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