Weekly Syllabus

Week of Monday, January 16 through Friday, January 20

This week we will build off of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday by viewing the ESPN Town Hall on the Image of the Black Athlete.  This was telecast in 2011 to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the MLK Day holiday. 

Due for Friday's class, your blog post this week will be to write a reaction to the video.  You should plan to write a post of AT LEAST 400 words. 

Monday, January 16, 2012 (40 min)- Dress Up Day

Topic: Intro to the video. Watching the video.

Homework: Read the following articles before Thursday's class:

Martin Luther King, the Renaissance Man
Black Athletes Beyond The Field
MLK's Dream vs. Reality
Black (And Every Other Color) Is Beautiful
On 82nd Birthday, Dr. King Might Have Seen Sports As Beacon of Light
MLK Wasn't An Athlete, But He Understood The Importance of Sports

 

 

Tuesday, January 17, 2012 (50 min)

Topic: Continuing with the video.

Homework: 

Wednesday, January 18, 2012 (40 min)

Topic: Continuing with the video.

Homework:

Thursday, January 19, 2012 (45 min)

Topic: Finish up the video as necessary. Discussion of the video and reading.

Homework: Blog post is due tomorrow.

 

 

Friday, January 20, 2012 (45 min)

Topic: More discussion of the video and reading.

Homework: