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Week 4:Topic: Volleyball

Outcome: I can write a GIST summary by capturing the main points of the volleyball article in order to highlight the benefits of the sport.

Essential Question: How can playing volleyball benefit an athlete who also plays other sports?

DIRECTIONS: Read the Volleyball Article on the next page and answer the questions for this weeks graded assignment
(Due Sunday, May 3rd)



Source: Livestrong
The Advantages of Playing Volleyball
By Sara Ipatenco

Volleyball is a physically demanding sport that takes skill and athletic ability. Pete Waite, author of "Aggressive Volleyball," adds that volleyball also is an entertaining game that many athletes choose for the opportunity to be active and connect with friends. Playing volleyball has several advantages and knowing what they are might motivate you to pick up a ball and start serving, spiking and bumping.


Physical Activity
Playing volleyball is a healthy way to get some exercise. Regular exercise is crucial for your health because it helps keep your heart in good working order, as well as helping to prevent illnesses and diseases like cardiovascular disease, cancer and type 2 diabetes. Playing volleyball on a regular basis is one way to increase your physical activity level, which will help you get fit and toned, as well as healthy and energetic. Regular exercise also might help ward off depression and increase feelings of happiness and well-being.

Hand-Eye Coordination
Volleyball requires you to pay close attention to the ball so that you can use your arms and hands to come into contact with the fast-moving volleyball in order to send it flying over the net. Bob Miller notes in his book, "The Volleyball Handbook," that learning volleyball requires skills that help you connect with the ball as well as move in ways that allow you to prevent the opposing team from scoring points.


Social Interaction
Playing volleyball requires that you work with a team to score points and keep the other team from winning. This requires that you work well with your team and gives you valuable opportunities to interact socially with friends and acquaintances. Regular social interaction boosts your feelings of happiness and helps you feel as if you are a part of a group working toward a common goal. Spending time with friends also makes you feel valued and loved, which translates into happiness.

Sportsmanship
Acting as part of a team requires that you learn good sportsmanship and how to work well with others. Playing volleyball gives you these advantages by requiring you to pay attention to what your team members are doing so you can work together to anticipate the moves of the opposing team. Playing on a team also teaches the value of hard work and fairness. Volleyball is a competitive and physically demanding sport that depends on how well you accept defeat, as well as how graciously you win.
End of Article….. NOW… ANSWER THE QUESTIONS ON THE NEXT PAGE…

Please use the article on volleyball to answer the following questions.
“Gist” is a word that means “the essence.” A GIST summary conveys the main ideas of a text without including all the details. To write a concise summary, you must first analyze the text and identify key terms and key points about the topic.

What is the topic of this article?

Describe the main idea of the article? (complete sentence):



Identify a few key terms (vocabulary) in the article?



In your own words, write the key points that explain what the article is about (What is the author trying to convey?):

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Now, let’s put your key points into paragraph format! Write a paragraph of 3–4 sentences, using the key terms and points to summarize the “gist” of the article.

Answer 1

1. The topic of the article is to show the benefit that volleyball can bring to people's lives.
2. The main idea of the article is to show how it is necessary that we practice a sport and present volleyball as an alternative, since this is a beneficial, accessible, easy sport and brings many benefits to our physical, mental and social health.
3. Sport, volleyball, fun, exercise, health, physical activity, coordination, interaction.
4. The article seeks to present a form of physical activity. The article wants to show how beneficial volleyball is. The article presents the benefits achieved with volleyball. The article shows that these benefits go beyond physical health. The article wants to show how accessible volleyball is.
5. The article shown above was done as a way to motivate people to practice a sport and the author takes the opportunity to present volleyball as an alternative. That's because volleyball, is a fun, easy and accessible sport, which promotes several benefits to the body and the individual's members, in addition to promoting a healthy social interaction, reaching all levels of well-being.

Step-by-step explanation:

The questions above were answered based on the article that was provided as supporting text.

In summary, we can say that the article aimed to represent volleyball as a sport option for readers. The author does this, presenting all the positive points that volleyball presents, in addition to showing its accessibility and ease in being practiced.