english

Film: Hoop Dreams (1994)
• Handout: Thomas G. Palaima “The NCAA and the Athletes It Fails”
• Blair Reader: Henry Louis Gates Jr. “Delusions of Grandeur”
• Resource of your choice from ProQuest
Topic: Based on what you read in Henry Louis Gate’s “Delusions of
Grandeur,” Thomas G. Palaima’s “The NCAA and the Athletes It Fails,”
your own research, and what you learned from watching the film Hoop
Dreams, write an essay that addresses the following prompt:
Argue whether or not The National Collegiate Athletic Association fails
its student athletes. Note: you must define what it means to be a student
athlete to successfully answer the question.
Essay Guidelines:
1. Essays must be at least 3.5 pages typed, double spaced, and with 1
inch margins.
2. Use proper MLA formatting.
3. Do not use 2nd person pronouns (you, your). If you do, I will deduct
10 points for each use. Only use 1st person pronouns (I, me, my, we,
us, our) for personal examples used as evidence not for argument.
4. You must use quotes from one of the sources listed above and from
one resource of your own finding in your essay to help support your
thesis. This means you must include in-text citations and a works
cited page for every source used.
5. If you do not use proper MLA citation format and proper MLA
paper format, you will receive credit for turning in the assignment
but no points.
6. Carefully proofread and edit your work.