TRACK AND FIELD PROJECT

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Lent 2021 - Grade 9

Track and Field Project

Brief Overview. Track and field is a very popular sport around the world. The BVI have produced several great track and field athletes that have brought the territory to the world’s stage at many different track and field arenas. Track and field athletes not only enjoy doing the sport, but it opens the door to many good opportunities including scholarships, travel and even a well-paid career in many instances. Currently, there are several local persons that are successful professional track and field athletes and they represent the BVI in related sporting events all over the world.

Track & Field

Instructions: Students are required to conduct a research as it relates to three (3) Olympic track and field athletes. Choose one athlete who participated in a Throwing, Jumping and Track event, these athletes can be either local, regional and or international. Students will be given 2 weeks for the submission of their research paper via the platform indicated by the teacher.

This research paper must include the following :

1. Student’s name, class and teacher’s name.

2. A short biography (1-2 paragraphs) of each track and field athlete. The biography should focus on the athlete’s career or journey with the sport, the name of some sporting events they competed at and any records they may hold.

3. A picture of each athlete to accompany their biography.

Date Due: ___________________ (2 weeks)

Grading Criteria

Category	Excellent (4)	Good (3)	Satisfactory (2)	Needs Improvement (1)	Points Earned
Writing	Clear, articulate writing used. Sentence structure and grammar are excellent. Correct use of punctuation. No spelling errors.	Writing is mostly clear and concise. Sentence structure and grammar are strong and mostly correct. Few minor errors in punctuation and/or spelling.	Writing lacks clarity or conciseness. Minor problems with sentence structure and some grammatical errors. Minor errors in punctuation and spelling.	Writing lacks clarity and conciseness. Serious problems with sentence structure and grammar. Numerous major and/or minor errors in punctuation and spelling
Organization	Information is well organized, with an appropriate layout and easy to read and understand.	Information has a good format and is understandable.	Information is not properly laid out but understandable.	Information is poorly organized and confusing.
Content /Accuracy	All information and pictures are accurate.	Most of the information and pictures are accurate.	Some of the information and or pictures are inaccurate or missing.	Majority of the information and pictures are inaccurate or missing.
Completeness	Assignment includes all 3 athlete’s bio and picture, 1 of which is local.	Assignment includes all 3 athlete’s bio but no picture or no local.	Assignment includes only 2 athlete’s bio and picture.	Assignment includes only 1 athlete’s bio and picture.
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