2/26 Harry Edwards/ Coach Carter

Harry Edwards and Pro Sports Odds/Link

Quote from Harry Edwards


Coach Carter

2/20-25 Bird/Magic and Conservative Politics

Glory Road Essay Due on 2/20 to turnitin.com


Magic/Bird Video w/ Questions--Due on 2/25
Conservative Politics and Aids Lecture and Notes--(Possible Quiz on Notes)

Harry Edwards Intro

2/19 Magic vs. Bird

Entrance Ticket--Questions on Segregation


Magic and Bird---Video Questions

1. List 4 reasons why the NBA was struggling in the 1970s.
2. Compare and Contrast Bird’s upbringing with Magic’s upbringing.
3. What was unusual about where Magic ended up playing in high school?
4. What college did Larry Bird drop out of in one month? (Extra Credit if you can name the basketball coach at that school at that time).
5. What colleges are Larry Bird and Magic Johnson playing for in the 1979 NCAA championship game?
6. What was the appeal of Bird to fans?  What was the appeal of Magic?
7. What team drafted Bird?  What team drafted Magic?
8. How well did Magic and Bird do in their first couple of years in the NBA?
9. What was the CBS plan to sell the NBA to the American public?
10. How was race involved in the Celtics-Lakers rivalry?
11. What were the games like between the Celtics and Lakers?  Did the players ever lose their tempers?
12. What marketing scheme helped Earvin and Larry to become friends?
13. What was Magic’s lifestyle like during the high point in his career?
14. What ended Bird’s career?  What ended Magic’s career?
15. What and where was the last time that Magic and Bird played together?

2/18 NBA History---Race and Basketball

Intro to NBA History and the history of the 1960s in the NBA---Celtics domination and Russell vs. Chamberlain match-up.

Discuss the issue of Race in the U.S. and the manifestation of that in basketball.

Begin Magic vs. Bird

2/17 Glory Road Essay

Go to the library and signup for Turnitin.

Glory Road Essay work---submitted to turnitin by Friday.
Prompt:
Explain the Importance of the 1966 National Championship won by Western Texas. Explain many things that had to be overcome by the team.

Finished Glory Road/ Notes 2/13

Finished Glory Road/ Notes
Turned in NTBKS.

Watched Glory Road- 2/12

2/11- Task/Movie

Finished "Six Who Paved the Way."
Began to watch "Glory Road."

Mikan/Video Clips/Six who paved the way 2/10

Six Who Paved The Way- Rd. and summarize.

Finished Hoosiers. Started talking about NBA, George Mikan.

Assignment- George Mikan.
Questions: List three reasons why George Mikan was unlike any other player.
Naismith believed 12 attributes were developed by playing basketball. What three (minimum) attributes did George Mikan display? Provide specific support.
What degree was Mikan pursuing in college?
Based on context clues, what does juggernaut mean? Justify your guess.
What rules were created or tested to combat Mikan’s dominance on the court?

Hoosiers 2-6

Turned in notebooks to be graded.
Watched Hoosiers. Objective: To explain the David-Goliath/Cinderella aspect in Hoosiers.

2/5- Hoosier Video and Bellfountain Bells Notes

Hoosier Video and Bellfountain Bells Notes

2/4- Hoosiers

Watched Hoosiers film.

Intro to 20's - 2/3

Today's lesson-
Information on basketball in the 1920's and 1936 Olympics.
Finished Buffalo Germans assignment. (handout)

2/2- Buffalo Germans

Discussed Ron Artest.

Read article about the "Buffalo Germans."

Then we created our own quiz. (Handout)