Personal Expert Unit
Become an EXPERT on a Famous ATHLETE/PLACE/THING of YOUR CHOICE!
Objective: Students will become experts on the famous folk or topic of their choice, and then present those findings to the class.
List of topics:
*You must choose an athlete about whom you know virtually nothing.
Famous Folks: Jim Abbott, one-armed pitcher. Rocky Bleier, Vietnam Vet and Steeler hero. Laird Hamilton, big wave rider. Wilma Rudolph, first American black female Olympic gold medalist. Jim Thorpe, the greatest athlete ever? Kelly Slater, World-Champion surfer. Ben Hogan, troubled golf legend. A.C. Green, devout NBA star. Rocky Marciano, never lost a heavyweight fight. Dan Gable, he is wrestling. Bill Bradley, gentleman, scholar, athlete. Greg Lemond, first American to win the Tour de France. Ray “Boom Boom” Mancini, killed a man in the ring. Joe’ Juneau, NHL star/rocket scientist/Inuit savior. Dr. Rene Richards, he became a she and wanted to play professional tennis that way. Junior Johnson, boot-legging king of NASCAR. Duke Kuhanamoku, surfing/swimming Hawaiian legend. Pat Tillman, quit the NFL to serve, killed mysteriously by friendly fire. Babe Diedrichson, greatest female athlete ever. Rose Kennedy, founded Special Olympics. Diego Maradona, "the hand of god," the great soccer talent, the bloated, drug addict coach. Shirley Muldowney, she beat the guys on the dragstrip. Satchel Paige, hero of the Negro Leagues. Billie Jean King, the most important American Female athlete? Seabiscuit, an underdog horse. Mark Spitz, American king of swimming. Greg Louganis, American diving legend. Amarillo Slim, WSOP champ and professional gambler. Pat Summit, women's basketball coach and one of the all-time great. Jim Valvano, famous basketball coach who died too soon. Eddie Aikao, Hawaiian Surfing Legend.
DEADLINES!
4/10: Read or watch ___5__ hours to become an expert and submit 50 Cornell Notes from 5 Sources, Working Outline, and Work Cited page.
4/15: begin presentations.
4/15: Peer editing.
4/17: Publish for teacher grading including Working Outline and Work Cited
Tuesday, 4/2 Choose a topic.
Criteria:
1. Male/Female,
2. Ethnicity,
3. Nation/Part of the World,
4. Sport,
5. Inspiring/Crazy/Complicated/Similar to one of the five in a certain way/Other
You give me your preferences on all 5 criteria, and then I give you a topic. Then, you begin reading (Wikipedia first, although it's not an official
Begin the process of becoming an expert on your topic. Read begin identifying sources, creating cornell notes, and reading about your topic.
Wednesday: Explained the working relationship between the Working Outline, the Cornell Notes, and the Work Cited. Kids work on all three the remainder of the week.
Thursday-Friday: Continue working on 50 Cornell Notes, Work Cited (5 sources), and Working Outline.
Monday, 4/8: Continue research.
Tuesday, : Complete research before class tomorrow.
Wednesday: Submit 50 Cornell Notes, a Work Cited which includes a minimum of 5 credible sources, and a working outline.
Decision Day: kids decide if they're going to do a presentation or a paper. Brief handout: Paper or Presentation.docx.
Thursday: Students draft or plan presentation.
Friday: Students continue drafting or planning presentation.
Monday, 4/15: Students complete drafting and begin presenting.
Tuesday: Continue Presentations.
Wednesday: Continue Presentations.
Thursday: Submit papers. Continue Presentations.
Friday: watched Riding Giants. There is no makeup for this.
Monday: 4/22: Began next unit in every class except 3rd hour, which is continuing presentations.
Tuesday: complete presentations if necessary; reviewed rewrite policy and then worked on next unit.
Nothing below this line is official.
Wednesday: Submit 4-6 page research paper.
Thursday: Continue presentations in 2nd and 3rd; 5th hour reads this article: https://vault.si.com/vault/2007/02/26/everything-is-illuminated.
Friday: Quiz on Asian Games (5th hour only), then begin next unit. 3rd hour continues presentations. 2nd hour drafts groups and switches to the next unit.
Monday, : continue research.
Tuesday: continue research.
Wednesday: continue research.
Thursday: submit for grading Cornell Notes, Work Cited, and Outline. Kids provide an informal presentation on their subject to their group.
Gave Drafting Tips (button above) and begin drafting.
Friday: continue drafting.
Monday, 4/25: complete drafting.
Tuesday: peer editing.
Wed: redrafting.
Thursday: redrafting.
Friday: Publish.
Click here for the Peer Evaluation Instrument