February 24-28, 2014

MONDAY - Feb.24
-Share Olympic Controversy with class
-Discuss significance of "Miracle on Ice" - connections to political circumstances between the U.S. and Soviet Union - watch video clip

TUESDAY - Feb.25
-Politics and the Olympics packet - with a partner, split up the chart - research to complete the chart

THURSDAY - Feb.27
-Olympics and Politics - documentary clips: 1972 U.S. vs Soviet Union Men's Gold Medal Basketball game
Links:
Sports Century Mini-Documentary: Select Here to Watch This Clip
Olympic Call/Game (Watch the last 12 minutes): Select Here to Watch This Clip

As you watch, answer the following two questions on your own paper:
1972 U.S.-Soviet Gold Medal Basketball Game
1. What controversy was happening in the American basketball world at the time?
2. Why was this game, and the tension and controversy surrounding the game, symbolic of the politics between the U.S. and Soviets at the time?

-Research time on Politics and the Olympics packet DUE: FRIDAY

FRIDAY - Feb.28
-If groups split up the chart, get into your groups and share your notes.  TURN IN packets when finished.

Feb.17-21, 2014

MONDAY - Feb.17
-Finish "Ghosts of Ole Miss" and answer questions - turn in for Summative Assessment
SELECT HERE FOR LINK TO QUESTIONS FOR GHOSTS OF OLE MISS

TUESDAY - Feb.18
-Introductory Video for Understanding the Olympics from the International Olympic Committee
SELECT HERE FOR INTRO TO THE OLYMPICS LINK

-Putin's Games - Documentary on the making of the Sochi Olympics
SELECT HERE FOR LINK TO THE DOCUMENTARY
As you watch the video write down anything explains anything controversial, underhanded or just not right regarding the preparation for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.  

THURSDAY - Feb.20
-Finish watching "Putin's Games" (link for video is above)

-After you watch the video, use your notes to complete the google form "Putin's Games - Olympism".
SELECT HERE FOR LINK TO "PUTIN'S GAMES - OLYMPISM?"   SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT

-OLYMPIC CONTROVERSY - Go to the official Olympic website (http://www.olympic.org/) OR to a quality sports news website and find a story about an athlete, a team, a country, the government of a country, the host city/country OR the sporting venue (where they do the actual sports, ie: field, rink, slopes, etc.) that publicizes some sort of controversy.  It can be something very important or even something that seems like it is not very important. ON THE BOTTOM/BACK SIDE of your notes from the documentary, write a quick summary about it to share with the class tomorrow.  Just have enough information to be able to share the information in class tomorrow.  DUE: TOMORROW (FRIDAY)


FRIDAY - Feb.21
NO SCHOOL - SNOW DAY

February 10-14, 2014

MONDAY - Feb.10
-Split into groups, discuss one of the assignments we have gone over in the last couple of weeks and share with the class

TUESDAY - Feb.11
-Finish sharing from yesterday
-Michael Sam current event - watch video clips

THURSDAY - Feb.13
-Introduction to Sports History
-"Ghosts of Ole Miss" PRE-video questions, during video, and Post video.  
SELECT HERE for the assignment.
SELECT HERE for the video.

FRIDAY - Feb.14
-Continue watching "Ghosts of Ole Miss"
(finish Monday due to technology issues showing the video)