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The Football Mystery

The Football Mystery. Analyzing the validity of sources. Point of View. You are analyzing what it is about the source that made them say or write what is in the document. Here you should consider the following:

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The Football Mystery

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  1. The Football Mystery Analyzing the validity of sources.

  2. Point of View • You are analyzing what it is about the source that made them say or write what is in the document. • Here you should consider the following: • In what way(s) does the class, nationality, gender, official position, ideology, or other characteristic of the author influence his or her thinking on the topic at hand? • How does the type of document (e.g., public speech, private letter or diary, government report) affect its purpose and content?

  3. Example 1 • What is POV? • What are they trying to portray? • What should, you the unbiased Indv. Take into mind when considering this?

  4. Example 2

  5. The annual Madison Central Indians versus George Rogers Clark football game was played Friday night. Due to family commitments I was unable to attend the game. • The game was decided when HingleMcCringleberry caught a touchdown pass on the last play of the 4th quarter giving Madison Central a 14-10 victory.

  6. Monday morning when I arrived at school "everyone" was talking about the "catch" and the victory. What I want to know is what REALLY happened and just how great of a play this catch actually was. • Throughout the day I spoke to the following people in an attempt to obtain the truth. • As I review each source I must constantly ask myself "what is the validity of each person's comment and what’s their particular expertise in the area of HS football.

  7. PROMPT • Analyze motives of the varied selection of people that attended the MCHS vs. GRC football game last weekend. How did these motives influence the attitudes of the participants toward the final catch that sealed the outcome of the game? • HISTORICAL BACKGROUND • Games between cross-town rivals often end with controversial plays that decide close games.

  8. Source #1 • Tom Robard, Newspaper Reporter, The Richmond Register • The annual Madison Central-GRC football game ended in dramatic fashion when HingleMcCringleberry caught the game winning touchdown pass as time expired. McCringleberry made a leaping catch and landed safely in the endzone capping an improbable come from behind win for the Indians. • (note: most high school game results are phoned into the newspaper sports desk)

  9. Source #2 • HingleMcKringleberry, Madison Central Wide Receiver who caught the winning pass • Did you see that catch?! I mean it was great! Man I knew I had it! That D-back was nothing! I ran right by him and just reached out and pulled it in. Focus, real focus!! We're number 1!!

  10. Source #3 • Joker Phillips, Offensive Coach, Madison Central High School • Great catch! Unbelieveable! Hingle has heart and no quit in him. When it mattered I knew he would come through. He's tough, a real gamer! I had the team focused. We were ready to play. Never a doubt!

  11. Source #4 • Dani Smith, Madison Central Cheerleader Captain • It was a totally awesome catch! We won the game and, like totally disgraced that other team. I knew we would win after our half-time show, and we did! We rock! Go Central! Those GRC guys had no chance. And you should have seen those GRC girls! Their cheers were sloppy and screechy. No wonder we won!!! We're number 1!!

  12. Source #5 • David Noland, Madison Central teacher who attended the game to watch sonson play • Central played real hard. The boys were great. It was a great catch that won a hard fought game. The noise in the stands after the game was unbelieveable. Everyone was hugging each other and screaming.

  13. Source #6 • Rob Jones, Defensive back who covered Hingle, GRC High School • We were robbed. That guy never caught the ball, he was lying there on the ground and the ball fell in his hands. He pushed me and the ref never saw nothing. Central is nothing but a bunch of cheats!

  14. Source #7 • Billy Gillespie, Defensive Coach, GRC High School • What can I say? Jones played him real tight. Central ended up on the ground with the ball and the touchdown. Some nights you just aren't lucky, some you are.

  15. Source #8 • Mike Jones, Football Referee, excerpt from his game report to the Kentucky High School Activities Association • It was a clean and simple catch resulting in a touchdown. No penalty was involved.

  16. Source #9 • Robert Benson, Assistant Football Coach, University of Kentucky. Excerpt from his scouting report. • #83 HingleMcKringleberry, Senior. Position: Wide Receiver. Height: 5'6". Weight: 155. Comment: Has poor hands and only average speed.

  17. How will you write POV? • Point of view may best be established by doing the following: • Tell the reader who the author is. • State what the author believes (just be reasonable) • Tell the reader why he believes this “He believes this because… • WHO WHAT WHY 

  18. DECENT EXAMPLE • Mary Griffin, a teacher at Madison Central, believed that Central played really hard because she teaches there and knows those students.

  19. GREAT EXAMPLE • Mary Griffin, teacher of Madison Central students, noted that Central won a hard fought game and did so with a great catch. She is apt to believe this because Griffin was likely caught up in the emotional euphoria in the stands as evidenced by the cheering and hugging, lending her to describe the game in such emotional superlative.

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