Basketball

Introduction

Basketball origninated from Springfeild Massachusetts in the year 1891 when James Naismith was assined as a P.E. teacher. He was assined to create a new sport that grew drasticly and is now the wonderful game we know today. 

Task

1.)Research more on the history of basketball and write one paragraph minimum of what you learned 

2.)compare what basketball was in 1891 and now(you may use venn diagram or a T chart)

3.)Take the quiz 

Process

Go to this website to learn more and go to other sites

http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0875085.html

Take the test below

Click on (veiw live form) it has a globe with a paperclip under it

https://docs.google.com/a/student.academycharter.org/forms/d/1UwwFgxZ56…

Evaluation

Great Job

Criteria

4 – Advanced

3 – Proficient

2 – Progressing

1 – Non Proficient

Mechanics

  • Writer makes no errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content.

  • Needs little or no editing

  • Good word choice

  • Writer makes 1-2 errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content.

  • Needs editing but doesn’t distract from reading

  • Good word choice

  • Writer makes 3-5  errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content.

  • Needs editing

  • Decent word choice

  • Writer makes more than 5 errors in grammar or spelling that distracts from understanding/communication

  • Needs major editing

  • Poor word choice

Content

  • There is one clear, well-focused topic.

  • Main idea stands out and is supported by detailed information.

  • Topic sentence is well written

  • The conclusion sentence is well written and sums up the paragraph.

  • Main idea is clear, but the supporting information is general.

  • Attempts topic sentence

  • Conclusion attempts to sum up the paragraph

* needed to separate into paragraphs

  • Main idea is somewhat clear, but there is a need for more supporting information.

  • Topic sentence is poorly written

  • Poor attempt at conclusion

  • The main idea is not clear. There is a seemingly random collection of information.

  • No topic sentence

  • No conclusion.
Conclusion

Great job next week we will  start playing basketball

Credits

http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0875085.html