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CLICK ON THIS LINK TO READ The Catcher in the Rye ONLINE

http://instructors.dwrl.utexas.edu/wiese/system/files/J.D._Salinger_-_Catcher_In_The_Rye.pdf

Aim: How can we review our performance for the past year and do better next year?

DO NOW: Work on the hand out with a partner and be prepared to share out some of your answers.

Aim: How can we create a presentation in PowerPoint for our new sport project?

Wednesday, SWBAT Combine all their elements into a PowerPoint presentation

Aim: How can we create a presentation in PowerPoint for our new sport project?

Do Now: What do you remember about the PowerPoint presentations that we’ve done in this class and you’re others?

What are some good strategies for insuring that your PowerPoints are exciting and interesting?

What are some ways to achieve that goal when assembling PowerPoints?

Write a well developed paragraph answering these questions.
(5 min.)

Materials:
• Macs, class blog
• All materials scanned or photographed
• Paper, pens
• Expectations for PPT.
1.) Procedures- Elicit Do Now responses

AR: The PowerPoints that we have done have been pretty good, but the better one’s have used animation, photos, and other graphics to be more exciting. To make PowerPoints better they have to be a presentation and not be too wordy. You have to make it exciting for the viewer. (3-5 min.)

2.) Mini-lesson: Exploiting PowerPoint’s features.

Everyone open up PowerPoint and click on the Animation button.

Then click on the Transition scheme button. This is where you can really start to make your presentations more exciting.

You notice that there are 20 sum odd different transition schemes.

Then you have to decide whether you want to manipulate the slide, or whether it will automatically run.

Now you all know how to place photos or images in the PowerPoint.

You can even include videos and sounds that can be found also in the layout button.
(3-5 min.)

3.) Groups: Now I want you and your group members to assemble your PowerPoint for presentations on Friday. Whatever cannot be accomplished in class today, one person needs to be made responsible for finishing it tonight or tomorrow for class on Friday.

EXPECTATIONS FOR POWERPOINT:

I want a title slide.

A slide with an explanation for the sport and where the idea came from.

A few slides explaining the rules

A slide that has a graphic of the field of play

A slide showing the logo.

A slide showing the uniform sketches.

And a slide or slides that speaks to who this sport will appeal to. Who are the likely viewers of your new sport?

Aim: What should the logo for our new sport’s league be like?

Aim: What should the logo for our new sport’s league be like?

Do Now: What is your favorite sports league logo?

Why is it your favorite?

Here are some examples to stir your memory.

Write a well developed paragraph explaining your answer.
(3-5 min.)

Aim: How can we design a team uniform for our new sport team?

Aim: How can we design a team uniform for our new sport team?

Do Now: What is your favorite team uniform?

Why is it your favorite?

What job does a uniform need to do for a team?

Write a well developed paragraph answering these questions. (5 min.)

Aim: How can we create an annotated drawing of what the field for our new sport will look like?

Do Now: What is the greatest field or ball park that you've ever visited? What makes it so great?

What does your sport's field need to look like?

How does one create a field for a new sport?

What is the process of presenting it to investors?

(5 min.)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annotation

Today you will finish your rule books and create a detailed sketch of what your field will be like.

You must annotate the sketch, (like the drawing of the baseball field from yesterday)

Annotating means giving an explanation in the margins of why the field is the way it is.

Annotating means giving information, or notes in the margins of something.

This sketch will only be a first draft. You will create a better drawing next week for your presentation.

Aim: How can we create the requirements and rules for our new sport project?

Do Now: Here are a few images to give you food for thought- ask yourself as you look at them, is this a sport that I would want to watch?

Are they commercially viable? Why or why not? (3 min.)





CLICK ON THE LINK FOR A MODEL FOR YOUR RULE BOOKS:
http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/official_info/official_rules/objectives_1.jsp

Aim: How can we create an entirely new sport that we would want to watch?

Do Now: List three things you love about your favorite sport.
AND:
List three things you don’t like about your favorite sport.

HOME WORK: Your Homework is on the blog, each person in your group should create five rules for your sport’s rule book, which we will be creating tomorrow.

Aim: How can we make necessary revisions for the different parts of our Portfolio project?

Do Now: (Verbal) Let's all share something fun we did this weekend.

(5 min.)

Review: Revised Portfolio assignment.

Here is your revised assignment sheet for the Portfolio Project:

Sports Management

Portfolio Project

Directions: For the next two weeks, culminating on the day after Memorial Day, June 1st, you will produce the six parts that will make up your portfolio for your future career as a sports professional.

You will be responsible for the following parts of your portfolio:

• A story that is based on your note taking skills
• A story based on research and your knowledge of stats and charts
• A collection of photographs that are beautifully composed
• A resume
• A press release about yourself, or another fictional product
• A game story based on an actual game, (this was your final)

FOR EXTRA CREDIT:

• Create an original PowerPoint presentation, (5 slides) must be printed out as SLIDES

• Or two additional pages in magazine or fanzine format
• Or two additional pages in screenplay format
• Or create two additional pages that show your understanding of Photoshop
Rules for Assignment:
All parts of project must be bound in a plastic folder, (like the one that I provided for the magazine project) and assembled by you for a grade by June 4th, 2010.
You must purchase the folder for your project. These can be easily purchased at any Staples or stores like Rite Aid, Duane Reade, etc.
All papers must go through the revision process and be a second draft.
Grading:
Parts 1 through 6:
15 points each
Properly bound in plastic folder:
10 Points

(5 min.)

For the remainder of today, use the class time to revise or complete any parts of the portfolio that can be completed in class.

Example: The press release, (I have not seen any of these!)

The resume.

Your final game story.

The Ali or skateboarding articles.

Toward the end of class, e-mail all parts to yourself, so you can print them out for your portfolio. The portfolio is due, bound in a plastic folder, on Friday.

Aim: How can we write a press release?

Do Now: Read this press release and discuss with the person sitting next to you;

What is a press release?

What do press releases need to be in them?

http://www.free-press-release-center.info/pr00000000000000069283_forthofer-marketing-launched-website-for-baseballs-biggest-rivalry.pdf

(5 min.)


Overview: A press release, also known as a news release, is simply a written statement distributed to the media via fax or email. They can announce a range of news items: special events, newsworthy stories, personnel promotions, awards, sales accomplishments, corporate sponsorships, etc. They can also be used in generating a feature story. Reporters are more likely to consider a story idea if they first receive a press releas

http://www.publicityinsider.com/release.asp

Aim: How can we take good photographs or videos?

Do Now: Do you like taking photographs?

Do you take good photographs?

What do you suppose are the rules for taking a good photo?
(3-5 min.)

Aim: How can we prepare for a job interview?

Do Now: What sorts of questions do you suppose you would be asked on a job interview?

Write down five questions that you think you would be asked.

Today we will be having mock job interviews.

Aim: What is a resume?

Do Now: What is a resume?
Jot down 5 reasons you might need one in the future?

Aim: How can we create an informative feature for our portfolio?

Do Now: Based on your prior knowledge, which sport do you suppose has the most injuries? Why do you think this? Write a paragraph with a topic sentence explaining your answer. (5 min.)

2.) Whole Class: Today and tomorrow we are going to create the second part of our portfolio- an article that we’ve done many times before, an informative feature.

3.) REVIEW Mini-lesson: Informative feature

This is an Informative Sports Feature – these are stories that report on larger trends in sports and usually rely on research and expert opinion. For example, if a player passes out from dehydration or an NFL player collapses during training camp, the feature will use this event to discuss the importance of proper diet and nutrition.


Who remembers the three times we’ve written these types of articles?

Model: INFORMATIVE FEATURE

Freak Injury Taking Out Players
By Aron Phillips

On Blazers.com, Mike Rice wrote a story a few years back titled, “The New Martell Webster.” After hearing this week that he’ll be out for the year, I’m more concerned with the old one.
While there have been varying reports over the past couple weeks as to the status of Webster and whether or not he’ll play for the Trail Blazers this year, The Oregonian and team trainer Jay Jensen have reported that he will be missing the rest of the regular season.
But why?
When Webster fractured the fifth metatarsal bone in his left foot during the preseason, his initial decision surrounded whether or not he would undergo surgery or simply rehabilitate his left foot.
“If the fracture is displaced, then it’s usually better to do surgery,” says Robert A. Sampson, Doctor of Podiatric Medicine in Portland, Oregon. “You reach the point of healing sooner if you do surgery on it. If it is not displaced, then you generally heal fine without surgery.”
Wanting to expedite the process, Webster chose the route of surgery and was supposed to miss at least eight weeks and potentially as many as 20-25 games. But with the hardwood calling his name, Webster returned to the court on December 7 in Toronto.
As you already know, his comeback was short-lived. Five minutes into the game, Webster had re-injured his foot, and a CT scan taken the next day showed the crack in his foot had reopened.
“We lost a piece of this team and I think an important piece,” coach Nate McMillan said at the time in The Oregonian. “He was one of the guys this year who could help us spread the floor and take some of that pressure off the low-post game and (we were) hoping he would have a big year. We’ll have to make adjustments.”
At 23 years old, Webster was slated to be the starting small forward for the Blazers this season. He had just signed a four-year contract extension in October, worth about $20 million and life was good. But while the Blazers say that X-rays of the injury show improvement, and that he has been cleared to begin low-impact workouts, Webster still has to work hard to get back to full strength.
“Once it’s fully healed, you should slowly ramp up your weight bearing activities,” says Dr. Sampson. Also, you usually would have to rehab the soft tissue attachments around the bone with aggressive therapy because they were not in use.”
Webster isn’t the only one that should be taking advice from Sampson. Marquette’s senior guard Dominic James also just fractured the same fifth metatarsal bone in his left foot, and is expected to recover in about 100 days. If he can weather the storm, James may be ready for the NBA pre-draft event in Chicago, which is scheduled to start May 27 – a place where he has to impress if he has any hopes of being drafted this June.
But GMs don’t worry. Unlike a knee injury that may hamper a player for their career (re: Chris Webber), fracturing the fifth metatarsal bone in your foot does not have lasting effects.
“Once it is truly healed, he’s no more at risk than if he had not fractured it,” says Dr. Sampson. “Once it has healed, the bone becomes strong again and you’re good to go.”

Aim: How can we create a story about Muhammad Ali that utilizes our notes?

Wednesday, SWBAT utilize their notes and their graphic organizers to create their Ali story
Aim: How can we create a story about Muhammad Ali that utilizes our notes?

Do Now: Exchange your notes from yesterday with your partner.

Is there anything that he or she wrote down that you missed?

Copy anything that he/she wrote that you think will be important for your story.

(3 min.)

Take out your assignment paper and your notes from yesterday.

Aim: How can we create a portfolio of our work for potential employers?

Aim: How can we create a portfolio of our work for potential employers?
Do Now: Reflection: Of all the articles and projects we’ve learned how to do in this class, which one was your favorite and why?
THIS WILL BE COLLECTED! (3 min.)
Materials:
• Portfolio assignment
• Essay assembly graphic organizer
• Ali faux Regents listening passage assignment
• Paper, pens
• Macs, class blog
Procedures:
1.) Elicit Do Now responses-


3.) Mini-lesson: review, note taking-
We’ve taken notes many times throughout the year to get important information for our stories.
This first part of your portfolio is to see how well you can take notes.
THINK for 30 seconds and review, for you, what is the best way for you to take notes?
(30 sec.)

Now turn and talk to your partner, what is your most preferred way to take great notes?

Share Out: I’m going to call on three people randomly.


Sports Management
Portfolio Project
Directions: For the next two weeks, culminating on the day after Memorial Day, June 1st, you will produce the six parts that will make up your portfolio for your future career as a sports professional.
You will be responsible for the following parts of your portfolio:

• A story that is based on your note taking skills
• A story based on research and your knowledge of stats and charts
• A collection of photographs that are beautifully composed
• A resume
• A press release about yourself
• A game story based on an actual game that you witness
FOR EXTRA CREDIT:
• Create an original PowerPoint presentation, (5 slides) must be printed out as SLIDES
• Or two additional pages in magazine or fanzine format
• Or two additional pages in screenplay format
• Or create two additional pages that show your understanding of Photoshop
Rules for Assignment:
All parts of project must be bound in a plastic folder, (like the one that I provided for the magazine project) and assembled by you for a grade by June 1st, 2010.
You must purchase the folder for your project. These can be easily purchased at any Staples or stores like Rite Aid, Duane Reade, etc.
All papers must go through the revision process and be a second draft.
Grading:
Parts 1 through 6:
15 points each
Properly bound in plastic folder:
10 Points

Aim: How can we contribute to the overall graphic look of our fanzine?

Wednesday, SWBAT create two additional pages for their fanzine projects.

Aim: How can we contribute to the overall graphic look of our fanzine?

Do Now: What is the theme you are trying to achieve with your fanzine?

Jot down five ideas about the theme of your fanzine.

What is the look you are trying to achieve with your fanzine?

Describe the look you are trying to go for with your fanzine project.

One paper per group, if you are working with a partner.

THIS WILL BE COLLECTED!

(5 MIN.)

Materials:
• Paper, pens
• Art supplies
• Macs, class blog
• Articles, covers
• 8 page zine template, page examples
1.) Procedures:

Elicit Do Now responses- AR:

(5 min.)

2.) Whole class:

Q: The important question to ask yourselves is: “How can we achieve the graphic look we want?”

Most of us are familiar with designing the layouts for internet pages, like MySpace, or Twitter.

How is a graphic look achieved with internet sites?


Good. That is exactly how you achieve a graphic look on the printed page.
You can also achieve this with borders and wingnuts, these can all be generated on Microsoft Word and later manipulated either by copying and pasting, or printing them out and actually cutting and pasting, like it was done back in the day. (3-5 min.)

3.) Mini-lesson: graphic look.

Distribute page examples.

As you can see from example one and example two, the graphic look of your fanzine can be anything you can imagine.
Things like borders, back grounds, and images are the tools you need to create the look you want.

Turn and talk to your partner, what does the graphic look of example one seem to be going for?
(30 sec.)

I’m going to call on someone randomly.

Turn and talk to your partner, what does the graphic look of example two seem to be going for?
(30 sec.)

I’m going to call on someone randomly.

So, the sky’s the limit. You can make these as creative as you can be.

Have fun with the layout part, guys. This is where the fanzine becomes a very personal thing.

(5-7 min.)

4.) Independent Practice/Group work:
Now get back into your groups and start to assemble the next two pages, and/or put the finishing touches on your final articles and content.

You should have all four or five of your pieces here, two in final draft, two or three in rough draft.

If you need to use the internet for research you can research for only five minutes today.
I’m starting the timer now, please take notes for anything else you need to do.

(15 min.)

5.) Summary: Q: so how can achieve the graphic look we want?
AR: Through our imagination, creativity and things like backgrounds, borders, images, and photos.

6.) HOME WORK: Tomorrow will be the day when we have a final assembly of all eight pages.
EVERY article needs to be in final draft.

Your homework tonight is to make sure you can successfully layout all remaining pages.

Print out all articles, in final draft.

Print out any background graphics you might want to put behind your layouts.

Have all photos you want to include in your layouts.

Aim: How can we finalize our front and back cover and begin the fourth and fifth pages for our fanzine?

Aim: How can we finalize our front and back cover and begin the fourth and fifth pages for our fanzine?

Do Now: How can you or your group’s articles be even better?

What will be the most interesting piece or article in your fanzine?

Write a brief description of what will be the centerpiece of your fanzine.
(3 min.)

Materials:
• Covers printed from home
• Macs, class blog
• Art supplies/8 page zine template
• Paper, pens
Procedures:

1.) Elicit Do now responses-

AR: answers will vary-

(5 min.)

2.) Pairs:
Peer Review- Now please spend seven minutes peer reviewing your articles for clarity, grammatical errors, and to make sure they make sense.

As we’ve done before, read them out loud.

Make any changes that are needed, right on the paper.

If you are working alone, ask a classmate to help you with your peer review.

(7 min.)

3.) Independent Practice/Groups:

Distribute 8 page zine template.
Okay, what I’ve just handed you is an 8 page zine template, this where you will do your final lay outs of your zine projects.
Okay, get back into your groups and focus on the final layout of the cover today.
Only one person needs to work on that final assembly.
The other person in your group should start working on the next writing part of the assignment.
I’ll come around to give you my input on your covers and back covers.
I will also be assessing your progress, as far as, getting the content done in a timely manner.
You will be held accountable if you do not have two pages laid out by the end of today.
If you’re partner needs the internet for research purposes, he or she will have ten minutes so take very good notes for any information you need.

(10 min.)
Okay, please turn off your browser.

(15 min.)
4.) Summary: Let’s share out with what you were able to do with the front and back covers.

5.) Homework: Now delegate responsibility for the remaining content that you need to finish your projects.
Any articles that still need to be finished should be in rough draft by tomorrow.
Make any corrections that you need to your peer reviewed articles and re-print them.
Be prepared to lay out two more pages tomorrow.

Aim: How do you layout a fanzine?

Aim: How do you layout a fanzine?

Do Now: what sort of a look are you going for with your fanzine?

Cluttered? Full of text and pictures?

More slick and professional?

More of a homemade look, like a scrapbook?

Or something else entirely?

Spend a few minutes visualizing and then describing how you want the final product to look.

Write a vivid description or jot down 5 to ten bullets of how you want the final product to look.

THIS WILL BE COLLECTED. WORK WITH YOUR PARTNER, IF YOU HAVE ONE.
(5 min.)
Materials:
• Paper, pens
• Macs, class blog
• Rubric
• Layout ideas handout

Procedures:
1.) Elicit Do Now responses-


(5 min.)

2.) Mini-Lesson- Layout inspiration.
So, as I’ve been checking your progress, I have noticed that most of you are utilizing the tools on Microsoft Word that allow you to give your articles a more magazine look.

For those of you who are not using columns, you should, because it will make your project look much more like a magazine or fanzine and less like an essay for school.
Here’s a link to help you format your Word docs.

http://www.ehow.com/how_4910728_make-magazine-using-microsoft-word.html

This is only for those who don’t know how to do this; I think most of you have figured it out.

Otherwise, here is a handout to give you some inspiration for page layout and covers.
Distribute handout.

As you can see, text should always be interspersed with images. The rule generally is two columns per page.

You can also see two more cover designs, again these are reliant on photos that take up the whole cover and not drawings, like the other examples I gave you. (5 min.)

3.) Whole Class: Before we start our writing or designing today, I want to give everyone a rubric so you can get a feel for how this project will be graded.

Scoring Rubric for FANZINE
Must have front and back cover
_____/20 points

Cover has title of magazine, author(s), and names of featured articles
_____/20 points

Cover and back pages must be illustrated by hand or with a photo or photo collage
_____/20 points

Each article with topic and authors byline
_____/10 points

Each article at least three (3) paragraphs long
_____/30 points

Loss of points for pages that are lacking any look to them, or are obviously just filling up space.

Loss of points for grammatical errors, spelling mistakes, etc. Make sure you peer review your articles with your partner, or read them out loud to make sure they make sense!


TOTAL = ______/100 points
Grade = _______
Q: Are their any questions about how this project will be graded?

(5 min.)
4.) Independent Practice/Group work:
Let’s utilize the remaining moments of class today to either independently work or work with your partner.
You have ten minutes if you need to use the internet for research, after that the internet goes off, so take notes for any information you need.

Start timer for ten minutes.
(10 min.)
Okay, please exit your browser. The only programs you should have open now are Microsoft Word, Powerpoint, or Photoshop.
(15 min.)
5.) Summary: Now for tomorrow, I want you to print out all associated materials that you need for your front and back cover.

I want you to start putting the finishing touches to that, and then we can start laying out the other pages.

So please for homework, print out your cover, all the articles you’ve written, so far, any images you need to finish the cover, and have an idea of what you want the back cover to look like.

Aim: How should you design your fanzine's cover?

Do Now: Based on the title of your fanzine, how do you envision your fanzine’s cover?
Write a description of your cover.

Or you can draw a sketch of how you envision your cover.
(5 min.)

Materials:
• Cover examples
• Paper, pens
• Macs, class blog

Procedures: Elicit Do Now responses-

1.) Answers will vary (5 min.)

2.) Mini Lesson: Model covers for your fanzine.

How should you design your cover?

Well, fanzines usually have a homemade look to them, not to slick and kind of "underground"

Please look at the handout for some examples...

Punk rock and comics is how fanzines started, so here's some classic examples, including my fanzine from 1988, when I was your age, "Right Trash" # 1 from 1988.
(5 min.)

3.) Whole Class: Today I want you to focus on your fanzine’s cover. You must either sketch or design the cover on the computer using Powerpoint or Photoshop.

You must get approval from me for your designs or e-mail me your rough design by the end of today.
The other person in your group should be readying another page of text, poetry, graphics, reviews, etc.
(3-5 min.)
4.) Okay now get into your Groups or independently start working.

If you need to do research for inspiration or images you have ten minutes and then say bye bye to the internet.

(10 min.)

Now start writing and designing your cover, by the end of today, I want you to e-mail me AT LEAST TWO articles and I want to know what your cover design will be.

You should finish the cover over the weekend.

E-mail me your progress at ROliver2@schools.nyc.gov


(25 min.)
5.) You must e-mail me your progress by the end of today, ROliver2@schools.nyc.gov
6.) Summary: Let’s see some of your sketches of your cover (3-5 min.)

Aim: How can we do a funny article or a rant and rave for our fanzine?

Thursday, SWBAT begin their second page.

Aim: How can we do a funny article or a rant and rave for our fanzine?
Do Now: What are some things in school or life that really make you angry or annoyed?
Write a paragraph about one such situation or example.

THIS WILL BE COLLECTED! (5 min.)

Materials:
• Paper, pens
• Class blog, Macs
• Mr. Oliver’s rant and rave model

Procedures:
1.) Elicit Do Now responses-
AR: answers will vary (5 min.)

2.) Model:
I cannot stand this class! You guys drive me insane! First of all, I would just like one day where you guys can start off by doing the right thing, meaning, come in and immediately go to the blog and do the Do Now! You guys are so selfish, I mean, really!!!! Like you don’t spend enough time on the internet? Really!? You don’t spend all freaking night mindlessly surfing, going on AIM, like all night, and then Facebook, ad nauseum! Really!!!!!???? You have to do that here too, right?!
And you’re all so selfish! Really!? Really!? Do you have to check your baseball gloves and shoes and scores and everything else during class? Really!? And you guys really think I’m stupid, too. That’s the insulting part of it all… Do you think I was born in the 1870’s? No! I got news for you, I was born in the 1970’s, grew up in the 80’s and I know all about technology. I know when you’re at a site that has nothing to do with what we’re doing! I know when you are texting; I am not your grimy old granny, man! Really!? You really think that after almost three years of doing this that I haven’t seen it all before! Guess what, I have! I know when you’re texting and I know when you’re surfing and getting sucked into that monitor like a bowl of green jello! I was annoying my teachers before most of you were even a figment of your parent’s imaginations guys! You can’t get over on me.
Ugh! So anyway, I am thoroughly disgusted with most of you, but I know the same thing will happen to most of you that has happened to a lot of my other students: one day, probably next year, you will see me in the hall and you will smile because you remember this class fondly, and something I said was proven to be true, or maybe, maybe, maybe, something you learned in here will come in handy. Well, I’ll say it in advance, you are welcome! 
Here is my example of what a typical rant and rave article in your fanzine might be like, think about like one of those fan pages on Facebook.
What I just did was a rant and rave, this is the type of article that you should do for your fanzine. Now I want you to try to do a rant/rave on your own. (5 min.)
Are there questions or concerns at this time?
3.) Independent Practice/Group work:
Now, I want serious progress today, finish your first article and your partner should be working on his or her first article.
If you need to do internet research, you have ten minutes and then it will just be writing, so whatever you need to research do it now and take good notes.
No more dawdling! Your ten minute research period begins now, and then bye bye internet!
(10 min.)
Now it’s time to get down to the writing. Paper and pen or Word, but all progress must be checked by me before you can get your leave ticket.
Just like yesterday, your progress will be monitored by me.
By the end of today, I want to see your finished first article, or significant progress from yesterday and the beginnings of your second article.
Please e-mail me your progress at ROliver2@schools.nyc.gov

4.) Summary: Let’s have a three people at random share with us what they have been working on.
5.) Okay please e-mail me your progress at this time, ROliver2@schools.nyc.gov

Aim: What are some of the types of articles you will write for your fanzine?

Aim: What are some of the types of articles you will write for your fanzine?

Do Now: Spend five minutes thinking of 5 to 10 possible names for your fanzine project.
Be creative!

Be original!

Be inspiring! This fanzine is about you!

This will be collected!

(5 min.)
Materials:
• Macs,class blog
• Paper, pens
1.) Procedures:

Elicit Do Now responses- I’m going to call on four people randomly.
AR: answers will vary (5 min.)

2.) Mini-Lesson: Some possible types of articles for you would be…

CLICK ON THE LINKS:

A rant and rave about things that annoy you in your daily life…

http://blog.taradublinonline.com/

Movie reviews…

http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/


Fake interviews with real celebrities…

http://www.barrymelroserocks.com/2009-articles/september/fake-interviews-with-real-people-kyle-wellwood.html

Please click on each link and check out some of the articles for some possible inspiration for yours.

(5 min.)
3.) Independent Practice/Group Work:

Now I want you to get down to work on your first pages.

I want you to brainstorm about your first articles.

Then begin to make some progress.

I expect one half page from each group or individual e-mailed to me by the end of today or you will get a lower grade for your final grade. Send your progress to me at richardsoliver@msn.com, before the bell rings.
4.) Summary: Send me your progress to my e-mail box or you will lose points on your final grade!
5.) What have we learned today?

Aim: How can we begin to choose what type of fanzine we will create?

Do Now: What is a fanzine, based on what we learned yesterday, come up with a working definition for the class… (3 min.)
Materials:
• Macs, class blog
• Paper, pens
• Assignment handout

Procedures:



CLICK ON THIS LINK FOR A TUTORIAL ON HOW TO START A FANZINE:
http://www.ehow.com/how_5551138_start-own-fanzine.html

CLICK ON THIS LINK AND READ THE FIRST FOUR PARAGRAPHS, HOW CAN THIS INFORMATION HELP YOU FOR YOUR PROJECT:

http://www.houseoffun.com/action/zines/diy.html?source=zinebook

CLICK ON THESE LINKS FOR EXAMPLES OF PAGES AND LAYOUT:

http://uraniumcafe-the.com/2010/03/08/fanzines-remembered-sample-pages-from-video-voice-11/

http://annick.blackwidowpromotions.net/morbidtales/morbidtales_1.htm

http://www.fanhistory.com/wiki/File:Rangers_fanzine_Follow_Follow_31.JPG

this link is for all those people who are interested in SOCCER fanzines:

http://soccerlens.com/football-fanzines-the-perfect-way-to-get-your-voice-heard/6803/

Aim: What is a fanzine?

Do Now: Break down the word, “fanzine”, what do you imagine that it is? Please give your best guess what it is and jot down 3 to 5 thoughts, imaginings, or guesses as to what a fanzine is.

THIS WILL BE COLLECTED! (3-5 MIN.)

Materials:
• Macs, class blog
• Paper, pens
• Zine examples
• Zine Powerpoint printout

Let's read this Powerpoint together.

PLEASE CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW AND READ THE FIRST FOUR PAGES, BE PREPARED TO DISCUSS THEM.

http://www.annickpress.com/forteachers/Big%20Book%20of%20Pop%20Culture%20Lesson%20Plan.pdf

Aim: How can we present our magazines to the rest of the class?

Aim: How can we present our magazines to the rest of the class?

Do Now: Take five minutes to look over your Group’s final project, make sure there isn’t anything that you need to add. (5 min.)
Have every single group member look it over.

Materials:
• Macs, class blog
• Classes magazines
• Grading sheets
• Paper, pens
Procedures:

1.) Whole Class: Alright without further adieu, I’d like each group to have a five minute block of time to present their work to the rest of the class.
While they are presenting, I want each student to be prepared to give them a grade for their final magazine.

2.) Small Group Presentations:

Each of the groups will present their finalized and proof read magazines to the rest of the class.

Every student will get a chance to actually flip through each magazine and get a feel for the layout and articles.

Each student will then give every other group a grade, from 1 to 100.
(30-35 min.)

3.) Summary: So which group, other than your own really did the best job on their magazine?

Aim: How can we assemble our magazine into an actual product, with a cover, table of contents, four articles and an advertisement?

Aim: How can we assemble our magazine into an actual product, with a cover, table of contents, four articles and an advertisement?

Do Now: What has been the best part about this magazine project? What has been the worse part? What have you learned about your strengths and weaknesses as a writer or editor? Please write a paragraph where you REFLECT on this process.

Write it on PAPER, it will be collected. (5 min.)

Materials:
• Grading sheet
• All student materials for assembling
• Macs, class blog
• Markers, construction paper,
• Clear-cover 3-prong portfolio or 1 inch clear view binder (one for each group)
• Plastic sheet protectors (3-hole punched type that fits full sheet in sleeve)
• Paper, pens
Procedures:
1.) Elicit Do Now responses- AR: answers will vary (5 min.)

2.) Whole Class: Now let’s go over how I will be grading this project, once every element is assembled…

Teacher will distribute grading sheet to students

Grade Sheet/Magazine Project Name__________________________________ Per.___


Excellent, detailed writing
Persuasive article 35 _________ Good writing More details needed

Open Topic #1 25 _________ Well-edited and easy to read
Open Topic #2 25 _________ Needed more editing/proofreading

Advertisement 20 _________ Attractive page design

Responsibility 10 _________ Missing some requirements

Rough draft package 20 _________ Spelling errors Punctuation errors

Overall neatness/effort 10 _________ Fragments/Run-on sentences

Overall quality(Group Grade) 15 _________ Some articles are too short
________________________
TOTAL: 160 __________ = I enjoyed reading your work
160
Grade lowered due to lateness

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(3-5 min.)

3.) Groups: Okay now get back into your groups and finish the assembly of your magazine.
I’d like it to be the cover, the full page add on the inside front cover, then the table of contents, then the research article, then the other three articles.
Any part that cannot be finished in class today must be the responsibility of someone to finish for tonight.
Groups will reconvene to actually assemble their magazines into an actual product.
(20- 25 min.)

Aim: How can we begin to assemble our magazine project?

Aim: How can we begin to assemble our magazine project?

Do Now: In your opinion, what is the job of your magazine’s cover? List 5 things a cover should do. (3 min.)

2.) Mini-lesson: Covers for a magazine

So let’s look at some real life magazine covers and get a feel for what your Group’s should be like.

Teacher will pass around several examples of magazines.

Notice the covers and the tables of contents are both reliant on photos and text. Notice to the extent that the cover is the main selling point. If your cover isn’t attractive, no one will want to buy it. (3-5 min.)

3.) Now click on the link below for other design tips. Spend two minutes reading the article…
http://magazinepublishing.suite101.com/article.cfm/how-to-design-a-magazine
(2 min.)

Now turn and talk to your partner, what do you have to work on for your cover to be effective?

5.) Groups: Now get back into your groups and continue to revise your four articles, make sure every member has had a chance to read your articles OUT LOUD, so that they make sense.

The person who signed up for the responsibility for making the cover should start working on designs.

All articles and adds need to be finished for tomorrow, if there is anything that needs to be done at home, it must be done tonight.
(15-20 min.)


6.) Home Work: Very important! Tomorrow we will start assembling all the articles into an actual product. All articles must be printed and perfect.
We will go over the grading for the project and begin assembling everything together.

7.) Summary: So what is important about the cover?

Aim: How do we make an advertisement for our magazine project?

Aim: How do we make an advertisement for our magazine project?

Do Now: What are the things that make you want to buy the things in advertisements?

Make a list of five...

(3 min.)

HERE ARE SOME LINKS TO HELP YOU MAKE YOUR ADVERTISEMENT FOR YOUR MAGAZINE
http://www.ehow.com/how_4686046_make-good-advertisement-business.html

http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/70-creative-advertisements-that-makes-you-look-twice/

http://www.wikihow.com/Create-an-Advertisement

HERE ARE YOUR CLEAR EXPECTATIONS FOR THIS PROJECT, BY THE END OF TODAY:

YOU MUST HAVE ALL FOUR OF YOUR ARTICLES APPROVED AND FINISHED BY ALL GROUP MEMBERS.

ALL ARTICLES MUST BE PROOF READ BY ALL GROUP MEMBERS.

YOU MUST START WORKING ON YOUR GROUP'S ONE PAGE ADVERTISEMENT.

on MONDAY WE WILL START ASSEMBLING THE MAGAZINES, MAKING THE COVERS, TABLE OF CONTENTS, AND FINISHING EVERYTHING UP...

Aim: How can we get the Research articles and Open topic articles to rough draft for the magazine project?

Aim: How can we get the Research articles and Open topic articles to rough draft for the magazine project?

Do Now: The following are examples of open topic types of articles, see if you can guess what type of article is each one.

Be the first student to guess which type of article each one is:

http://www.uexpress.com/dearabby/

http://www.metacritic.com/music/

http://newyork.citysearch.com/profile/7096305/new_york_ny/century_21_department_store.html

http://queens.about.com/od/allrestaurantreviews/gr/jackson-hole-diner.htm

Okay, now study each of these, how can you make your open topic articles interesting to teens?

Now, spend a few minutes getting back into your GROUPS. EVERYONE should read the PERSUASIVE ARTICLE and SEE WHAT IT NEEDS TO BE MADE BETTER!

GIVE SUGGESTIONS TO THE AUTHOR- What does he or she need to do for his or next draft?

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NOW continue working on your Research articles and the two Open topic articles. You should have ROUGH DRAFTS by the end of today.

Aim: How can we get the persuasive part of the project to rough draft?

Aim: How can we get the persuasive part of the project to rough draft?

Do Now: Get ready to share your group’s persuasive first paragraph, and/or what the opinion will be in your group’s article. (2 min.)

Materials:
• Macs, class blogs
• Magazine project handouts
• Persuasive first draft

1.) Procedures: Elicit Do Now responses. (5 min.)

2.) Mini Lesson: Research skills.

Let’s see your researching skills at work:

Who will be the first student to get the answers to these questions?

Directions: Use a search engine and be the first student to get the answers to all these questions due to your researching skills:

Find out what the high and low temperatures will be tomorrow.

Define triskaidekaphobia.

How many lines are in a limerick?

Who was the last NASCAR driver to win the Winston Cup?

What is the high school graduation rate in our state?
(5 min.)

3.) Share Out: Let’s see who can answer all these questions due to their researching skills.

4.) Group Work: Now the person who is writing the persuasive article should get that article to a rough draft.

The other members of the group should start brainstorming their ideas for the research article and the the two open topic articles.

By the end of today, you should have and e-mail to me your first draft of your persuasive article.

Aim: How can we write a persuasive article for our magazine?

Do Now: What are some topics that you would want to write about for your group’s persuasive article?
Jot down a list of five, these ideas will be collected and read to the class. (3 min.)


MINI LESSON:

Go through this tutorial to get an idea of what a persuasive article is:
http://www.greatsource.com/iwrite/tutorials/microsoft_learning_essentials/SCHOOL~5.HTM

Aim: How can we create a teen magazine about sports?

Do Now: THIS WILL BE COLLECTED AS A QUIZ!
WHAT ARE SOME OF YOUR FAVORITE SPORTS MAGAZINES?
WHAT TYPES OF ARTICLES HOLD YOUR INTEREST?
WHAT ARE SOME OF YOUR FAVORITE TYPES OF MAGAZINE ARTICLES?

WRITE A PARAGRAPH ANSWERING THESE QUESTIONS

YOU HAVE FIVE MINUTES!

Aim: How can we finish our Powerpoint Presentation so we can present it tomorrow?

Aim: How can we finish our Powerpoint Presentation so we can present it tomorrow?

Do Now: Please recall the expectations for this project:

Your Group's Powerpoint must be at least 12-15 slides, including titles, text, graphics, and pictures.

It must explain to the rest of the class just what your sporting event that changed the world was all about and why it was so important.

It must be clear, interesting, informative and easy to understand.

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By the end of today, get ready to e-mail me your Ppt. for presentation tomorrow, richardsoliver@msn.com

Aim: How can we begin compiling our research into our Powerpoint presentations?

Aim:How can we begin compiling our research into our Powerpoint presentations?

Do Now: (reflection) As far as your Group's Powerpoint presentation, which needs to be completed by tomorrow, what does your group absolutely need to get done today for the job to get done?

Write a list in bullet points.

(3 min.)

Distribute Rubric:

My expectations for this project are as follows:

Your Powerpoint MUST HAVE AT LEAST 12-15 slides, including titles and graphics.

Now let's go over the rubric...

NOW PLEASE THE REST OF TODAY TO FURTHER ASSEMBLING YOUR GROUP'S RESEARCH INTO YOUR POWERPOINT PRESENTATION.

Aim: How can we research about sporting events that changed the world?

Aim: How can we research about sporting events that changed the world?

Do Now: Let's continue our presentations from yesterday for 3 to 5 minutes.
(5 min.)






Name_____________________ Date_________________

Sporting Events and Politics: Sometimes, it isn’t Just a Game

Your group will be assigned one of the following events to present to class, using Power Point.

1. 1980 Olympic hockey victory over the USSR at Lake Placid, New York. The Russian players (professionals) lost 4-3 to the Americans (students) who later went to capture the gold medal.

2. Jesse Owens’ four gold medals at Munich Olympics in 1936 (humiliating Adolf Hitler) in a dramatic example of American defiance of Nazism.

3. Zola Budd (South African Olympic Runner) competing in 1984 in Los Angeles, California. Budd claimed British citizenship, fearing she would not be able to compete for her homeland because of governmental policies of apartheid.

4. 1968 World Series victory by Detroit Tigers (perhaps preventing a repeat of rioting see in the summer of 1967.) Despite the assassinations of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy in 1968, Detroit was relatively peaceful that summer.

5. Palestinian Terrorists killing 11 Israeli athletes and one German policeman in 1972 Olympics in Munich, Germany. Yassir Araft planned the attack. Israel retaliated in kind, prolonging the violence in this war-torn region.

6. Joe Louis v. Max Schmeling boxing rematch June 22, 1938 in Yankee Stadium. Schmeling was used as a pawn by Hitler to model Aryan strength and superiority. Schmeling was sent to Siberia as a consequence of his loss to Louis. He displayed great character when he paid for Joe Louis’ funeral in 1981.

7. 1968 Olympics in Mexico City; Americans Tommie Smith and John Carlos (finishing first and third in the 200m run) raising one gloved hand in a Black Power salute. The athletes were promptly suspended from their national team and banned from the Olympic Village.

8. Billie Jean King defeat self-proclaimed chauvinist pig Bobby Riggs in three straight sets in a tennis match at the Houston Astrodome in September, 1973.

9. Roger Bannister broke the barrier for the four-minute mile on May 6, 1954. People said this could not be done.

10. 1966 Texas Western NCAA Men’s Basketball victory; the first five African-American starters played in a championship game.

11. Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier in major league baseball, playing for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947.



My group:________________________________________________


Work Down Bin for group PowerPoint project

Person Responsible Task Due Date
Whole group Read over assigned sporting event as a group. This should be done within the first few minutes of receiving your assignment. Day 1
Whole group/Individuals

The whole group is responsible for delegating tasks, each individual is responsible for completing their research. *Delegate research.

*Divide your topic into parts. What do others need to know to understand your event? What do you want to know more about?

*Make a list.

*Assign each group member one part to research.

*Begin research This should be accomplished at the end of class after Day 1.
Whole group/individuals *Continue research.
*Re-convene as a group half-way through class to blend your research and create a PowerPoint.
*Create and finish the PowerPoint This should be accomplished at the end of class after Day 2

Aim: Can sports cause a society to change?

Aim: Can sports cause society to change?

Do Now: Give me a thumbs up if you ever had a moment of accomplishment, where you’ve felt really proud? Maybe it’s a time when you made the winning goal, made up time in a relay, got 100% on a test you studied for really hard or someone you care about told you they were proud of you.

Below there are some images of sports figures that have caused great social change. One person, Jackie Robinson, you are probably very familiar with, the others, the 1980 USA Olympic hockey team, and 1936 Olympic track star, Jesse Owens, you probably aren’t familiar with.

Based on your prior knowledge, brainstorm what you know about these sports stars. (5 min.)

1980 American hockey team


1936 Olympics star, Jessie Owens

Jackie Robinson







This is Gerrude Ederle, one of the athletes you will be learning about today

Gertrude Ederle

THIS IS THE LINK THAT YOUR GROUP SHOULD CLICK ON TO FIND THE ATHLETE THAT YOUR GROUP WILL DO YOUR PRESENTATION ON:

http://americanhistory.si.edu/sports/exhibit/firsts/index.cfm

Groups: I want you to work in groups of three. I’m going to give your group a number from one to six. Click on the link on the blog and click on the athlete that corresponds to the number, for instance if I say you are in group one, click on the link for John L. Sullivan, etc.

http://americanhistory.si.edu/sports/exhibit/firsts/index.cfm

You should all work behind one computer. Read the information about the athlete and be prepared to share with the rest of the class what was the famous first that this athlete is famous for. The person with the flyest shoes should be the writer. You should include in your summary the time period when your athlete played. You have 12 minutes to prepare your presentation for the class.
(12- 15 min.)

4.) Share Out: So please now share with the class why your group’s athlete is famous for his or her first.
(10 min.)

Q: please tell us one interesting thing about your athlete.

5.) Summary: So is it possible for sports to change the world?

Aim: Why is baseball so important to the Dominican Republic?

Do Now: What do you know about the Dominican Republic?

Or: Who are some of your favorite baseball players from the DR?

Write a paragraph ON PAPER with a topic sentence, answering one or both of these questions.

THIS WILL BE COLLECTED AND GRADED AS A QUIZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!

READ THE ARTICLE BELOW:


Baseball and the Dominican Republic:


When Dominican great, Juan Samuel, once said, “ You don’t walk off the island. You hit.” He was describing the national pastime of the Dominican Republic,baseball. In the gritty town of Boca Chica, a town on the southern coast, bareball players practice with sticks and old tennis balls, dreaming of one day playprofessional baseball.

In a country where more than one million of the eight million people have fled poverty to live in the United States, stars like Alex Rodriguez (born to Dominican parents in the U.S) proudly proclaim they are “Dominicanos.”

Baseball in the Caribbean goes back to 1866 when it was first introduced on the island of Cuba by American sailors. When a ten-year war brought instability to Cuba, many Cubans fled to the Dominican Republic and brought the game of baseball with them. Although, some believe that baseball as we know it today was not introduced in the Dominican until 1916 with the eight-year occupation by the United States Marines. By the 1920’s, Dominicans were traveling to Cuba, Puerto Rico and North America to play games. In 1937, a three-team league brought together some of the best players money could buy. The 1937 season was memorable because the “Ciudad Trujillo Drageons” would prevail and win the series, but it took a financial toll on the country. Just like some professional teams today, the Dominican teams spent too much money on talent and the league went bankrupt. Professional baseball would not return to the Dominican Republic for 14 years. Even with the absence of pro teams, amateur baseball thrived. Dominican and American sugar mill owners approved of the sport and encouraged their workers to play. During the six-month dead season, sugarcane requires less maintenance and workers who were unemployed played in amateur leagues. Competitions were set up to pit one sugar mill against another. Young baseball players were soon being recruited from all over the Caribbean and the United States.

The Dominican Republic now exports its finest native sons to America: 71 players were on major-league rosters in 2002. They include Pedro Martinez, the
Boston pitcher and Cy Young winner; Manny Ramirez, the Cleveland slugger; and Sammy Sosa, the famous home-run hitter. The country produces more major-leaguers than any foreign nation and, per capita, far more than any U.S. state.

More than 20 major league teams now have baseball-training camps for prospective players. Some critics worry because so many teenagers drop out of high school for their baseball pursuits. They say young people should worry about diplomas, not contracts. But baseball players find nothing wrong with dreaming, and those players who are lucky enough to make the team are usually young boys between the ages of 17 and 18. Once selected, they are sent to the team’s camp where they are housed, fed, and coached. The average player will make about $800.00 a month. If a prospect shows promise, he is then promoted to the minor league system in the United States with hopes of making it to the majors. Unfortunately, out of the hundreds that tryout, only a handful will ever make it to the major leagues.
Baseball

NOW WORK WITH A PARTNER TO ANSWER THE QUIZ QUESTIONS:



Baseball and the Dominican Republic Quiz
NAME_____________________________________________________DATE_____________

Directions: Fill in the blanks with words and concepts from the reading passage:

1.__________________________ is the national pastime of the Dominican Republic. This sport was brought to the island by American 2.______________________.

A ten-year war in 3.__________________ brought many players to the Dominican Republic. Today the sport is played all over the islands of the 4. _______________________. In 1916 the sport as we know it today was taught to the Dominicans by American 5._________________________.
Directions: Choose the best answer to the following questions:
6. Of the following, choose a player who comes from the Dominican.
A.
Reggie Jackson B. Edgar Renteria
C. Albert Pujols D. Sammy Sosa.

7. The first professional league in the Dominican failed because,
A.
all of the players moved to the United States.
B.
there was little support from the people.
C.
there was an invasion from Cuba.
D.
the team owners spent too much money on talent.

8. Even though the professional leagues failed Dominican leagues were formed
A.
at the sugar mills. B. at the local churches.
C. at the local towns. D. at the local schools.

9. Many young Dominicans dream of playing baseball in
A.
amateur leagues. B. Cuba.
C. the United States. D. European leagues.

10. Baseball leagues in the Dominican are structured around
A.
the American baseball season.
B.
the sugarcane growing season.
C.
the school year from September to May.
D.
the end of the professional soccer season.


Directions: On your own piece of paper, answer the following short response question in complete sentences by using details from the reading passage.
Write a profile describing a typical young Dominican man who would be striving to get into professional baseball.

Aim: How does sports effect a community?

Do Now: Brainstorm the ways that sports effects our community.

Write a paragraph about how sports effect our community.

This will be collected and graded as a quiz. (5 min.)


PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING ARTICLE FROM THE 2006 AMERICAN LEAGUE PLAYOFFS:

A Pitcher's Wrist
October 13, 2006


The Detroit Tigers are contending for their first American League title since 1984.
They have beaten the Oakland A’s in two straight games (make that three straight
games) to take a two (three) games to none lead in the playoff series. But, the
Detroit Free Press is reporting that Tiger relief pitching star Joel Zumaya has
inflammation in his right wrist and forearm.
The article states:

Zumaya was not available in Game 2. The Tigers won, anyway, as their other relief
pitchers – Fernando Rodney, in particular – threw the crucial innings usually
reserved for Zumaya. Yet, even as the victory gave Detroit a two-games-to-none
series lead, there were questions Thursday about how Zumaya's absence would
affect the team's chance to win the AL pennant, and ultimately contend for a world
title.

An entire city is worried about one man’s sore wrist.

Aim: How can we pick the best logo design from our sketches and begin to design it?

Thursday, SWBAT design and choose the best logo for their sports team

Aim: How can we pick the best logo design from our sketches and begin to design it?

Do Now: Get ready to share out some of your sketches for the class to see. (1 min.)

Materials:
• Class blog, Macs
• Construction paper
• Markers
• Paper, pens
Procedures:
1.)
First turn and talk to the person sitting next to you and share your sketches.
Partners- help your partner by helping them pick the best design for their team.

Share Out: Let’s have a few people share some of their sketches so we can help them pick the best one.

2.)
Mini-Lesson: Tonight, you will have to scan your final logo design on your scanner, (if you have one) and turn it into a jPeg.

You will then have to e-mail that final logo to yourself, so tomorrow you can manipulate it into a Powerpoint, along with some text explaining the idea behind your team.

If you don’t have a scanner at home, please see me before the end of class to make an alternative arrangement for your final project.

Please click on the link and read the instructions about how you can easily scan your final LOGO TONIGHT and then e-mail to yourself so you can finish the project tonight. (3-5 min.)

http://www.ehow.com/how_6011921_scan-document-email-jpeg-format.html

You can, of course access the blog tonight to help you at home.

Are there any questions about scanning your logo tonight?

(5 min.)
3.)
Independent Practice: Spend the rest of today using my supplies to design a final sketch that you can scan for tonight. I have construction paper, markers, scissors, and some other supplies. (20-25 min.)

4.)
Summary/Homework: Don’t forget to scan your logo, turn it into a JPEG. And e-mail it to yourself for tomorrow.

Aim: How can we find a suitable city for our sports franchise?

Do Now: What is your favorite city other than NY? What is that city famous for? What teams play in that city? (3-5 min.)

2.)
Home Work Share Out: So what sport will you be interested in creating a make-believe franchise for?
AR: answers will vary (3-5 min.)

3.)
Mini-Lesson: Correct internet research.
Q: Who can remember some of the things that we discovered about using the internet to effectively research something?

CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW:
http://internet-browser-review.toptenreviews.com/how-to-effectively-use-the-internet-for-research.html

Read the page for one minute then turn and talk to the person sitting next to you about what is effective internet research. (2-3 min.)


6.)Independent Practice: So please use some of the links that I have provided that will guide you all towards finding a suitable city for your team.

CLICK ON SOME OF THE LINKS BELOW TO FIND A CITY FOR YOU TEAM- REMEMBER THE TEAM'S NAME MUST HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE CULTURE, HERITAGE, A FAMOUS PERSON FROM THAT CITY/COUNTRY, OR SOMETHING INTERESTING ABOUT THAT CITY OR COUNTRY.

http://dimemag.com/2009/08/10cities-that-deserve-an-nba-team/

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/138084-the-5-cities-that-need-an-nfl-team-and-the-potential-teams

http://www.forbes.com/2010/02/11/americas-most-miserable-cities-business-beltway-miserable-cities_slide_12.html?partner=msnre

http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2009-10-04/americas-smartest-cities---from-first-to-worst/

http://www.city-data.com/forum/football/28005-what-cities-do-you-think-should.html

http://www.portfolio.com/industry-news/sports/2009/12/04/how-cities-rank-for-potential-sports-expansion/


http://blog.timesunion.com/albany/can-albany-support-a-professional-sports-team/1523/

Take 15 minutes to brainstorm and create your team idea. You must have a city and a team idea before the end of today. (15 min.)

HOMEWORK: Come up with at least 5 small sketches that show a variety of logo ideas. Create some that are word-based, some that are image-based, and some that are letter-based.

Aim: How can we create a logo for a sports team using Powerpoint?

Tuesday, SWBAT create a simple Powerpoint presentation

Aim: How can we create a logo for a sports team using Powerpoint?

Do Now: What is your favorite sports team and logo? Why do you suppose that it appeals to you?
Write a paragraph detailing why this logo has an appeal to you. (5 min.)

Materials:
• Macs, class blog
• Powerpoint tutorial
• Powerpoint project handout

Procedures:

1.) Elicit Do Now responses
AR: I like the Yankees logo because it reminds me of my childhood…
(3-5 min.)

2.) Mini-Lesson: Overview of project this week. This week we are going to be creating a logo for a fictional team for a city that doesn’t have any teams, or doesn’t have any teams in the sport that you decide to choose.
This project will require you to do research about the city to figure out what your team should be called, based on the culture of that city.

This project will require you to design a logo.

This project will require you to learn how to do a Powerpoint presentation.

This project will require you to scan images into your home computer, if you have one, turn your images into a Jpeg. And then manipulate them into a Powerpoint. Please see me if your home does not have a scanner.

Let’s look at this Powerpoint handout to get an idea of what my expectations are for this project.

Are there any questions, so far?

(2-3 min.)

Distribute PPt. handout

3.) Model:
Teacher will run through PPt., including examples of student work.

“A Sports Team Mascot isn’t just a symbol of a team…
It is the flag for which the heritage, culture and history of a city should base it’s own civic pride…”

A Knick, or Knickbocker, is a name often cited in reference to New York City--an allusion to the fictional character "Father Knickerbocker" who, according to the tale told by Washington Irving, was the head of the first socially prominent family in New York.

Etc. (5-10 min.)

Are there any questions, so far?

4.) Pairs: Now work with the person sitting next to you. On the blog there is a link for a very effective Powerpoint Tutorial(http://www.actden.com/PP/) that I want you to both go through.
This website will teach you and your partner how to create a Powerpoint.

Make sure you click on the link that will show you how to create a Powerpoint with the 2007 version and not the older version.

Split the screen on your monitor and open up Powerpoint from the menu on the bottom.

Click through the tutorial, to the best of your ability.

After 12 minutes, I want you and your partner to create two slides with text and a picture or graphic. I will circulate to help you

(12-15 min.)

5.) Summary: Once you have created your group’s two slides with text and graphics, prove that you have basic Powerpoint creating skills by putting both your names on the slides and e-mail them to me for credit. (remainder of period)

6.) HOMEWORK: Pick a sport that you will be interested in creating a make-believe team for. You can choose a logo for a team, or if you want for a company that makes merchandise, skateboards, or apparel, if that interests you more.

Aim: How can we learn about sports that aren't very familiar to us?

http://trackstar.4teachers.org/trackstar/index.jspPlease CLICK ON THE ABOVE LINK AND FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS ON THE HANDOUT

VOLLEYBALL: 203952, 131258, 294793
 BADMINTON: 205710, 254355, 23387
 BASEBALL: 240582, 114613, 291590
 BASKETBALL: 253359 (Naismith), 49717
(probability), 141687 (History)
 HOCKEY: 266951, 281361, 92646
 HANDBALL: http://www.ushandball.org/
(Choose 2 sites from “Handball Links”)

AIM: How can we have a debate with a sports related subject matter?

Do Now: Ask yourself these questions before we begin:

Do I have all my five arguments and three rebuttals?

Will I be able to argue my topic knowledgably and clearly?

Will I be able to debate in a way that is respectful of my opponent?

Will I be able to speak in a way that the whole class can hear me?

Aim: How can we debate a more specific sports related topic?

Do Now: From the examples, who had the best FLHS Patriots preview story and which one should be published on the website? Read the examples and come up with a written argument for which one should be published. (5 min.)

Danielle Ehrlich March 12th, 2010
Period 6 Sports Management – Mr. Oliver

Preview Story


Wednesday, March 10th, 2010 was the first scrimmage game for the Francis Lewis Patriots varsity baseball team. Getting into about the fourth inning and losing by a few, the game shortly had to come to an end due to the sun going down. “If the sun didn't go down so early, we would've rocked them just like we did to Thomas Edison's team last season” said Jonathan Bobea, pitcher for the Francis Lewis team. A few of the teams players consist of David Torres who plays shortstop, Ozzy Robles who plays third base, Crissandre Javier who plays center field, and Jonathan Bobea, one of the best pitchers on the team who topped 91 miles per hour! How does the team describe their coach Ian Millman in a few short words? Experienced. Tough. Strict.
Last years ending record for the Francis Lewis Patriots was 12 wins and 4 losses. One thing they hope to achieve this year? A better record. “Practice makes perfect”, says Sean Hidalgo, graduating student of '09 who was on the team. The Patriots practice up to 3 or 4 times a week for about 3 hours at a time. Some players on the team, are being scouted. For example, Ozzy Robles, who is being scouted by Arizona State University. For the first time in a while, there's even some major league baseball teams looking at Francis Lewis' team.
“I would have to say that Bayside and Cardozo are the biggest rivalry's for our team”, says David Torres. “Most definitely Cardozo”, says Jonathan Bobea. All of the players on the Francis Lewis team have the same goal. That's to win the division just like they did last year. The first counting game of the upcoming 2010 season, is on April 8th. Francis Lewis will be going head to head against Bushwick, a highschool baseball team located in Brooklyn.


Jaehyung Park 3/14/10
Sports Management Period 6

Preview Story: FLHS Baseball Team
Be prepared: Francis Lewis High School’s baseball team, the Patriots, is expected to have an incredible season. They are a team that can comeback from a 9:0 deficit, to end up winning 10:21, miraculously. Just ask Thomas Edison High School (the team they’ve defeated), if it’s too hard to believe. The Patriots are a force when it comes to offense, as they can make a baseball game look like a football game, in terms of when looking at the final score. There is reason for optimism, to expect the Patriots to have a breakout magical year.
The Patriots have four impacting players on their team: Jonathon Boboa (SP), David Torres (SS), Ozzie Roblus (3B), and Cassandra Jabie (CF). Boboa can dial up his fastball up to 91-miles per hour and throws a changeup and curveball to go along with it. His favorite player is unsurprisingly, Josh Beckett, who is known for his blazing fastball and top-notch curveball. Boboa is currently being scouted by Arizona State College, whereas Roblus is being scouted by ASU. Torres and Boboa started their baseball careers when they were a freshman. Jabie first started in his sophomore year. Jabie’s favorite players are Jose Reyes and Carlos Beltran in MLB. All four players’ favorite team is the New York Mets. If for whatever reason their pro-ball careers are corrupted/interfered, they remarked they will pursue being a federal agent or play softball for their career.
Baseball season is almost here and the Patriots are ready to compete with hopefully many contributing players on the team. Their first baseball game will be held on April 8. They will have to stay competitive throughout the season if they want to prove to Cardozo that they are the better team. Cardozo High School is competitive almost every year and is always on top, the players say. But the four players believe they have a great team, and it’s hard to not believe them.

Sherice Gayle

The Francis Lewis Baseball team is ready for the beginning of there season. A lot of there players are making progress to have a good season. Last season they were nubmer1 in there league with a record of 12-4. They had a good season but this year they lost players who where seniors such as Adam Alcamo whos batting average is .129 and he was on varsity all 4years.
This season there are still star players. Jonathon bobea(SP)-91MPH, is being scouted by Arizona state college. He started playing when he was a freshman and now he will be facing his last year. He Throws a curveball, change up, fastball. From all these skills that he has hopefully his great talent will lead him to having a scholorship and bringing his team to the championship.
Crisandry jabie is another great player who even though he started his freshman year he is showing improvement he is now also a senior who hasn’t had any scouting but he is still gonna work hard to his ability for this season. On April 12th Francis Lewis will be going against Bayside which is a rivary game just like Boston Redsox and The NY Yankees.
This baseball team has been practing to there best abilities we encourage all to come out and support the Francis lewis baseball team.

Maria Rafiq

MARIA RAFIQ

Mr.OLIVER



Back-To-Back Division Titles winners For First Time In School History are once again ready to do some damage……..


Victories in their previous memorable games, the FLHS VARSITY BASEBALL TEAM has won two games in a row against Thomas Edison HS with a final score of 21-10, and again with a score of 11-8.


The last season’s highlights include, the significant baseball players; Jonathan Bobea Named Daily News All-City, Times-Ledger Queens Player Of The Year And First Team All-City. Jeremy Rodriguez Named Times Ledger All-Queens First Team And 2Nd Team All-City. David Torres Named Team Mvp. Head Coach Ian Millman Named Times-Ledger "Psal Queens Coach Of The Year" For Second Consecutive Season.


The single most important element in mastering the techniques and tactics of playing a sport is experience, which Francis Lewis is gaining day by day. Experienced players like Jonathan Bobea(SP), David Torres(SS) and Ozzie Roblus(3B) started playing in their first year of High School.These young stars inspired by Big Time sports champions like Reyes Beltran and Josh Beckett are mastering the techniques of throwing a curveball, changeup and fasteball, to make the game more interesting and arousing . Bayside and Cardoza HS are their biggest rivals, as each team go head to head with Francis Lewis, every time they face eachother.


Lewis's Varsity Baseball Team will be playing their first game on April 8th against the EBC/Bushwick Leaders .Some other upcoming games of baseball will be played on April 12 and 14th , both against Bay Side High Scool . FL is really putting in the efforts to maintain their record, as Coach Ian Millman states, "Led By 4th Year Senior Cesar Murillas and a cast of Quality Veteran Players, We will work as hard as possible to prepare for the upcoming season. With the tough schedule ahead, we hope to be able to compete at a high level."



"One of the beautiful things about baseball is that every once in a while you come into a situation where you want to, and where you have to, reach down and prove something. "
The above quote stated by Nolan Ryan, a baseball legend, reflects the past achievements and the future determination of FLHS'S Varsity Baseball Team as they are striving hard to prove what they are capable of doing. So come see them in action to see what they are really made of.........


Francis Lewis Baseball Team

Francis Lewis baseball team is among the teams in New York. This team is outstanding because of their few top players. Among these players is Jonathan Bobea. He is the right hand pitcher of the FLHS team. His fastest throw was 91 MPH. Jonathan throws fast and curve ball. His favorite is fast ball. Jonathan's coach says that he is a “player to watch, hard working team leader, and will continue to get better.” Coach Ian Millman also said he is “one of PSAL's best RHP.”Jonathan has been on the team since he was a freshman.
David Torres is also concerned among the best players. He plays as shortstop. David's favorite baseball team is Mets. He has been on the team since he was a sophomore. Coach Millman says that he is “our smallest guy with the biggest heart. fearless clutch hitter who will need to continue to be consistent for us to make it deep into the season.” Millman also states that he is “above average runner.” David is in his 4th year with the Patriots Program.
Crisandry Javier is the tallest person the Francis Lewis baseball team. He is 6' 4'' and weights around 190 pounds. He has been on the team since he was a sophomore. As a freshman he was ion Jr. Varsity baseball team. Crisandry is in his 4th year with the Patriots Program. Millman says that “Crisandry is a tremendously hard worker and even better teammate and respectable. Crisandry is in center field. Ozzie Robles is still getting better and better. He is a Junior, 5' 10'' and weights about 160 pounds. Ozzie has been on the team since he was a freshman. His coach says that he is “talented athlete who will continue to get better with hard work and dedication and has great upside with maturity”. Ozzie is the 3rd baseman.
In 2008 and 2009 Francis Lewis High School baseball team had the most wins. They won 13 games and lost only 3 in '08 and in '09 they won 12 games and lost 2. Jonathan, David, Crisandry and Ozzie all believe that their favorite game was with Thomas Edison. They were loosing 0 to 9 and made a com back 21 to 10. They also believe that Bayside High School is the biggest threat and if they can't become pro they will play Softball. Francis Lewis baseball team will be playing on April 9th 2010





HASAN ILYTAS PD6


Play Ball!

The Francis Lewis boy’s varsity baseball team has high expectations for this 2010 season. They hope to win the division again and continue with an impressive record from their last year’s 12-4 record. Their first game is April 8th against Bushwick Leaders High School. They hope to come out with a win right from the start.
The Patriots have a group of seniors that will help them achieve their goal. Including David Torres, Jonathon Bobea and Chrisandry Javier. Jonathon is their star pitcher who throws at best 91 mph and has been scouted by many colleges and even some major league teams. David is their starting short stop and has been on the team since freshman year. Chrisandry also a four-year player is the starting center fielder; many colleges have also scouted him. Another one of their star players is a junior that plays 3rd base, his name is Ozzie Robles and he has already been scouted by Arizona State.
They say their biggest threat is Cardozo and Bayside, Cardozo being their biggest rivals. Francis Lewis verse Cardozo in any sport is always a good game because both schools have very talented and high competitive sports teams. The Patriots verse Bayside on April 12th and Cardozo on May 17th. Lets hope Lewis comes out in a victory and wins the division like they deserve.
Julia Bernhardt

Sean Harrison March 14, 2010

Sports Management

Article

9-0 and 21-10 COMEBACKS! Is the Francis Lewis Patriots baseball team! They seem to not be doubted as they have one hell of a team. When interviewing three seniors, Crisandry, Jonathan, and David, and also junior Ozzie we had found and discovered some pretty exciting information. Some of what was found out was that this team, well is a h a r d w o r k i n g team for starters practicing at least 3-4 times a week, shows dedication doesn’t it! They keep there stamina running and charisma fresh, one of the players on the team, Ozzie, has been scouted by ASU! Pretty exciting for the young athlete.

The teams rivals are Benjamin Cardozo High School and also following Bayside High School and they seem more than ready to demolish and tear both schools to pieces and shred them apart. It doesn’t seem like they don’t want to lose especially Jonathan who gets pretty upset when he doesn’t do good, ouuuch! don’t want to get him mad eh?….

Well folks come to the spring season game! Support the Francis Lewis Patriots! As the game is on April 8, 2010 at Francis Lewis’s home field. Boy I can even see it now people of all ages eating and chanting loud “PA-TRI-OTS!….PA-TRI-OTS!”

Devendra- 10th period


The reigning champs, the mighty Patriots are about to start their new season with some familiar faces such as Jonathon Bobea, a pitcher; David Torres, a short stop; Ozzie Robles, a third baseman, and Crisandry Javier, a center fielder.
They played hard last season to take the win. In the match against Thomas Edison where the Patriots were down for the count with the score 0-9 came back with a vengeance with amazing hits and pitch to win the game 21-11. Other memorable game was when they were about to loss with 2-8 and stopped playing badly to end up with an astonishing win with the score of 11-8.
This year with the team getting back in shape to play their first game in Brooklyn, Lincoln Terrace Park – Baseball Field verses EBC/ Bushwick Leaders on April 8th who would be challenge for them the last two seasons. Last season the EBC/ Bushwick Leaders Panthers, 10-4, defeated the Patriots and the season before EBC/ Bushwick Leaders were the champs with 14 wins and 2 loses. The Patriots have lost to them every season. So come to Brooklyn, Lincoln Terrace Park – Baseball Field on April 8th to see who will win.


Public speaking guide

Public speaking is scary for nearly everyone. Jerry Seinfeld had a joke that went something like this: “There are more people, according to surveys, who say their biggest fear is public speaking than people who say their biggest fear is death. This means that at a funeral, most people would rather be in the coffin than at the podium giving the eulogy.”

So don’t sweat it; everyone is nervous. You’re supposed to be. However. Keep in mind that at 16, you’re not expected to seem as collected or as smooth as Barack Obama. Expect to be imperfect and nervous, and things will be easier. It takes a long time and many speeches to become good at public speaking, so cut yourself some slack.

Still, you should try your best and here are some things you should do to make your presentation better and more natural.
• Memorize key ideas, details, and facts—then use notes to guide you through your speech. Don’t write out your whole presentation. It’s unnatural to read from a speech while giving a presentation. You can’t make eye contact and the speech just ends up sounding canned and insincere. So instead, identify the facts, statistics, and details of your presentation and then memorize them. This way, you can just talk about your ideas and you will sound natural. You can have notes to remind you of your key points and structure, but only as a guide. Don’t read from your notes for more than one sentence.

• Remember that your nervousness is irrational. Most people get nervous when giving a presentation. This is usually because you are thinking about yourself, what you look like, your mistakes and flaws, and how people perceive you. It’s hard, but try to instead stay focused only on the topic of the speech. Here’s a secret: while you are giving your speech, many people in the class will be daydreaming, wondering why that person was rude to them in the hall just before class, thinking about themselves and how they look today, or wondering how they will sound when they participate in the post-presentation discussion. In other words, people notice you less than you think they do.

Here are the elements of public speaking that you want to practice in this presentation:
• Rebuttal & Refutation: This means anticipating and addressing the opponent’s or audience member’s objection or counter argument. If you eliminate the objections to your argument before someone makes those objections, you will seem much more persuasive.
• Eye contact. You should make constant, sweeping eye contact with your audience. This takes practice, so practice with your family, friends, or like Cartman, your collection of dolls and stuffed animals.
• Voice projection. Note how loud your teachers talk. They are almost yelling. The classroom does not have good acoustics and you will have to really speak up for the class to hear you.
• Subject-matter competence. If you really know your subject, your facts, and what the rebuttals and objections will be, than you should be able to do your speech more or less without notes. Once we get going this year, you will really be able to tell which students know their subject inside and out and which do not. Practice, practice, practice, study, study, study.
• Pace yourself. Practice your speech many times. Some people speed up and finish in two minutes, some slow down and take twenty. Really work on getting your speech down to the right length and try to stay at that pace.
• Evidence: you need to make your case logically. This means that you need to give the audience three reasons to believe your thesis and you need to give some evidence (statistics, quotes, charts, graphs, etc) that each reason is true. Research is key here.
• Passion: if you really want to convince us of something, you should seem convinced of it yourself. Raise your voice; make it clear to us that you are concerned. If you sound like Ben Stein, you are not convincing us of much.
• Professionalism: Stay professional. If you curse you might get some laughs from the audience, but they don’t give you the grade. I do. And I need you to take this assignment seriously. Leave the adolescent humor to me.