James Elliott Rugby Lesson Plan Statement of Purpose: The intent of the lesson is to have students engage in global

awareness by means of understanding and learning about other cultures sports and traditions. The lesson will teach the students about the history and game play of rugby. By the end of the lesson, the students will have gained enough knowledge to engage in recreational rugby play. Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) Reading Standards: 1.A.4a: Expand knowledge of word origins and derivations and use idioms, analogies, metaphors, and similes to extend vocabulary development. 1.B.4b: Analyze interpret and compare a variety of texts for purpose, structure, content detail and structure. Physical Education Standards: Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) Physical Education Standards: 19.C.3a: Apply rules and safety procedures for physical activities. 21.B.3 Work cooperatively with others to accomplish a set goal in both competitive and noncompetitive situations.
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Standard 2: Demonstrates understanding of movement concepts, principles, strategies, and tactics as they apply to learning and performance of physical activities. Standard 5: Exhibits responsible personal and social behavior that respects self and others in physical activity setting. Pre-Reading Strategies: In many cases Physical Education class does not require a textbook. Since most, to all, students have access to the Internet, a video from youtube.com would be the best way to get the students into Rugby. The video named Rugby 101 can be found at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEQyCcageGg&feature=player_embedded#. The video gives the students a basic background of the game of Rugby. Since the class is so diverse, a video will be helpful to all students. After having the students watch the video, students will be questioned about the Rugby video at the start of the next class. Students will also be given a website < http://wesclark.com/rrr/history.html. that they can look at to get a better understanding of the sport. The main reading that will be used in class is from this website. The website is < http://wesclark.com/rrr/define.html> The classroom that will be used will have a projector so the website will be covered, but the main reading will be from the second link.

Procedures: Day 1: Set induction (2-3 minutes): Students will be asked to think back to the Rugby 101 video that they were assigned to watch in the pre-reading. Then they will be asked to write down two to three questions that they have about Rugby. Students will be reminded that during the next two classes they will be going over history, , rules and regulations, and some key facts about the sport that will enhance the students knowledge of Rugby. Activity 1: History of Rugby (17-20 minutes): Description and Management: In the classroom students will learn about the History of Rugby. We will start with the invention of Rugby and how the sport has developed over the years. The students will also cover how the game has evolved over the years. The students will cover the basic history, not going into details that are not significant to the class. Activity 2: Rules and Regulations (20-25 minutes): Description and Management: in the classroom the students will learn the rules and regulations of Rugby. At this time students will learn basic terminology of Rugby, such as the pitch which means the field. Students will learn the original rules and regulations and then the students will learn the current rules and regulations and how and why the rules have changed over the years. Activity 3: Facts of present Rugby (10-14 minutes): Description and Management: In the classroom students will learn about present day facts of Rugby. One important detail they will learn is about the Allblacks from New Zealand. The Allblacks do a ritual dance before each match. Students will learn about the significance of the ritual. Closure: (2-5 minutes): Students will be asked to break up into five groups of five. They will then be asked to create a ritual dance that they would do before a rugby match. The student groups will then demonstrate their ritual in front of the class in the next class period. Students will also be reminded that there will be some sort of assessment at the end of the next class period about Rugby. Day 2: Set induction (2-3 minutes): Students will be asked about the material that was covered in the previous class period. Then the students will be informed that they are going to break up into their groups and be given a few minutes to go over their ritual. Then the students will be informed that after all the groups have gone there will be an assessment about Rugby. Activity 1: Group meeting (5 minutes):

Description and Management: In the classroom the students will get together in their groups and will practice their ritual. Activity 2: Group Ritual (25-30 minutes): Description and Management: Inn the classroom the students will choose a number out of a hat. The number the group chooses is the order that they will go in performing the ritual. Activity 3: Assessment: (15-20 minutes): Description and Management: In the classroom the students will be given an assessment of their knowledge of Rugby. The students will be asked to write a short essay about Rugby. The students will have their choice of writing about the history of rugby, the rules and regulations of rugby and how they have change over the years, or write about how their knowledge of rugby has expanded since the class has started going over the sport. Closure: (2-4 minutes): Students will be asked about how they feel about rugby. The students will also have time to ask questions that they want to know that has not been covered in the lesson.