MONDAY - March 17
-Review "Politics and the Olympics" charts
*small groups
*choose the most politically/historically significant event from #1-23 and explain WHY your group believes it to be the most significant (be sure to explain the history/politics behind the significance of the event)
*choose the most politically/historically significant event from #24-46 and explain WHY your group believes it to be the most significant (be sure to explain the history/politics behind the significance of the event)
*two different members from the group will stand up and share your groups choices
-TEST TOMORROW
be sure that your binders are updated - LOOK AT THE TAB ABOVE FOR WHAT SHOULD BE IN YOUR BINDER (I will hand back #9,10,14 tomorrow before the test, otherwise you should have everything else. Don't have it? Look back at the blogs to get what you are missing.)
TUESDAY - March 18
-Final Review of Sports and Politics
*Kidnapping and Massacre of Israeli athletes by Palestinian terrorists (Munich, Germany - 1972 Olympics) -Select Here to Watch This Clip
*Black Power Salute of American athletes (Mexico City, Mexico - 1968 Olympics) -Select Here to Watch This Clip
-Start SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT - I can explain and support with specific details how sports reflect important political and historical situations both globally and here in the United States. - Create an outline for a paper proving and supporting this using SPECIFIC information we have learned in class. You may use your class notes and worksheets from your class binder to complete this assessment.
THURSDAY - March 20
-Summative Assessment
-Turn in binders
-On a sheet of paper (for your binder) list as many rivalries as you can; then choose a local rivalry (Somerset vs. New Richmond) and write down traditions, stereotypes and why it is a rivalry (think history, culture, economics, geography, politics, etc.)
FRIDAY - March 21
-Go over the Somerset vs. New Richmond rivalry together for an example
-Start "Roll Tide / War Eagle" video and fill in the "sports rivalry" worksheet
