Holiday Assignment -- Happy Holidays!!!

Sports Journalism, Holiday Assignment

Be sure to answer ALL three questions!

Assignment 1: Research and preview one of college football’s Bowl Championship games in 3-5 sentences.

Assignment 2: If you were Knick owner, James Dolan, would you give into heavy pressure from the fans and fire Isiah Thomas? Explain in 5-7 sentences.

Assignment 3: In light of the Sean Taylor shooting, and the increased salaries of star athletes, should professional sports teams do more to protect their players? Explain in 5-7 sentences.

Homework For Thursday, December 19th!

If you were the subject of your column, what would your next move be? Explain in 5-7 sentences. (Michael Vick, Andy Pettitte or Isiah Thomas).

Homework For Wednesday, December 19!

For Wednesday, all you have to do is bring in 3-5 points you want to make in your sports column. Remember, the choices are Michael Vick and Dog Fighting, Andy Pettitte and HGH, or the State of the Knicks.

Information can be located on:

ESPN.com

NY Times.com

NY Daily News.com

SI.com

See you in class!

-Mr. Donohue

Homework For Tuesday, December 18!

Choose one of the three topics to write a column about and explain why you chose it in 3-5 sentences. Choices are: Michael Vick sentenced, Andy Pettitte and HGH, or the State of the Knicks.

See you in class!

-Mr. Donohue

Homework For Friday, December 14th!

What, if anything, would you do to a professional athlete who used steroids? Explain in 3-5 sentences.

See you in class!

-Mr. DOnohue

Homework For Wednesday, December 11th!

For Wednesday, answer the following question in 3-5 sentences: is taking performance enhancing drugs the worst form of cheating in sports?

OR

Answer the following in 3-5 sentences: if Barry Bonds is found guilty, should he be stripped of his records?

See you in class!

-Mr. Donohue

Homework For Tuesday, December 11th!

For Tuesday, list 3-5 ways one can cheat in sports.

See you in class!

-Mr. Donohue

Homework For Monday, December 9th!

For Monday, choose one sports topic in the news and explain why it interests you in 3-5 sentences. Information can be found at the following sites:

NY Times.com

NY Daily News.com

ESPN.com

SI.com

See you in class!

-Mr. Donohue

Homework For Friday, December 7th!

For Friday, your homework is to research 3-5 facts for your boys or girls basketball articles.

You can find facts and stats on PSAL.org.

See you in class!

-Mr. Donohue

Homework For Thursday, December 6th!

Your homework for Thursday, December 6th is to read a sports article of your choice and write 3-5 sentence summary.

Material can be found at:

ESPN.com

NY Daily News.com

Sports Illustrated.com

NY Times.com

See you in class!

-Mr. Donohue

Homework For Tuesday, December 4th!

For Tuesday, explain what you like or dislike about high school sports in 3-5 sentences.

See you in class!

-Mr. Donohue