Question: Explain the effects of the Great Depression on Jimmy Braddock’s life and career.

Answer the following in your essay-
a. What hardships did he and his family endure?
b. How did this effect his outlook?
c. What was his response to Johnson’s warning about Baer?
d. Why did the “Cinderella Man” give people hope?

3/15 Intro to Boxing

1. Journal #13--Thrilla in Manila

2. Boxing Notes

3. Great Depression and Sports---Cinderella Man

3/10 BASKETBALL EXAM

1. Journal #12---Jerry West, Pat Summitt, Magic Johnson

2. Basketball Final Exam

3/8 Review for Basketball Exam

1. Big East and ACC

2. Finish Coach Carter and Review for Exam