Students assess the role of statistics in determining those athletes chosen to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Students work in small groups to calculate, chart, and graph various statistics for different Hall of Fame members. They then write brief essays discussing the character traits and values that they feel should be represented by those considered to be great athletes. Review the Academic Content Standards related to this lesson. Work in small groups to calculate and compare statistics of different Hall of Fame baseball players, creating a statistics chart and different graphs representing these statistics.
Students then share their answers.
Paragraphs 12 and 13 discuss George Brett s records. Paragraphs 14 through 19 both discuss Robin Yount s records and compare Yount and Brett. Evaluate the style of writing of this article. Divide the class into four equal groups. Give each group a piece of poster board, markers, and rulers.