Dear Reader,
When starting the Muti-Genre Research project, there was not a doubt in my mind that I was going to do Jim Valvano. Jim was a man who full filled the American Dream by encouraging others to never give up, to keep dreaming, and to enjoy the precious moments in life. He is an icon in the world of sports, particularly basketball. Although I knew a little bit about him, that was definitely not what I needed to complete this project.
When you receive the Multi-Genre Research project, make sure to pay attention and try to get as much knowledge as you can because this is a rather difficult assignment to understand. Choose a person who you know a lot of background information on. Talk with others to get an idea of what they are doing too. Once you have chosen a topic, start to research. The more information you accumulate, the better you will off. Make sure you use creative way to display your knowledge and make sure it is appropriate for what you are talking about. To help with creativity you may want to search for other Multi-Genre Research projects to see what they did. Looking through those gives you a better understanding of what this project is all about. Make sure the genres you choose blend well with too.
At first, it took some time to think of different genres to use for Jim. For him being a basketball coach and all, I thought that it would be cool if I could do trading cards for some of his players he coached. The cards would then not speak of themselves, but of what Jim has taught them in the gave of basketball. His words of wisdom that could gives others a sense of who he was. I also thought of a letter. The letter would be written from one of players explaining what he was to them. How he helped them to achieve things they never thought they could of.
Jim Valvano did not start of at the top. He was just an average guy born an raised in New York. His father was the head coach of the the high school team which is how Jim found the love for the game. He learned that to be a good player you have to think this, “Don’t give up. Don’t ever give up.” As he grew more knowledge of the game he started to coach his own teams. This was just the beginning of his American Dream. As years went on, others began to follow him as he pursued his dream. He taught them along the way to enjoy every little moment in life and to take nothing for granted. I hope that this project will show you how inspirational one person can be. That you will take his words of wisdom and think about what he is trying to get across. I know this is what he would have wanted from others, to learn that there are other ways to fulfill your dreams as long as you keep dreaming.
Sincerely,
Jordan Beiswanger
When starting the Muti-Genre Research project, there was not a doubt in my mind that I was going to do Jim Valvano. Jim was a man who full filled the American Dream by encouraging others to never give up, to keep dreaming, and to enjoy the precious moments in life. He is an icon in the world of sports, particularly basketball. Although I knew a little bit about him, that was definitely not what I needed to complete this project.
When you receive the Multi-Genre Research project, make sure to pay attention and try to get as much knowledge as you can because this is a rather difficult assignment to understand. Choose a person who you know a lot of background information on. Talk with others to get an idea of what they are doing too. Once you have chosen a topic, start to research. The more information you accumulate, the better you will off. Make sure you use creative way to display your knowledge and make sure it is appropriate for what you are talking about. To help with creativity you may want to search for other Multi-Genre Research projects to see what they did. Looking through those gives you a better understanding of what this project is all about. Make sure the genres you choose blend well with too.
At first, it took some time to think of different genres to use for Jim. For him being a basketball coach and all, I thought that it would be cool if I could do trading cards for some of his players he coached. The cards would then not speak of themselves, but of what Jim has taught them in the gave of basketball. His words of wisdom that could gives others a sense of who he was. I also thought of a letter. The letter would be written from one of players explaining what he was to them. How he helped them to achieve things they never thought they could of.
Jim Valvano did not start of at the top. He was just an average guy born an raised in New York. His father was the head coach of the the high school team which is how Jim found the love for the game. He learned that to be a good player you have to think this, “Don’t give up. Don’t ever give up.” As he grew more knowledge of the game he started to coach his own teams. This was just the beginning of his American Dream. As years went on, others began to follow him as he pursued his dream. He taught them along the way to enjoy every little moment in life and to take nothing for granted. I hope that this project will show you how inspirational one person can be. That you will take his words of wisdom and think about what he is trying to get across. I know this is what he would have wanted from others, to learn that there are other ways to fulfill your dreams as long as you keep dreaming.
Sincerely,
Jordan Beiswanger