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Rap
point 2
Term
3, Week 2: Week beginning 29 July 2002
This
rap point requires you and your class to answer the following
questions.
Who
are some of the Australian athletes competing at the Commonwealth
Games?
Why do they enjoy playing games and sports?
What are some of the benefits of participating in games and
sports?
Working
through the rap task will help you to answer the questions and
develop more of your own.
Rap
task
Complete
the following task in order to answer the questions above.
There
are over 750 athletes, representing over 30 sports with New South
Wales Institute of Sport (NSWIS) scholarships. These athletes
are the best at what they do. Many are the best in Australia and
some are the best in the world.
Why
do they put so much time and effort into their sports?
As
part of this rap, you have the opportunity to interact via email
with seven athletes from the NSWIS. These seven athletes are currently
representing Australia at the Commonwealth Games. See further
down the page for their names and sports.
1.
In small groups, develop a profile of each athlete. As you discover
interesting fact(s) on each athlete, develop your own athlete
profile. This could be in the form of a:
- multimedia
presentation (e.g. PowerPoint or Kidpix)
- poster
presentation
- information
sheet
- hanging
mobile
- other?
2.
Develop a range of questions that you would like to ask each athlete
in order to find out more information about them. For example,
what they enjoy most about playing sport or about participating
in a particular event, what are some of the physical benefits,
health benefits, and social benefits? You may also look at what
sports and physical activities they will be or would like to be
involved in once their competitive careers are over.
You
may need to gather information for these profiles from a number
of sources, for example:
- resources
that are in your school library
- discussions
with the athletes involved in the rap.
Send a message
to all rappers sharing a couple of questions you would like to
ask each athlete. A selection of these will be answered for you
next week.
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