Opiate of the Masses

Objectives: SWBAT...
1. Demonstrate reading comprehension strategies by engaging with a "reach" text.
2. Work both cooperatively and individually to explore and respond to the text both verbally and in        writing.

Who was Howard Cosell, and what does this have to do with student journalism?

According to the author David Remnick, what is the opiate to the masses? According to Noah Webster, Funck and Wagnell and or my personal favorite the American Heritage Dictionary, what is an opiate?

Who was Camus?

What is often referred to as "the toy department"? Explain.

On what subject or issue does Alan Schwarz often "enterprising[ly]" report?

Who is Jerry Sandusky? What should be done with him (no wait, don't answer the second part of this question)?

What is a shift in register? According to the author, who has recently failed to recognize the need for one? Explain.

According to the author, who or what was Howard Cosell? What is most likely meant by this description?

With what athlete was Cosell's career intrinsically linked?

What effect did this althlete's religious conversion and subsequent status as Conscientious Objector have on others?

What is meant by the term "Dickensian"? How is it applied? What does it ultimately say about Whitey Bimstein?

Who was Casey Stengal?

How serious was certain individuals disdain for Cosell?

What happened at the Munich Olympics of 1972? What role did Cosell play in the coverage and why?

What was the Cosell/Monday Night Football dust-up? Have there been any similar incidents in the recent or not so distant past? How do they compare and contrast (hints: Don Imus and Hank Williams Jr.)?

How do you feel or what do you think about Cosell having read this article?

AP Topples Sophomore Team with Four Tops

NEW HAVEN- Assistant Principal James Moseley crushes his competition in the faculty lip sync contest with a winning rendition of "My Girl." The Sophomore Team consisting of Mr. Donohue, Ms. Bloom, Mr. Cap and Ms. Krisavage were edged out despite their most excellent performance of House of Pain's "Jump Around."