Teaching+Project

** Winter/Spring 2011 — Mr. Dunne ** ** Teaching Project Overview **
 * Sports and Society **


 * //Step 1: Pick a book and defend your choice.//** Check out the book list I provide or do some searching of your own (at a library, a bookstore, or on-line—amazon.com is a great place to browse) and decide what book you want to read and present. As part of your decision-making process, find reviews of your possible book topics and make an informed decision. Once you have made your choice, prepare a brief defense of your selection (approximately one page). Your proposal should include a brief statement explaining why you want to read the and present the book you’ve chosen. Please include the basic bibliographic information for your book, identify where you will obtain the book (at a store, library, on-line, etc.—make sure the book is actually available to you), and include a copy of a //__real__// review of the book (published in a newspaper, magazine, or journal—found most easily through the Thayer library reference databases, Gale, Lexis-Nexis, or JSTOR, //not// an amazon.com review). Your write-up (excluding the book review) should be about one typed, double-spaced page in length. **__This assignment, worth 50 points, is due Wednesday, February 16.__**


 * //Step 2: Read your book.//** Be aware that you will need to write a review of your book, select a homework assignment, and prepare a class. Read with these duties in mind. I will create a presentations calendar based upon your selections, so you will know well in advance when your presentation will be. Spring Break will be a good time to get your reading accomplished.


 * //Step 3: Prepare your homework assignment.//** You must give me the homework assignment related to your class at least **__two class days prior to your presentation day__**. Homework might be a chapter or selection from the book itself, a related article or review from a newspaper, journal, or magazine, a writing assignment of some sort, or some other relevant reading or exercise. I would expect reading assignments to fall in the 8- to 15-page range. You will lose points if your homework assignment is too brief.


 * //Step 4: Prepare your class.//** Plan a class period’s worth of activities: small group work, class discussions, lectures, video excerpts, etc. Be creative, but allow some sort of discussion to develop at some time during the period. Please consult with me if you would like guidance or advice on this process. Do not plan to use a video that will take up more than half the class period. Hand in your class plan at least **__one class day prior to your presentation day__**. [Your homework selection and class plan will be worth **50 points**.]


 * //Step 4: Teach.// [100 points]**


 * //Step 5: Write your review and self-evaluation.//** Write a three-page paper reviewing your book **//and//** your experience with the project as a whole. [please take on both of these topics in your paper!] What did you learn about your topic and about the process of teaching? **[100 points]**