Weekly Syllabus

Week of Monday, January 2 through Friday, January 6

Welcome back, and happy New Year! This week we will begin studying the role of sports in international relations during the Cold War period.  We will do some common reading this week and watch a video.  It will be up to you to come up with a relevant RELATED topic to write about for your blog post.  The blog post is due by the start of class on Monday, Jan. 9th.

Monday, January 2, 2012 -NO SCHOOL TODAY 

Topic:  

Homework:

 

Tuesday, January 3, 2012 (45 min)

Topic: Welcome back.  Brief summary of the week ahead.  You will be dismissed early.

Homework: Everyone needs to read both of the following pieces in time for tomorrow's class.  We will discuss them then.  1) President-elect John Kennedy, writing in Sports Illustrated in Dec. 1960; 2) a commission of retired generals warning that American teens in 2010 are "Too Fat To Fight". 

Wednesday, January 4, 2012 (40 min)

Topic: Discussion of the reading. How are the two pieces similar?  Different?  Do they raise important points?

Homework: Read the handout you received in class today (Cold War, Hot Ice: International Ice Hockey, 1947-1980).  Be ready to discuss it in class on Friday.  But start reading it today, and take notes!!  Your notes should include things that you do NOT understand as well as those that you do.

Thursday, January 5, 2012 (50 min)

Topic: Today in class we will watch "Do You Believe in Miracles? The Story of the 1980 U.S. Hockey Team".  Take notes.  Tomorrow we will discuss the video in conjunction with the article.  Pay attention to how they relate to each other.
 
Homework: Finish reading the article. 

 

 

Friday, January 6, 2012 (45 min)

Topic: Discussion about the article and the video.

Homework: Work on your blog.