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Part 1 Article Summary:

You will need to choose an article about a contemporary African American sport figure of your interest and summarize the article. You will need to turn in a summary of the article and the summary should include, but not limited to, your view of any issues relating to the contemporary African American athlete and the mass media’s perception of your chosen African American sports figure. Your article must be from a credible source and you must include a link to the article or the article it's self.

Article Rubric: I am using this as a tool to determine your grades for the article summary. I will give you a grade in each Category.

Your original posting(s) for each unit should

▪ Your view of the issue relating to the contemporary American sports figure

▪ Mass media’s perception of your chosen sports figure

▪ Article from a credible source and link to the article

▪ Spelling and grammar

Article Grade Matrix

Criteria Points Possible Points Achieved

The Student:

Your view of the issue relating to the contemporary American sports figure

5

Mass media’s perception of your chosen sports figure

5

Article from a credible source and link to the article

3

Spelling and grammar 2

Total 15