Mrs. McManus's Olympics Research Project
ESSENTIAL QUESTION: DO THE OLYMPIC GAMES TODAY HAVE THE SAME EFFECT ON SOCIETY AS THEY DID IN ANCIENT GREECE?
YOUR GROUP HAS BEEN ASSIGNED ONE OF THE FOLLOWING SUBTOPICS:
- ATHLETES AS ROLE MODELS
- SOCIAL EQUALITY
- ECONOMICS AND MONEY
- POLITICS (ACTIVITIES/ACTIONS/POLICIES USED IN GOVERMENT)
- CULTURAL/NATIONAL IDENTITY (FEELING LIKE PART OF A GROUP BASED ON CULTURE OR NATIONALITY
- INTERNATIONAL GOODWILL AND COOPERATION
TASK: You are a member of the Olympic Advisory Committee for the country of Panem. With your group, you will create either a slide show or a tripod poster board presentation convince the country of Panem why they should or should not compete in the Olympic games.
BELOW ARE LINKS TO HELP YOU IN YOUR RESEARCH. ALSO AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE ARE LINKS TO THE PROJECT AND TASK PACKETS IN CASE YOU LOSE THE ONE GIVEN TO YOU IN CLASS.
ANCIENT HISTORY ENCYCLOPEDIA - OLYMPIC GAMES
EQUALITY AND THE OLYMPICS: FISTS FOR FREEDOM
HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE OLYMPICS - DECLARATION OF RIGHTS
INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE
OLYMPICS: FRIENDLY COMPETITION OR FIERCE RIVALRY?
PENN MUSEUM: THE REAL STORY BEHIND THE OLYMPIC GAMES (IF PASSWORD IS REQUIRED, USE empirelink.