Slide 1Quiz 1Question 1Question 2Question 3Expectations on Writing for ALL Future AssignmentsQuiz 1 Review and Writing ExpectationsQuiz 1•Sets up basic information about the different disabilities that we will be going over in the class•Important also since we do not “group” everyone together with a disability•What was counted off for:•Incorrect/vague answerQuestion 1•Who participates in Alabama Adapted Athletics? •What sports are offered at the program? •Is this for athletes that would participate in Special Olympics or the Paralympics?•Elite student athletes attending UA with physical disabilities•Men’s basketball, women’s basketball, wheelchair tennis, golf and para rowing (trying track)•Paralympics•What I counted as incorrect:•If you said “disabled” in a general term, that’s not completely true•If you listed sponsors for the first question•We’re talking about the athletes… was mentioned in class•If you said both “Special Olympics and Paralympics”•Special Olympics = intellectual impairment/disability•Paralympics = physical impairment/disability•Also mentioned in classQuestion 2•What are the Special Olympics? •What type of disabilities do the athletes in Special Olympics have? •Is the focus competitive or just for fun?•Olympic games for people with intellectual disabilities•Intellectual disabilities: Down Syndrome, Fragile X Syndrome, Autism, MR, Asperger Syndrome, Dysphagia, Epilepsy, Trisomy, etc.•The games are made to be competitive, but the emphasis is on having fun, not “winning”•What I counted as incorrect:•If you said “Mentally Retarded”•Using the term mentally retarded is technically incorrect for 2 reasons:•Mentally retardations is a type of intellectual disability (aka MR)•Back to not grouping• Calling someone mentally retarded or retarded to someone who has an ID is not politically correct •If you said “competitive”•They are made to be competitive games, but the emphasis is on having fun, not winningQuestion 3•What is the Paralympics? •What type of athletes participates? •Is it competitive or just for fun? •What 5 sports are in the Paralympics? •What does “Para” mean as it relates to Paralympics?•It is Olympic competition for people with physical disabilities•Elite physically disabled athletes that compete to represent their countries in international competition•It is competitive•5 sports: 2 types skiing, archery, Boccia, curling cycling, equestrian, fencing, goal ball, judo, para triathlon, powerlifting, rowing, sailing, shooting, sitting volleyball, sled hockey, snowboarding, soccer, swimming, table tennis, track and field, wheelchair basketball, wheelchair rugby, Wheelchair tennis•“Para” definition in relation to Paralympics refers to parallel in the idea that it runs parallel with the Olympics•What I counted as incorrect:•If you said:•Disabled – not specific enough•Just for fun – it extremely competitive; elite international athletes compete to represent their countries•“Para“ as in reference to paraplegic… not correct in this contextExpectations on Writing for ALL Future Assignments•BTW: this is a writing course•Quiz 1 and 2: only grading on the accuracy of the answer •Starting with Quiz 3 and for all future assignments:•Write in full sentences (even if it says to list something… put it in sentence format)•It’s obvious when you copy and paste… paraphrase•Be specific, unless you are asked to generalize•Use proper grammar•Don’t use the first thing that pops on google or Wikipedia, because it is probably wrong. Use notes and linked websites first, and then go to outside sources if needed.•Exam Format•True/False•Matching •Essay