C.O.P.E.

COPE Assignment

P.E. COPE Assignment

(Cognitive Only Physical Education)

Students who are out because of a Medical Excuse, to get their daily or weekly grade must complete a COPE assignment.

• Fitness Article

First Paragraph – Find a fitness related article and summarize the article you read. This should be done in such a way that a person that has not read the article would feel as if they had read it after reading the summary. Articles can be found in magazines, books, the internet or any other place that fitness articles are found.

Second Paragraph – What was your reaction to the article? Explain how the article could possibly effect you and/or your family.

Third paragraph – How can this article be applied to what we are doing in P.E. at Niles West High School.

COPE ASSIGNMENT EXPECTATIONS

• 1 article per day that a student is out of P.E.
• The article must be at least one full page in length typed 12 font double spaced.
• Turn in a copy of the article along with written assignment.
  • Here are a few article that could be used for the COPE assignment:
  • "Every Minute"Smart Jocks: Fit kids do better on math, reading tests
    • Stressed? Exercise may help ward off anxiety.
    • Why Being Skinny Doesn't Mean You're Fit

Here is a link to several articles.