Thursday, January 14, 2016

1/14 Franchise Project for the NFL

Sports History—
Franchise Project #1  (Football)

Objective: To trace the origins of a major professional sports franchise to discover the following:
A.    History of the Franchise
B.    History of the Ballpark used by the team.
C.    The players who would make up the Ring of Honor for the Franchise.(At least 5 with bios/profiles included)
D.    Watershed years in the Franchise (Titles Won, Major moves, Major Trades, etc…)
E.     The estimated Financial Worth of the club and who the owner(s) is.  Plus what the estimated cost is to the fan for season tickets—individual game tickets.
F.     Modern History of the Team—Conference/League Season Standings, Off-season acquisitions and/or trades, Rumors of Moves, etc.

In a minimum10 pt. Powerpoint presentation, you will formally present your franchise to the class.  Included in your slides are points A-F in the objectives about your Franchise.    All objective points are worth 5 points.  Accuracy and Delivery are worth 20 pts. (50 pts. Total)

Franchises will be chosen by Random Selection with a first picked, first presented format.



  

1/12 Bowl Challenge Update / Intro to HS Football

1/11 Modern NFL Assignment

Given the map and the assignment sheet, do:

Part I-- Compare and Contrast SB I to SB L

Part 2--Map Assignment

1/7 Superbowl

SB I documentary

1/5 AFL/NFL Merger

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