Sport History Project

 

The project for this class will focus on the history of sports in Ohio.  Students will be able to choose the topic they wish to focus on though it will need to be approved by the instructor.  Each student’s final project will be included in a bound publication that will be given to each student as well as appropriate institutions such as the Football Hall of Fame, the Amateur Sports Hall of Fame etc.  Since the goal of this project is to produce a publishable final project we will be involving the writing center in the project and students can expect opportunities to edit and revise.

 

Project Details

 

Each student will complete a 10-12 page paper—this does not include bibliography and endnotes page

All topics are chosen by the student but must be approved by the instructor by the beginning of the 3rd week of classes

Students will turn in:

Ø      A topic choice—by 9/15  (5 points)

Ø      An outline with thesis statement—10/6 (20 points)

Ø      A rough draft—11/3 (20 points)

Ø      A second draft—(5 points)

Ø      Final paper—12/8 (100 points)

            10-12 pages, typed, double-spaced

            Title page

            Bibliography—Chicago Manual of Style

                        Must have at least five sources and one must be a primary source

            Endnotes—Chicago Manual of Style

 

Grade will be based on:

Ø      Adherence to requirements for the paper

Ø      Proper citations

Ø      Completion of all parts of the project

Ø      Inclusion of paper in the final publication

Ø      Thesis statement and conclusion

Ø      Style and format

Ø      Grammar

Ø      Flow

Ø      Supporting material—appropriateness and use of

Ø      Meetings with Writing Center tutors—at least two

Ø      Appropriate sources consulted

 

Students will choose a topic by the third week of the semester and have it approved.  Students will also turn in a thesis statement and outline of their paper by the end of the sixth week of the semester.  Rough drafts of all projects are due by the end of the 10th week of the semester.  The final five weeks will be spent on revising and editing to get the papers ready for publication.  Each student will be expected to work with the Writing Center and I will receive reports to make sure that this happens. 

 

Suggestions for topics—need to be narrowly focused for a 12 page paper

Canton Terriers history

McKinley-Massillon Rivalry

Start of professional football in Canton

Alta Weiss

Fumble ball

Paul Brown

Cleveland Buckeyes

Ohio State sports—a specific topic/focus

AAGPBL players from Ohio

Kent State Sports

Local high school sport issues

Olympians from Ohio

Black baseball in Ohio

Indians history

Browns history

Cavaliers history

How we came to have an Amateur sports hall of fame in Canton

Thurman Munson

Women’s sports

Title IX in Ohio schools

Dayton Marcos

Chris Spielman

History of Football Hall of Fame

Cleveland Rockers

Kent State sports-one individual sport

Jim Brown

Art Modell and the destruction of the Browns

High School mascots

Ohioans in the Olympics

Michigan-Ohio State Rivalry