Critical Sport Autobiography Cultural Sport Narrative Paper Outline
4 – 6 pages of text, not including title and reference pages (max of 9 written text pages)
Reference min. of 5 academic refs such as journal, peer-reviewed articles – the more the better (max of 1 can be used from class reader) Academic = Journal articles, course textbook chapters, Chapters in edited volumes, edus,
.govs, national sport federations, Olympic sites, United Nations, UNESCO, NGOs, Sport for
10 or 12 pt. font, APA style, black ink, times new roman font style, white paper, indent new paragraphs, use paragraph breaks
APA is written in past tense whenever possible (e.g. The purpose of this paper was ….The goal of this paper was…)
Need to have in-text citations for any material noted on the reference page
Double space lines of text
Inside the paper – main section titles are good for organization (e.g. section title…Personal Sport Journey: Navigating Bi-culturalism in Youth Sport)
Brief, clear, and concise writing; write with academic, formal voice
No more than 3 direct referenced quotes in paper if possible
Read and follow in detail the paper guidelines; see grading rubric for specifics; see webct handout on personal sport autobiography paper details
Try to avoid overuse of personal and object pronouns (it, they); make sure tenses agree; use of I in this paper is OK, but be sparing
Do us both a favor, use spell check and grammar check!
PAPER OUTLINE
Title Page
Title page should include:
Running Head (this is a shortened version of paper title placed in the upper right hand corner in the header section 5 spaces before the pg number)
Title of Paper (be creative here!)
Author Name
University
Class Name (KIN 101) & Section if applicable
Professor Name
Date (e.g. 4 January 2007)
Pg #s in upper right hand corner preceded by truncated running head title
Except for running head and pg numbers, everything else on title page is centered and double spaced
10 or 12 pt. Font only!
1. Introduction (1/2-1 pg)
Optional – cite an interesting quote
Intro sentences to topic and paper
Statement of purpose (what you will write about and discuss do in the paper)
Goals of paper
Definition of terms if applicable (Stress, racism, sexism, ageism, etc…whichever terms you will be using in your paper and fit into the experiences you are discussing in the paper
Layout structure and organization of paper information
2. Overview the Nation (1/2 – 1 pg)
Brief history, overview of larger cultural values and sport history
3. Overview the Sport (1/2 – 1 pg)
social history, development of sport, brief rules
4. Expressions of Cultural Values (1 page)
Describe and analyze the sport: how does it express national cultural values, systems, institutions, gender, race, etc.
Sociocultural influences
Relate to journal articles, which discuss/relate/contradict in some fashion, the general nature the sport experience(s)
5. Relationship to Personal Cultural Background (1 pg)
Describe the situation(s) or experience(s) – yet focus on larger issues and context – less play-by-play
Explore values expressed in that sport and your family, person, and sporting choices
How the values of that sport have affected you
Compare and contrast your experiences and understandings of sport with research, class text, larger popular cultural occurrences
6. Summary/Conclusion (1 pg)
Summarize the main content of paper
Wrap up main themes of paper
Suggest possible intervention(s) and/or social actions
re-Reference any journal materials
Final thoughts and looking forward