The Global Impact and History of sports

This is an individual project in which you will research the history of a sport…any sport…from anywhere in the world. You will research and compile all pertinent information into a PowerPoint presentation. Your presentation will include information about your selected sport’s

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  • origins;
  • general information about who plays it and how it’s played;
  • fan culture;
  • information about its importance to local, national, or the world community at particular times in history (i.e. during war, at the Olympics, after tragedy, etc.);
  • top players, coaches, teams;
  • top prizes and awards;
  • typical compensation for players;
  • and its current role in the world community. 

So its a presentation on google slides. Don’t make slides to long of paragraphs. Mostly bullet points and then make a google doc with the things that im supposed to say in class. 

How will this be graded?   

PowerPoint – 30 points 

  • origins (4 points)
  • general information about who plays it and how it’s played (4 points)
  • fan culture (4 points)
  • information about its importance to local, national, or the world community at particular times in history (i.e. during war, at the Olympics, after tragedy, etc.) (4 points)
  • top players, coaches, teams (2 points)
  • top prizes and awards (2 points)
  • typical compensation for players (2 points)
  • and its current role in the world community (4 points)
  • Citations (2 points)
  • Works Cited List (2 points)

Presentation (8 points)

  • Ability to effectively communicate information to audience (4 points)
  • Ability to respond to questions (How well do you know your selected sport/Ability to answer questions) (4 points)


So its a presentation on google slides. Don’t make slides to long of paragraphs. Mostly bullet points and then make a google doc with the things that im supposed to say in class. 

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