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.
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