reflection essay
SpMgt 101 Summer 2019 Reflection Paper: Gender
The video linked below is 38:24 long: http://youtu.be/jRoKU1btu2E
Female sportscasters: Challenging a male dominated industry. Jillian Kay
Submit the work as ONE document:
The worksheet should be page 1, the following 2 pages comprise the reflection paper.
Formatting: 1” margins, Times-New-Roman 12 point font. The reflection paper itself should NOT be longer than 2 pages.
The grading rubric: 25 points possible.
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Completed worksheet |
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Reflection paper introduction paragraph. Identify the issue.
What is the position of the producer or those represented in the video? |
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Para 2. Describe ONE opinion offered in the video and use an example (from the video or from your experience) that supports the position being argued. |
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3 points |
Para 3. Describe a SECOND example (from the video or from your experience) that supports the position being argued. |
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3 points |
Para 4. What is the counter argument to the perspective offered in the video? What evidence or example would someone who opposes this perspective give to argue against the message in the video? |
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Para 5. Discussion Do YOU think by gender roles in the sport media are influenced by societal values/gender norms? Why or how are roles of women in sport media influenced by society, OR why do you think there is no influence? (Explain, and support your stance) |
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Para 6. Conclusion. Has the sport broadcast landscape changed since this video was made? What does the future hold? Make a prediction about gender as it relates to sport media in the US in the future. Will it be different in 10 years? How so? Why or why not? |
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Presentation: · Flow of the arguments presented · Grammar and spelling and writing conventions |
WORKSHEET:
Probably, along with the military, sports has become a premiere site for the making of (what?)
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Sport is a privileged space that has long been based on (what?)
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You can legislate the hiring but not the ___________________________________
Women shouldn’t report on football because they have not played. The faculty members from Oregon School of Journalism suggest this is:
a) because women do not have the same credentials and are therefore not qualified for the job
b) discriminatory logic
c) more of an excuse
d) a rationale argument
e) all of the above
f) answers (b) and (c)
g) answers (a) and (d)
Jill Savage (10:30) and Ann Schatz (11:33) say this about women sports casters:
A woman sports caster is ‘damned if she does, and damned if she doesn’t’ – What does this statement refer to?
Reflect on the discussion of ‘the locker issue’. Can this be seen as an example of gender discrimination in the work place? What is a solution/a way to solve this issue?
Ann Schatz has a problem with men reporting on women’s sports … What’s the problem? She revisits the ‘problem’ again and gives an example…who is her example?
Start a new page for the reflection paper. Refer to the rubric above.