Educational Resources
The Legacy
General Overview of the Lesson:
Students will work in groups of 3-5 and develop a timeline PowerPoint presentation that will depict Lou Marsh's legacy and present it to the class.
Using content available from www.loumarsh.ca, students will compose the timeline on the PowerPoint to include the following:
- Pictures/artefacts of Lou Marsh and Lou Marsh Memorial Award recipients
- Brief text to describe each recipients' accomplishments
- Summary of Lou Marsh's legacy in Canadian sport history
Students will be encouraged to use primary and secondary sources to generate the PowerPoint presentation
Age Level: Grade 11 and 12 students
Relevant Courses:
This lesson plan focuses on:
- Canadian and World Studies
- Exercise Science
- Recreation and Fitness Leadership
Specific student learning objectives:
- To learn about significant Canadian individuals and athletes who have changed Canada's image at home and/or abroad.
- To discover the knowledge of facts, concepts and generalizations pertinent to an understanding of Canadian athletes
- To apply their knowledge by using technology and visual representations
Skills Targeted for Development
- Writing skills
- Communication skills
- Technological skills
- Time management skills
- Creative/Artistic skills
Resources Required:
- Large chart paper to list students comments about "what legacy means to them"
- Computers installed with PowerPoint or any other presentation generating software
- Classroom internet access to websites
- www.sportshall.ca and www.loumarsh.ca
Helpful Resources:
Suggested Implementation Strategy
This lesson will take three class periods to complete.
Session 1: In Class - One Period
Working in groups of 3-5, predetermined by the teacher, students will be given a chance to brainstorm what "legacy" means to them without the use of a dictionary. Students should answer questions such as:
- What legacies do they know of?
- What does legacy mean to them?
- What does legacy mean in a more general sense?
Teachers will records student comments on the chart board or smartboard. Teachers will then provide the dictionary definition of legacy but will also indicate that there are many different types of legacies. This step should only take about 15-20 minutes.
Students will then break into their predetermined groups once again and using the internet and their assigned decade begin researching Lou Marsh and the athletes assigned for their decade (maximum of four athletes per decade will be assigned). Students will be given the remaining class time to prepare the outline for their PowerPoint presentations. The structure of the PowerPoint will be as follows:
- Slide 1 : Title Slide
- Slides 2 - 5: Athlete slides (one per athlete)
- Choice of athletes to include [1930's] : 1936 - 1939, [1940's]: 1940 - 1949, [1950's]: 1950 - 1959, [1960's]: 1960 - 1969, [1970's]: 1970 - 1979, [1980's]: 1980 - 1989, [1990's]: 1990- 1999, [2000's]: 2000 - 2009
- Slide 6: Summary Slide
A maximum of six slides will need to be developed per group.
The timeline will focus on Lou Marsh's legacy in Canadian sports history by portraying the four athletes assigned to each group that have been awarded the Lou Marsh Memorial Award. Each group will dedicate one slide to each athlete in their assigned decade. An additional slide will be required to summarize the legacy of Lou Marsh in Canadian sport history. A title page for the slide should also be added.
Students will be required but not limited to use the recipients of the Lou Marsh Memorial Award as their foundation. The Lou Marsh Legacy timeline will reflect the Lou Marsh Memorial Award recipients. For a full list of Lou Marsh Memorial Award recipients, click this link http://loumarsh.ca/en/athletes
For background information pertaining to Lou Marsh click on these links http://loumarsh.ca/en/loumarsh
Students will compose the timeline on the PowerPoint to include the following:
- Pictures of Lou Marsh and Lou Marsh Memorial Award Recipients
- Pictures of sport artefacts found on www.loumarsh.ca pertaining to the athletes
- Brief text to show each recipient's accomplishment(s)
- Summary of Lou Marsh's legacy in Canadian sport history
The structure of the final PowerPoint presentation is as follows:
- Slide 1 : Title
- Slide 2-5: Athletes slides
- Slide 6: Summary
An example of an athletes slide may include their achievements:
E.g. Wayne Gretzky, the student may list the following under his name:
- Lester B. Pearson Award
- NHL scoring leader: 1982-85, 1987
- 4 time Lou Marsh Memorial Award recipient
Students will be encouraged to complete the PowerPoint presentation as a homework assignment with their group.
Session 2: In Class - Two Class Periods
1. In their groups, students will present their PowerPoint presentations to the class. Each group will be given 10 minutes to present.
Suggested Follow-up Activities
Students will be encouraged to visit www.sportshall.ca to learn more about the Hall's Honoured Members and about the Hall's collection of photo's, artefacts and videos.
Go to http://www.sportshall.ca/collection_videos.php?id=7&page=1 for the interviews of the Hall's Honoured Members.
Students are encouraged to get permission to display their Lou Marsh Legacy timelines on a projector in the school's foyer or cafeteria.
Students can create their own Lou Marsh Crossword using terms and phrases from the Lou Marsh Legacy.
Suggested Evaluation:
Teachers are encouraged to complete a feedback form (accessible above) and submit it electronically to Canada's Sports Hall of Fame. The responses received will assist in refining/revising the lesson plan for future users.
Students will be encouraged to evaluate the project process and identify what they learned.