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Subject: Language ArtsLesson Title: Football Chain StoryGoals/Objectives:• To create a story using group cooperation• To edit and proofread in a groupNational Standards met: Language Arts – 4, 5, 6, 11Methods/Procedures:• Class studies Gridiron Terminology (page 8) and Football Facts (page 9).• In groups of four, each group is given a photograph of an interesting football scene orsituation.• When music begins, first student begins to write a narrative prompted by thephotograph.• After a few minutes, the music is stopped and the story that student 1 began is readby 2nd student.• The music is turned back on, and the 2nd student picks up the story where the firststudent left off.• This procedure continues around the group until all have had a turn. The last studentin the group should attempt to end the tale.Materials:• Photographs (clipped from popular sports magazines)• Blank paper attached to photographs• Pens• Music (purchased CDs of college fight songs)• Greatest College Fight songs/Touchdown USA!, Big Ten MachineLANGUAGE ARTSAssessment:• Each student in the group reads aloud to the class the part of the story he or she haswritten. The group will edit the story using specific terminology to replace generaldescription used by less football-proficient students. Grades can be assigned toproofread and finish papers.Detroit Lions Edition 13 Pro Football Hall of Fame Educational Outreach Program