The Wonderful World of Football
Introduction
One day Lamar Hunt, architect of the AFL and owner of the Kansas City Chiefs, came across his daughter's Super Ball and was given the inspiration for the name of the championship game between the upstart American Football League and the old-guard National Football League.
"Why not," he wondered, "call our championship game the Super Bowl?"
The name caught on quickly and thus, an American tradition was born.
The first of these "Super" contests pitted Vince Lombardi's Green Bay Packers (13-2) against Hank Stram's Chiefs (12-2-1) and was played before 61,946 fans in Los Angeles' 100,000-seat Memorial Coliseum. The television audience for this game is estimated to have been approximately 60 million viewers.
You have just become interested in the wonderful game of football and you want to learn more about this great sport. Have you ever wondered: Where did the game of football come from? What is the history of your favorite team? Who is your favorite player? What are some of the accomplishments that your player has achieved? What are the different positions within a football organization. Well here is your chance to find out.
Task
You have just
become a journalist, sports historian, scout, or even a player.
Your task will be to choose one of the following:
1. Find out about the history of the game of football, where is originated from, when it became popular in the US. When did the leagues change? In the end you will have a full understanding of history of the game of football and be able to share your knowledge with your friends.
2. Choose your favorite team; find out when the team came into existence, player history, city moves, owner information. (An older team may be more interesting then a newly acquired team). The end result will be a vast knowledge of you favorite teams’ hardships and achievements.
3. Choose your favorite player. Find out stats on him, where he was born, what schools he attended, what he is doing now, on and off the field. What was his starting salary, what is he getting paid now etc…The end result will be a great knowledge of your favorite players background and how good a person he is or the lack of his humanity.
4. Choose a position in football, (ex. Fullback). What is the main purpose of this position has it changed over the years. What is the history of the position, where did the name originate from, how much did a player in this position receive in salary in the past, how much do they get now. Who are some high profile players who play this position?
Process
To complete this project requires a multi-media presentation. For example, you may use Power Point, make a video, etc…
Use the following websites to research your topic:
Get as much information as possible this will make it more interesting and exciting.
Resources:
http://pkholling.1afm.com/indexNFLteams.html
http://www.ffbookmarks.com/nflhistory.htm
http://cbs.sportsline.com/u/football/nfl/players/
http://wwwwbs.cs.tu-berlin.de/user/tiny/fhistory.html
Evaluation
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Grading: 200-150 points = A 150-100 points = B 100-50 points= C Below 50 points = F |
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Multimedia
Presentation Technology Objectives |
10 |
Developing 20 |
Accomplished 30 |
Exemplary 40 |
Student Score |
Teacher
Score |
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Multimedia Presentation |
Project shows little
evidence of the ability to create a multimedia presentation using
PowerPoint, HyperStudio. Text elements and graphics, sound and/or animation are unrelated to the topic and have no role in helping the audience understand the content. |
Project demonstrates
some evidence of the ability to create a multimedia presentation using
PowerPoint, HyperStudio. Some text elements and graphics, sound and/or animation seem unconnected to the topic. |
Project demonstrates
evidence of the ability to create a multimedia presentation using
PowerPoint, HyperStudio. Text elements and graphics, sound and/or animation help the audience understand the content. |
Project demonstrates
clear evidence of the ability to create a powerful and persuasive
multimedia presentation using PowerPoint, HyperStudio. Text elements and graphics, sound and/or animation enhance the presentation. |
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Content |
The content lacks a
clear point of view and logical sequence of information. Includes little persuasive information
and only one or two facts about the topic. Information is incomplete, and/or
incorrect. Sequencing of ideas is unclear. |
The content is vague
in conveying a point of view and does not create a strong sense of
purpose. Includes some persuasive information
with few facts. Some of the information may not seem to fit. |
The content is
written with a logical progression of ideas and supporting information. Includes persuasive information. |
The content is
written clearly and concisely with a logical progression of ideas and
supporting information. The project includes motivating
questions and clearly presents authors point of view on addiction. Information is accurate and current. |
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Organization |
Random sequencing. Phrases copied from another source. |
Logical. Some phrases directly from other material. |
Logical. All work is in own words. |
Interesting. Logical. All work is in own words. |
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Presentation |
Could be clearer. Difficult to understand. No graphics. |
Attractive. Information in some places may be difficult to understand. Few graphics. |
Presentation is clear & defined. Very attractive. Some graphics. |
Attractive, interesting. Big Impact! Appropriate graphics. |
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Mechanics |
Many errors in spelling, punctuation and grammar |
Several errors in spelling, punctuation and grammar |
Few errors in spelling, punctuation and grammar |
No spelling errors, correct punctuation and grammar |
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Conclusion
Congratulations! You have completed your
research and created an informative multimedia presentation on the wonderful
world of FOOTBALL!!! Go forth and spread the knowledge
