7th Grade M/J Course Credit Recovery JULY 8, 2013 - Division of ...

Answer KeyE. Professional athletes traditionally have very short careers, and they are one injury away from never playingagain, so they need to make a large salary every year to make up for the years when they cannot play(lines 56–63).F. Fans will pay high prices to see games, and companies will also pay high prices to place advertisements,so players deserve to receive as much as people are willing to spend to see them compete (lines 21–24and 84–100).14. Responses will vary. Students should say that Singletary has a positive attitude toward professional athletesand appears to appreciate them, but Hjelm has a negative attitude toward professional athletes and seems angryand irritated. Students may use any of the following details from the two articles to support their responses:A. Singletary says that he is moving to a “more power to ’em” position (lines 4–5).B. Singletary appreciates the difficulty associated with playing sports professionally (lines 25–38).C. Singletary understands that the athletes’ careers are much shorter and more fragile than other people’scareers (lines 56–63).D. Singletary presents an athlete’s thought process and shows that it is based not on greed but on an assessmentof the amount of money in professional sports (lines 39–55 and 64–83).E. Hjelm defines two classes of players—superstars and utility players. This shows disrespect for someplayers (lines 6–21).F. Hjelm says that athletes are merely playing a game. They receive too much money for providingentertainment when compared with teachers and firefighters, who provide essential services (lines 33–50).G. Hjelm ridicules players who he considers to have large egos. He says that these players can no longerrelate to their fans (lines 77–92), instead of mentioning any of the charity work that many players do.