Language Arts/English Lesson Ideas

Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame Lesson Plan: Language Arts/English

Lesson Ideas: • Connecting with a Sports Figure o Have students pick their favorite sport o Have students in class or for homework research a Tennessee athlete that played their favorite sport. o Have students write a paragraph/essay with a hand-drawn picture about that athlete’s history and what qualifies them to be inducted into the Hall of Fame. o What attributes does the student share with the athlete? o How are they alike? How are they different?

• Acceptance Speech o Have students write a one page acceptance speech that they would present to their class if they were accepted into the Hall of Fame. o Who would they thank and what message do they want to leave with their audience? o Classroom Discussion: What does a person wear to give a speech? What should a person not wear to give a speech? o What should a person do while giving a speech? (eye contact, stand still, talk slow, etc.)

• Reflection o How do the Olympics promote peace, unity and friendship amongst countries and their leaders? o What difficulties could the host country face by hosting the Olympics? o If you participate in one Olympic sport, which sport would you choose and why? o If there would be one country you could visit, which country would it be and why? o Name three ways you can personally promote good sportsmanship among athletes.

• Champion o What qualities do champions possess? o How do champions become champions? o To be a champion, do you have to play a sport? o Who is your personal champion?

• Capitalization o Which of the following words need to be capitalized? Need capitalization Keep Lowercase olympic football vanderbilt basketball coach university of tennessee baseball coach pat summit soccer music city bowl swimming predators volleyball tennessee titans lacrosse college world series hockey memphis tigers cross country lipscomb bisons tennis nashville sounds

• Nashville Predators Trivia o Coach: Peter Laviolette (2014) o Number players allowed on ice: 6 (1-goaltender, 5-skaters) o Goalies: Carter Hutton, Pekka Rinne o Home Arena: Bridgestone Arena o Predators Founded in: 1998 o Team Colors: Gold, Navy, White o Mascot: Nash

• Tennessee Titans Trivia o Coach: Ken Whisenhunt o Number players allowed on field: 11 players o Length of field: 120 yards long / 53.33 yards wide o Quarterbacks: Jake Locker, Zach Mettenberger, Tyler Wilson o Home Stadium: LP Field o Titans founded in:1960 o Team Colors: Titans Blue, Navy o Mascot: T-Rac o Titans originally called: Houston Oilers (1960-1996) Tennessee Oilers (1997-1998) Tennessee Titans (1999-Present)