Class:
Objectives:
Sports Journalism
Class:
Sports Literature (elective)
Objectives:
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Students will be able to: Use research and writing skills to develop and maintain a classroom sports publication throughout the NCAA March Madness Basketball Tournament.
PA State Standards:
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CC.1.4.11–12.B: Write with a sharp, distinct focus identifying topic, task, and audience.
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CC.1.4.11–12.F: Demonstrate a grade-appropriate command of the conventions of standard English grammar, usage, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling.
Project Summary:
Sports Literature is a new elective in the 2024-2025 school year open to students in grades 10 through 12. Because of the diversity of students able to take the class, lessons and activities must be easily adapted to suit various learner needs.
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As part of the Sports Journalism unit, students develop weekly sports articles, including game previews, game recaps, opinion pieces, and commentary articles. Publications and articles revolve around a theme (this unit's theme was the NCAA March Madness Basketball Tournament), and each student's weekly writing is added to a classroom bulletin board display as a visual archive of their work.