Activity+6T

__ACTIVITY 6__ Interdepartmental Collaboration
Spanish class and a physical education class will collaborate by sharing information and playing a competitive game of ball. A discussion about team sports, sports and society and sport violence will follow. The class will:
 * 1) present an overview of the Mesoamerican Ballgame in English to a physical education class
 * 2) instruct and play "pelota mesoamericana"
 * 3) moderate a discussion about
 * North American football and issues of brutality
 * extreme sports
 * risk of injury to athletes
 * representational art on clothing and memorabilia
 * sport themes in literature and film
 * examples of the importance of sports in society

 4. use a Venn diagram to compare and contrast sports in the USA to ancient Mesoamerica ([|Compare and Contrast Diagram.pdf)]