Jackson Creek Middle School Fitness and the Olympics: Language Arts

In Language Arts, Mr. Keefer's classes performed several assignments with the theme of the Olympics. Students were asked to read a biography/ autobiography in which the subject could be an Olympic athlete. Students were then asked to write about this individual and the individual's accomplishments. For extra credit, they completed the following word searches (summer and winter) and worksheets on reading comprehension (and questions).

Ms. Zock's class listened to the library media specialist's, Mrs. McGlaun, booktalk and then chose a biography or autobiography about an Olympic athlete. From the books that were purchased with this grant, students were able to read about both contemporary and historical athletes.

The following books were used by the language arts classes.

All American: the Rise and Fall of Jim Thorpe by Bill Crawford (2005)
Babe Didrikson Zaharias: the Making of a Champion by Russell Freedman (1999)
Best that I can Be: an Autobiography by Rafer Johnson (1998)
Champion: the Story of Muhammed Ali by James Haskins (2002)
David Robinson: NBA Super Center by Bill Gutman (1993)
Determined to Win: the Overcoming Spirit of Jean Driscoll by Jean Driscoll (2000)
Dominique Moceanu: An American Champion by Dominique Moceanu (1996)
Drive: the Story of My Life by Larry Bird (1989)
Eric Liddell: Pure Gold by David McCasland (2001)
Foiled, Hitler's Jewish Olympian: The Helene Mayer Story by Milly Mogulof (2002)
Go for the Gold by Mia Hamm (1999)
Gold in the Water: True Story of Ordinary Men and their Extraordinary Dream by P.H. Mullen (2001)
Jessie Owens by Tony Gentry (1990)
A Kind of Grace: Autobiography of the World's Greatest Female Athlete by Jacqueline Joyner-Kersee (1997)
Legend of Jesse Owens by Hank Nuwer (1998)
The Long Program by Peggy Fleming (1999)
Magic Johnson by Sean Dolan (1993)
The Man Who Could Fly: the Bob Beamon Story by Bob Beamon (1999)
Marion Jones: Life in the Fast Lane by Marion Jones (2004)
Shaq Talks Back by Shaquille O'Neal (2001)
She Got Game: My Personal Odyssey by Cynthia Cooper (1999)
Wilma Rudolph by Tom Biracree (1988)
Yao: A Life in Two Worlds by Yao Ming (2004)

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Last Updated: 01/15/05
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