Thursday, March 17, 2016

3/10-14 Basketball and Academics

Coach Carter
Overheads of Richmond, CA and their educational system.

Review of Pro Odds.

Harry Edwards and the black athlete


Tuesday, March 1, 2016

3/1-8 Basketball Project

I. Civil Rights Post Test

Sports History—
Player Project #1  (Basketball)

Objective: To trace the origins of a major professional basketball player to discover the following:
A.     Biography of the Player
B.     Watershed years for the player in the sport.
C.     Why this player should be acknowledged as a great in basketball
Stats, Rule Changes, Position changes, etc.
D.     Modern History of the Player—Where are they now..

In a minimum 9 pt. Powerpoint presentation, you will formally present your player to the class.  Included in your slides are points A-D in the objectives about your player.   

The project will be scored for accuracy and the visual representation of the powerpoint---but the primary evaluation will be the speech itself.

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

2/25 College Basketball and Race

Explain the Importance of the UTEP 1966 National Championship in a 5 paragraph essay Due on 3/1


2/23 Civil Rights Worksheet

Civil Rights Matching Worksheet and Lecture
UTEP Basketball



2/22 Civil Rights DBQ

Civil Rights DBQ in today's world---Missouri Football Players

College Basketball and Civil Rights

2/18 Civil Rights and Sports

Civil Rights and Sports Wkst.

College Basketball and Race

Glory Days

2/16 Bird and Magic