BP#4 Hoop Dreams & Readings on "Hoop Dreams"

Why 'Hoop Dreams' still matters
What Ever Happened to the Stars of 'Hoop Dreams'
William Gates
Arthur Agee

Read through the following articles and respond with your thoughts. 

Hoop Dreams: Class Friday and Discussion Questions

If you were absent Friday, find time over break to watch HOOP DREAMS on Netflix!

SPORTSMANSHIP

1.  For these boys, was basketball a job or a sport?

2.  What percentage of high school basketball stars go on to long term careers in the NBA or in professional basketball in other countries?

3.  What percentage of college scholarship athletes who do not make it to the pros graduate and put their college degrees to use?

4.  Was Spike Lee correct that basketball was all about money? Did that apply to the program at Marshall? At St. Joseph's? 


BREAKING OUT & TALENT

5.  What was the importance of their skill at basketball to Arthur and William? Was it just a sport?

6.  Both Arthur and William received scholarships to college. Would they have been able to attend college without these scholarships? Was there another way in which they could have gone to college? What about William's girlfriend, Catherine? 

7.  What is the relationship between extraordinary talent and breaking out of the usual limitations of one's social group? Is talent necessary to break out or just helpful? Explain your answer.


ALCOHOL & DRUG ABUSE

8.  William and Arthur never seemed to have a problem staying off of drugs and away from the gangs. Why?




From teachwithmovies.com

Sports R&W Grade Update

Hey All!

I will be updating Edline with your grades tomorrow. I have inputted 3 blog-post grades (weight: 50 points, 50 points, 75 points). If you did not do the last blog-post on your reaction to the Superbowl and another additional topic (can be the Superbowl), make sure you do so by Wednesday. After Wednesday, the grade will be a zero.

Also, you should begin to work on the post on Sports Culture in America, this is due by Friday night (time stamped on google). 

Remember, review the Rubric for blog-posts. I will be grading on your ability to meet the requirements on the rubric.


-Mrs. Boudreau

BLOG POST #3 (BP#3) Worth: 75 points

If we have a snow day (it's looking like it!), I would like you to:
1) Read the following article "How Sports Transcends Culture" from thebleachereport.com
2) Respond to the prompt below in at least 3-4 paragraphs:

In what ways has professional sports impacted our culture? How does it continue to influence our culture? Consider the positive and negative impacts that sports has on our culture. Additionally, consider the impact sports has on your life.

Class Thursday

Scroll down to the post "GO PATS" and review the assignment due today.

Also, choose which blog-post you would like to share with the class next week.

Homework: Check blog on Monday and/or Tuesday if we have a snow day. I will post some material for you to review and a topic to write about. Thanks!

Mrs. Boudreau’s Sports Reading and Writing Course

Blog-post Rubric 50-100 Points

A+/A/A- 45-50 points (x2 for 100pts)	Overall, post is superiorly written by meeting high standards for grade-level academic writing in content, organization, and grammar/mechanics. Blog-post thoroughly and thoughtfully summarizes topic in an unbiased and well-written manner. The analysis offers unique insights into the topic and shows critical thinking. Blog-post is organized in a meaningful manner and is edited for minimal grammar and spelling errors. Writing uses sentences that are written with sentence variation, word choice variation, and various other rhetorical strategies. Additionally, blog-post purposefully incorporates visuals and multi-media to enhance understanding and engagement and considers various uses fonts and blog formatting.
B+/B/B- 40-45 points (x2 for 100pts)	Overall, post is well-written and meets standards for grade-level academic writing. Post could work to improve on either content, organization, or grammar/mechanical errors. Blog-post summarizes topic in an unbiased and well-written manner. The analysis offers unique insights into the topic and shows critical thinking. Blog-post is organized in a meaningful manner but there is room for improvement. Writing attempts to use sentences that are written with sentence variation, word choice variation, and various other rhetorical strategies. Some minor grammar or writing errors interfere with effectiveness of post. Additionally, blog-post incorporates at least one visual or multi-media to enhance understanding and engagement. Post considers various uses of fonts and blog formatting. **Blog-post must be published on-time to receive and B- or higher.
C+/C/C- 35-40 (x2 for 100pts)	Overall, post only partially meets standards for grade-level academic writing. Post needs to improve on either content, organization, or grammar/mechanical errors. Blog-post summarizes and analyzes topic in a basic manner. Summary is biased and analysis is somewhat redundant or unoriginal. Some problems with organization and grammar/mechanical errors interfere with effectiveness of blog-post. Sentences use little sentence or vocabulary variation. Blog-post does not incorporate visuals or multi-media and it does not consider use of various fonts and blog formatting. **Blog post was published over a day late.
D+/D/D- 30-35	Overall, post was published but does not meet standards for grade-level academic writing. Post was published but does not attempt to meet any of the criteria for C- or higher. **Blog post was published over a week late.
F 0	Blog post was not published.

Special Notes:

*I will not be handing back rubrics for blog-posts. I will be inputting grades to Edline only. Please check

Edline regularly for grade updates and feel free to ask me about it in class.

**Some criteria may be slightly altered for assignments. In such cases, I will make specific note of it in the

assignment directions.

Make sure to review the Blog-Post rubric before you publish!