Sportswriting

Students use on-the-scene reporting techniques to write vivid stories.  In this on-the-scene reporting lesson, students discover ways to use imagery to add appeal to their writing.  Students complete a graphic organizer in which they use...

Students learn and use techniques for conducting sports interviews.  In this interviewing lesson, students discuss the three main types of interviews and how the styles are different.  Students complete a graphic organizer in which they...

Students examine examples of sports jargon by reading sports articles from a newspaper. They write a news article about a fictional sports event using examples of sports jargon.

For this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 25 multiple choice questions about Bernard Malamud's The Natural. Students may submit their answers to be scored.