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Sports - Lesson 2 - PTSI V

On 15/03/2022 at 10:00

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ATHLETES' ACTIVISM

Pairwork:

1) #NoJusticeNoLebron

> Research the context of this tweet and explain what was going on. Why do you think activists were asking LeBron James to get involved in this issue? What do you think they were hoping his sitting out games would do?

2) Watch the 30-second End Gun Violence public service announcement by Every Town For Gun Violence. Why are professional athletes doing this? Do you know about any similar situations where athletes have gotten involved in political issues or causes, whether in history or lately in the news?

3) Describe and analyze the two iconographic documents.

Cartoonscartoons.pdf (7.52 Mo)

4) Read the different testimonies of committed athletes and use their examples to weigh the pros and cons of professional athletes taking a stand on social and political issues (about 250 words).

Should athletes take a stand on social issues a historical perspectiveshould-athletes-take-a-stand-on-social-issues-a-historical-perspective.pdf (111.05 Ko)