Extreme Sports:What’s the deal?

EQ: What motivates people to push themselves?

Module (UNIT) Background:

Extreme sports pique our interest in many ways. We marvel at the risk the participants take and the uncertainty of the outcome. We question who came up with these crazy ideas and ask ourselves, “Would I ever be able to do something like that?”

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Module Background

This unit explores what may motivate people to take such risks. Students will explore various types of extreme sports and the accompanying risks associated with these activities.

Module Objectives

• In addition to the focus on the Common Core State Standards, the unit also emphasizes the following.

• Students will be able to

• Annotate a text with purpose

• Identify counterarguments and their role in effective writing

• Analyze the effect that loaded words and phrases have on argument

• Analyze the structure and format of documents

• Evaluate the importance of an appropriate tone in exposition

• Evaluate the effect of various forms of ethos, pathos, and logos

• Create organized research notes

Circle Map

• Create a circle map

• Place the words Extreme Sports in the center circle

• In your groups, generate as many words as you can that you associate with Extreme Sports

Set up foldable

SWBAT identify arguments and counterarguments on

life and motivation in a Give One, Get One

Foldable.

Activity 1 Part 1: Give one, get one

Write down statement #1:

Humans are fragile.

Do you agree or disagree? Why? Explain.

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Go interview someone in the classroom who disagrees with you and write down their response in the appropriate column.

Activity 1 Part 1: Give one, get one

Write down statement #2:Life should be adventurous in order to be

meaningful.

Do you agree or disagree? Why? Explain.

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Go interview someone in the classroom who disagrees with you and write down their response in the appropriate column.

Activity 1 Part 1: Give one, get one

Write down statement #3:

Life is all about big accomplishments.

Do you agree or disagree? Why? Explain.

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Go interview someone in the classroom who disagrees with you and write down their response in the appropriate column.

Activity 1 Part 1: Give one, get one

Write down statement #4:

One can only succeed with motivation.

Do you agree or disagree? Why? Explain.

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Go interview someone in the classroom who disagrees with you and write down their response in the appropriate column.

Activity 1 Part 2: Quick write

• Now that you have brainstormed words that you associate with extreme sports, participated in a Give One, Get One activity and heard responses from your peers, respond to the following prompt on the back of your foldable:

• Quick Write: Are extreme sports a good idea? Why or why not? Why do you think people participate in such acts? Explain and elaborate. 4-5 sentences

Day 1 Activities Done

Hooray!

Get ready to turn in your foldable as your ticket out the

door!

DAY 2 Commences!

Let’s recap. What did we talk about yesterday?

• Talk to your groups in the next minute.

• Be ready to share in a Whip Around!

Set up NOTES

SWBAT interpret the meaning of four famous quotes in Circle Maps.

Let me model for you…Circle Map #1Inner Circle:

“Security is a kind of death.”-Tennessee Williams

Outer Circle:1-Identify what this quote means.2-Identify who could relate to this quote.3-Why is this quote important?

Circle map #2 (We Do Together)Inner Circle:

“You can’t cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water.” – Rabindranath Tagore

Outer Circle:Talk it out with me!1-Identify what this quote means.2-Identify who could relate to this quote.3-Why is this quote important?

Circle map #3(You Do Together)Inner Circle:

“I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet.” –Jack London

Outer Circle:Talk to your groups. 1-Identify what this quote means.2-Identify who could relate to this quote.3-Why is this quote important?

Circle map #4(You Do Alone)Inner Circle:

“The proper function of man is to live, not exist. I shall not waste my days trying to prolong them. I shall use my time.”-Jack London

Outer Circle:Tackle this! 1-Identify what this quote means.2-Identify who could relate to this quote.3-Why is this quote important?

As we read in this unit…

Consider how the articles relate to these four quotations.

Your summative essay assessment will be asking you to examine one of the 4

quotes, explain it, and discuss the extent to which you agree with the quote using the articles, your own experiences, and

observations.

Day 2 Activities DoneHooray!

Get ready to turn in your circle maps as your ticket out

the door!

TOD:

Select one of the quotes that we examined today. Introduce the quote as if you were writing an intro. Paragraph for an essay. Explain why this quote stands

out the most to you. 4-5 sentences.