Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame

Lesson Plan:
Language Arts/English
Lesson Ideas:
Connecting with a Sports Figure
o Have students pic their favorite sport
o Have students in class or for homewor research a Tennessee
athlete that pla!ed their favorite sport"
o Have students write a paragraph/essa! with a hand#drawn
picture a$out that athlete%s histor! and what &uali'es them to $e
inducted into the Hall of Fame"
o (hat attri$utes does the student share with the athlete)
o How are the! alie) How are the! di*erent)
Acceptance Speech
o Have students write a one page acceptance speech that the!
would present to their class if the! were accepted into the Hall of
Fame"
o (ho would the! than and what message do the! want to leave
with their audience)
o Classroom +iscussion: (hat does a person wear to give a
speech) (hat should a person not wear to give a speech)
o (hat should a person do while giving a speech) ,e!e contact-
stand still- tal slow- etc".
/e0ection
o How do the 1l!mpics promote peace- unit! and friendship
amongst countries and their leaders)
o (hat di2culties could the host countr! face $! hosting the
1l!mpics)
o 3f !ou participate in one 1l!mpic sport- which sport would !ou
choose and wh!)
o 3f there would $e one countr! !ou could visit- which countr!
would it $e and wh!)
o 4ame three wa!s !ou can personall! promote good
sportsmanship among athletes"
Champion
o (hat &ualities do champions possess)
o How do champions $ecome champions)
o To $e a champion- do !ou have to pla! a sport)
o (ho is !our personal champion)
Capitali5ation
o (hich of the following words need to $e capitali5ed)
4eed capitali5ation 6eep Lowercase
ol!mpic foot$all
vander$ilt $aset$all coach
universit! of tennessee $ase$all
coach pat summit soccer
music cit! $owl swimming
predators volle!$all
tennessee titans lacrosse
college world series hoce!
memphis tigers cross countr!
lipscom$ $isons tennis
nashville sounds
4ashville Predators Trivia
o Coach: Peter Laviolette (2014)
o 4um$er pla!ers allowed on ice: 7 ,8#goaltender- 9#saters.
o :oalies: Carter Hutton- Pea /inne
o Home Arena: ;ridgestone Arena
o Predators Founded in: 8<<=
o Team Colors: :old- 4av!- (hite
o >ascot: 4ash
Tennessee Titans Trivia
o Coach: 6en (hisenhunt
o 4um$er pla!ers allowed on 'eld: 88 pla!ers
o Length of 'eld: 8?@ !ards long / 9A"AA !ards wide
o Buarter$acs: Cae Locer- Dach >etten$erger- T!ler (ilson
o Home Stadium: LP Field
o Titans founded in:8<7@
o Team Colors: Titans ;lue- 4av!
o >ascot: T#/ac
o Titans originall! called: Houston 1ilers ,8<7@#8<<7.
Tennessee 1ilers ,8<<E#8<<=.
Tennessee Titans ,8<<<#Present.