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For Love of the Game?
Content area(s):
English & Language Arts, Mathematics,
Grade levels: middle
Author(s) & location: Robin Breitenbach, Pam Cook and Ann Hudson, Cowpens, South Carolina
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Description
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"With the huge salaries earned by some professional basketball players, one questions whether the players are "worth" what they are paid. The underlying question explored in this WebQuest is what do we value in American society? The controversy surrounding professional athletes' salaries is complex and multi-faceted . This activity will help students learn how American labor markets operate and how salaries paid to professional athletes influence our values concerning money."
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What makes this an interesting WebQuest
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- Good real world issue blends nicely into an abstract reflection on the values of American society
- The Role pages are well developed with prompting questions and suggestions
- Excellent levels to critical thinking - allowing individual expertise, group negotiation of meaning, and individual reflection / transformation
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