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 * The instructions for assignments or projects talked about in class.**

=**Literature of Sport Mr. Greenhill**=

= Writing Relating to //The Ol’ Man//, 2016 =

=__**Essay on //The Ol' Man//:**__=

==You have a chance to write an __**individual**__ essay related to //The Ol' Man//. It could be about the same topic your project was about or you may choose an entirely different topic to write about. **You may write either a personal or analytical essay.** == =** IF YOU WROTE A PERSONAL ESSAY ON //PLAYING FOR KEEPS,// WRITE AN ANALYTICAL ESSAY ON //THE OL' MAN//. IF YOU WROTE AN ANALYTICAL ESSAY ON //PLAYING FOR KEEPS//, WRITE A PERSONAL ESSAY ON //THE OL' MAN//. **=

Try this:


 * 1) Choose a Topic**

As with the projects, in //The Ol' Man//, what grabs you? As with the projects, what in the text really grabs you so that you might say to yourself, "I can't wait to sit down and write about this!"? What do you connect to in the text? Is there something you love? Hate? Does something inspire you? Is there something you can very strongly relate to personally? Is there something that baffles you? Something that offends you? Something that fascinates you? Something that disturbs you? Something that amazes you or impresses you? Is there something that you think is tremendously important? Is there a connection to your own life? YOU choose a topic to write about. **__It doesn’t have to be the same topic your project is about, but it may.__** Make sure it is something you want to write about so that you have a chance to experience flow on this essay. :)


 * 2) Make Your Point**

Once you have chosen your topic, decide what **//point//** you'd like to make about it. This is true whether your essay is personal or analytical. It is important that you make a point rather than just describing something. It should be a point you sincerely want to make. Write an essay that has logical structure (introduction, development, conclusion). :) Please write a sincere personal essay on a topic of your choice.

Whatever the case may be, your topic should be something you sincerely want to write about, that you sincerely care about, **something that you think can move you into a flow state when you're working on it.** :)

==** Follow the advice on the wiki called “Important Writing Advice” and "Common Sense Guide to Writing Analytical Essays," which appear one right after the other on the page called "Writing advice and principles." Write from //your// heart and //your// mind, not someone else’s. :) Write for yourself. :) **==

** __Length__: 2-2.5 pages **
=**__Due Dates: __**= = Choose a writing topic (remember, it doesn't have to be the same as your group's project topic) .= = Brainstorming, Outline, and First rough paragraph **- due Tuesday, 11/8**= = Two more rough paragraphs **-** **Wednesday, 11/9, for Period 5, and** **Thursday, 11/10 for** **Period 7.**=

Final draft (with rough materials) **- Your choice from Tues.--Thurs., 11/15-11/18.**
= = = Literature of Sport Mr. Greenhill =

** Analytical or Personal Essay Opportunity :) **  For this writing opportunity, you have a wide variety of choices that come from material we have encountered so far in the reading or in the classroom (or out of the classroom). If your Father Bray essay was analytical, write a personal essay. If your Father Bray article was personal, write an analytical essay. Look at the choices below and choose one you like. J Enjoy it! J J     1. John Updike's essay on Ted Williams, "Hub Fans Bid Kid Adieu"    2. One of the poems ("The Runner" or "To an Athlete Dying Young")    3. The skype session with Jack McCallum    4. Jack McCallum's Dream Team scrimmage article "The Greatest Game Nobody Ever Saw"    5. Steve Prefontaine (your essay should refer to something we read on Pre and to the documentary //Fire on the Track//)    6. Ron Fimrite's article on Hobey Baker, "A Flame That Burned Too Brightly" 7. Alexander Wolff's Munich article "When the Terror Began" 8. Kenny Moore's Munich article "Munich's Message" 9. Any topic that came up in discussion (e-mail Mr. Greenhill your choice) **__BE SURE TO CHOOSE THE ONE YOU'RE MOST INTERESTED IN SO THAT YOU CAN ACHIEVE FLOW AND DO BETTER WRITING__. :)**   **__Whether you're writing an analytical essay or a personal essay, decide on the main point you want to make and build around it. That point is your thesis. :)__** ** Important :** **If something we do after you've started the preliminary stages of this essay seems much more interesting to you than the topic you first chose (e.g. Kenny Moore's visit, any reading we do the week of 12/5-12/9, a topic that comes up in discussion), you may change to it.** **LENGTH:** 2 pages **DUE DATES:** Brainstorming and outline - Fri., 12/2 for period 5 and Mon., 12/5 for period 7 First two rough paragraphs - Tues., 12/6 End of rough draft (2+ pages) - Wed., 12/7 Revised final draft - Thurs., 12/8-Tues., 12/13

=__College Essay Assignment__=

In our ongoing efforts to move your life forward in as fulfilling a manner as possible, we will give you the opportunity to do a college essay as one of your writing assignments for the course. J

Please choose a prompt from the packet attached, or you may use a prompt from one of the actual applications that you are filling out or planning to fill out. (If you use one of the latter, please put that prompt at the top of the first page of the essay you submit to me.)

Please write your essay according to the following deadlines: J

Brainstorming and outline: 10/18 Two rough paragraphs or more: 10/19 Completed rough draft: 10/25 Second draft: 10/28 Final draft: 10/31


 * NB:**
 * 1) If you’re doing an actual application and it has an earlier deadline on it, please let me know and we can adjust things for you.** ** J **


 * __2) To meet the writing expectations for this assignment for this course, you will need at least two pages of written material. If the length of the essay or essays you’re writing for your actual applications is shorter than two pages, choose an additional prompt from the packet attached to this sheet and do that one also.__** **__ J __**


 * __VERY IMPORTANT__: As the College Counseling Office has probably told you already, you must write from the heart. That might be the most important ingredient in the creation of this piece of writing. Insincerity will be easy for experienced admissions officers to spot.** ** J **

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"10% Day"

The "10%" Concept
"10% Day" is based on the concept of "20% Time" that has had superb results at Google, 3M, and FedEx. Those companies gave their employees the chance to use 20% of the work time to work on any project they wanted, a project they were passionate about. Some the most successful products those companies ever came out with were the results of individual "20% Time" projects, such as Post-It Notes, Gmail, Google News, and more. These companies showed what's possible when people are given the chance to use their talents with the support and respect of their organizations, the same conditions we want to create for you. :)

Our Course’s Version of the Concept
Our version of this concept is "10% Day"; we'll use 10% of your class time to provide the opportunity for you to work on a project related to the material and/or concepts in the course.

The Project: Topic and Methods
You choose the topic and project. If you need guidance from Mr. Greenhill, just ask. You decide on the methods for doing your project. It should have at least two components because one component will be writing. Aside from that, you can use any methods you want: video, drama, art, music, science, math, dance, foreign language, crafts, sports, computers, and/or anything else you want. The project should move you and it should feel as though it is at the right level of challenge for you. The ideal situation would be one wherein your project also somehow makes a positive contribution to the lives of other people, either on a small scale or a large scale, such as offering a possible solution to a problem or something of that nature. Ask yourself, "How would this project improve the quality of life on this planet?" You are encouraged to take it a step further and make it global, i.e. connected digitally to the world.

Choose something you are passionately interested in. This should become a flow experience. You are doing this for you so that your academic work connects to your interests and your life and thus feels meaningful. You should enjoy working on this and look forward to putting time into it.

The project won't be due until near the end of the semester. We'll figure out together when that would be. We want to make sure we coordinate it with other work you're doing for this course so that there are no unreasonable work burdens created. :)

More advice on procedure:
1) Look at the reading material and the questions/topics discussed in class. Start with an idea that jumps out at you because it is interesting. What does that topic or that idea bring to mind? What does that topic or that idea in turn bring to mind? Continue this process of connecting ideas until you see one in your mind that truly excites you, one you could truly be fired up to examine in greater depth. That should be your topic for the project. 2) Brainstorm on your topic, first about concepts. 3) Brainstorm on methods of examining and presenting your topic, first by connecting the topic to your various interests and talents. The idea is to come up with a combination that can bring you to flow as you do your work on the project. 4) Plan out the project, do your research and plan out the project some more. For awhile, its evolution should be an ongoing process.


 * Literature of Sport Mr. Greenhill**

= = = = =**Poetry Writing Opportunity**=

SEE PAGE CALLED "POETRY 1" FOR THESE INSTRUCTIONS, REVISED FOR 2012

=**Essay Opportunity on //Wait Till Next Year//** J =

For this assignment, you have the opportunity to choose from a wide variety of topics relating to Doris Kearns Goodwin’s widely admired book. Go to pages 266-270 at the end of the book. There you will find many “Discussion Points” that make excellent paper topics. **Please choose from among the fifteen numbered "Discussion Points" (if your edition does not have the "Discussion Points" section, tell me right away).**


 * //If you don’t find any of these topics appealing, create your own and see me for approval.//**

It is very important that you write about something you care about and that you enjoy putting the essay together. Take pride in what you are doing. Remember that you’re writing for yourself, not for me. J

First ROUGH paragraph – Tues., 11/22 Completed draft – Wed., 11/30 Final draft – to be determined
 * Length:** 2-2.5 pages typed, double-spaced
 * Due dates:** Brainstorming and outline – Mon., 11/21


 * __ NB: When you hand in your final draft, in the heading on the first page indicate //the number of the topic// you selected. __** ** J **