Week 05: Kelly Slater, Surfing

Thus far, Slater has earned a record 11 ASP World Champion titles

Mo 2.20
Read: eR— “NCAA to Consider Sweeping Changes in Athlete Aid and Eligibility Rules (The Chronicle of Higher Education), “Should College Athletes be Paid? Why, They Already Are” (Sports Illustrated)
Class: Reading discussion, Writers workshop
Due: PERSUASIVE ESSAY (DRAFT 1—BRING 3 COPIES)

We 2.22
Read: eR—“Why I Can't Stand Youth Sports Anymore” (Denver Post), “Why Sports are Critical for Young Girls” (Huffington Post)
Class: Lecture—“Sports on Film”

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WEEK 06: Mia Hamm, Soccer
Mo 2.27
Read: eR—“I Believe that Sports Truly Saved My Life …” (This I Believe), “I Hated Gym Class and Other Stories” (Runner’s World)
Class: Reading discussion; Lecture—“On Wordiness: Exercises”
Due: PERSUASIVE ESSAY (FINAL DRAFT—ATTACH: A. ONE COPY OF DRAFT 1 AND B. A ONE PARAGRAPH RATIONALE FOR YOUR REVISIONS)

We 2.29
Read: eR—“One Man’s Love for Basketball: First, Baseball” (Owen Strachan), “Gym Class Horrors” (110 Pounds and Counting); FEVER—“1968 – 1975”
Class: Reading discussion; Presentations
Due: REFLECTION 3