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.