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ACTIVITY ROLE PLAYING

Now that you have examined the ideas of each author individually and begun to make connections, it’s time to really get inside their heads! Take on the role of one of the authors you have just read, and respond to one of the following questions as if you were that author. Speak as “I” rather than saying, for instance, “Ripley would say” or “Edmundson believes.”

  1. To what extent are participation in high school sports and the pursuit of academic excellence incompatible activities?

  2. Should high schools severely cut back their sports programs? Why or why not?