Week 11

Blog Post #5 Directions

Topic: Sports

BP #5 Percentage Value: 4%

Format: Complete sentences, paragraphs, MLA citations

Submission: Post your BP #5 to your blog.

Due Date: Refer to the course schedule.

In your blog this week, focus on one of the following American sports teams, leagues, athletes, or events . . .

The Super Bowl

Shaun White

The U.S. Women's National (Soccer) Team

March Madness

Tim Tebow

Danica Patrick

The Boston Marathon

The US Open

Michael Jordan

Abby Wambach

NASCAR

Major League Baseball

Serena Williams

. . . and compose a post that focuses on these five components:

1. the team's/league's/athlete's/event's background  

2. the team's/league's/athlete's/event's existence, thus far, in 2012 (i.e.  In 2012, has the team/league/athlete been in the news for anything or won any games/tournaments?  Has the event occurred yet, is it occurring now, or is it going to occur soon?) 

3. the merchandise that is available for fans of the team/league/athlete/event

4. the team's/league's/athlete's/event's online promotional efforts (Ex. official website, Twitter, YouTube, Facebook, etc.)

5. an assessment of the team's/league's/athlete's/event's value in American culture  

Additional Information

Your response to each prompt should be one-paragraph, minimum, in length.  

Use credible secondary sources (Ex. an official website and/or article content from a recognizable news outlet) for your research, and make sure that you include in-text citations and a Works Cited page.  

Week 9

Topic: Technology

BP #4 Percentage Value: 4%

Format: Complete sentences, paragraphs

Due Date: Refer to the course schedule

Directions: Choose a contemporary technology to evaluate.   Then, respond to the below prompts.   Any sources used should be cited in MLA format (in-text citations, Works Cited).

1. Describe the appearance and the components of the technology.  2 paragraphs minimum.

2. Who does the company of the product seem to be marketing the product towards?

3. In what circumstances/situations/jobs can the technology be used?

4. Who uses the technology?  Who might not have/use the technology, and why? (Go beyond 
"People use it.  Some people might not use it."  Think particular demographics.)  1 paragraph 
minimum

5. Which currently available products are similar to the technology you are focusing on?   
How are they similar?  1 paragraph minimum

6. What past products (i.e. previous technologies) does the technology seem to build off of?  
How is the technology you are evaluating differ from these past products? 1 paragraph 
minimum

7. How has the technology affected American culture?  1 paragraph minimum