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The Super Bowl Dean Groom Activity two The 11 football players had just hiked the ball and made the pass play to score the touchdown. You could hear the sound of the pads knocking into each other as the quarterback threw the ball. The quarterback made a fake hand off as he ran towards the sideline and then the ball hit the wide receiver straight in his chest as they scored. At the last moment the defense's middle linebacker Demarcus Ware intercepted the ball and took it back for the score, which meant that the Dallas Cowboys had won the Super Bowl.

 Going For the Heisman  By Eric Abarr

 

Week one, sweat rolling down Jason’s head ,T he crowd is roaring. The scoreboard has two glowing numbers on it. Under home. 17 and under away, 21. The lights of the stadium are beating down on the shining helmets. The clock is frozen at 3 seconds. “The quarter back yells hike!” Jason’s feet begin to move forward as he jumps off of the line. He smashes into another player but continues to move forward and then immediately turns left. Jason is now at mid field when suddenly the quarterback's arm lifts into the air and the ball is thrown. Jason extends his arms as the ball smacks into them as he made the catch. He begins to move down field and jukes out the defender as the announcer shouts out “the 30 the 20 the 10 the 5 touchdown!” The crowd goes wild as the Oregon Ducks have won their first game of the Season.

Jason heads out onto the field for positioning. Everyone including the seniors are going to try out for first and second string positions after the first game. Jason lines up and goes out for the pass. He slams into the corner back knocking him onto the ground and catches the ball easily scoring. Jason goes out again only this time a new player is in due to the fact the other player didn’t make first string. Jason is one of the bigger players and so he can easily knock a rookie corner off his feet. So Jason yet again makes the catch and easily scores. Jason has to go out 1 more time and he will make first string receiver.

This time there is a bigger corner and he bats the ball away from Jason. Jason still is the first string due to his seniority and how big of an advantage he is on the field. But all of the other players that made second string resent the first string players because they get all of the credit and the playing time. They also make more money than the second strings in the NFL. The second strings also have no shot at the NFL or the Heisman. The second string players always say they will work harder to make the team. All of the first string players also beat up on the others. Even Jason helps there all star player. They would shove them into lockers and into trash cans. Jason soon began to realize though how big of a help they were during one game when their starting running back got injured. The second string running back came in and made a lot of good yardage and even scored once. Jason decided not to beat up on them any more and is going to concentrate more on the Heisman. Eight more weeks go by and posted in the coffee shop is the football records and under the win column is Ducks 9-0 but Jason was injured badly in one of the games and has to sit out.

People are devastated and worried about their perfect season and Jason might not get the Heisman. Jason is being very stubborn and won’t give up until he can play again. Jason begins to walk it off by warming ups and working out slowly. He is only hoping to miss one game but if the progress he is making continues he will not even miss a game. He is still keeping up his grades and is now under the injury list as TBA. Jason gets better and better every day until finally he is back and ready to play.

Jason warms up on the field after recovering before his next game when his coach approaches him. “Nice work out there son. Now this is your senior year and I know you want that Heisman Trophy but you’re going to have to compete with Mike from Penn State. He’s the starting corner back over there. We play them in our final game of the season. Just take it easy out there.” Jason says “Okay “as the coach walks away. So Jason wins his next two games and is now getting ready for the game against Penn State. Jason heads onto the field for kick off. One minute in Penn State has already scored. Oregon now has the ball at the 20 yard line. The ball is snapped and is thrown into to Jason but Mike intercepts it and it is now going the other way. “Touchdown” Is said over the speakers. Oregon has the ball again only to fumble it and have it taken back for the score. Halftime.

The players head into the locker room as they all sit in silence waiting for the coach to speak. The band plays in the background. The coach says in a dismal voice “get back out there and win.” 21 to 7 the scoreboard read. Oregon had received the onside kick and quickly scored. Penn state now has the ball they threw it way down field and it was intercepted. Oregon is now on the 30 yard line with only 5 seconds left. The ball is snapped as Jason jumps off the line and goes out for the pass. He catches it and heads up field. He Jukes out two defenders and then it is just down to him and Mike. He heads straight into Mike and as the clash of the pads are heard Mike hits the turf. Jason now has a wide open field to run. The announcer is again saying “the 20 the 10 the 5” but pauses there. Mike grabbed hold of Jason and pulled him down. The referees review the play and their arms fling into the air. “Touchdown Oregon.” Now it will all come down to the 2 point conversion. The ball is snapped and Jason heads into the end zone. The ball is thrown heading straight for Jason when Mike jumps up to catch it. His hands hit the ball and it flies into the air. Jason jumps up and his hands meet the ball. The refs again put their arms in the air. The two point conversion was good.

The Oregon Ducks have won and have a perfect season. Jason has won the Heisman trophy and is now going to play for the Baltimore ravens as a receiver. He feels bad about what he did to the second strings and now helps them on their skills so they can make Varsity. Mike also made it to the NFL and is playing for the Steelers. So they are still rivals just in a different league. The End

Mini Saga Week One, Sweat rolling down Jason's head. The crowd is roaring and the scoreboard has two glowing numbers on it.Under Home 17 and under Away 21. The lights of the stadium are beating down on the shining helmets. The clock is frozen at 3 seconds. The Quarterback yells "Hike!"

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 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Describe the start of your story. || * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Jason is a big varsity football player from Oregon and is going for the Heisman Trophy.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Mike is a big Varsity player from Penn state also going for the Heisman.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The second string players are the freshman who aren't as good as the seniors and are picked on by them. They represent the lower class.


 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Both Jason and Mike want the Heisman Trophy but are going to have to compete for it.


 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Both Jason and Mike are likely going to the NFL and are both competing for the Heisman. ||
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">What happens in the middle of your story? || * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Jason picks on the second string players and realizes it was wrong and changes his mind set which show the two classes bonding.


 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">In my plot the second strings are picked on but from one game Jason stops picking on them and at the end Jason and his team almost lose the game but overcome the fight and win.


 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">To lead to the climax both Oregon and Penn state are undefeated and are playing each other in the last game. So both Mike and Jason are going to battle for the Heisman. ||
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Outline the climax...How does the story end? || * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">My story is probably what readers expected such as the main character has a goal and will some how overcome the challenges and make it.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">I have not used much foreshadowing in my story to who is going to get the Trophy. ||