the US Government gets in the automotive manufacturing business?
Read both of the following articles and reply to this blog with a “meaty” three to four paragraph reflection essay. Each paragraph should have at least 5 to 6 thoughtful sentences. The assignment is due by COB on Thursday, December 18th. Please refer to the article links below:
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Read one of the following articles and reply to this blog with a four to five paragraph reflection essay. The assignment is due by noon on Saturday, October 4th. Please refer to the article links below:
Lehman’s Demise is triggered….
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Read one of the following articles and reply to this blog with a two – three reflection paragraph. The assignment is due by COB Friday, September 19th. Please refer to the article links below:
If you have any questions please Mr. Snee.
Rules for the Project
Dear Students,
This is a very important year in your math experience. I look forward to working with you to apply your math skills to play Fantasy Football. It is therefore very important that we all clearly understand the rules for the game. The following guidelines are presented so that you can play the game, apply your math skills and have some fun.
Guidelines
Team Roster
You will be expected to draft a team and create a roster of the following NFL Player position:
| PLAYER POSITION | NO. OF PLAYERS | EXAMPLES |
| Quarterbacks | 2 Players | Brett Favre & Eli Manning |
| Running Back | 2 Players | LaDainian Tomlinson, Larry Johnson, Adrian Peterson |
| Wide Receivers | 4 Players | Larry Fitzgerald, Joe Jurevicius, Kevin Boss, Jerricho Cotchery |
| Kickers | 2 Players | David Akers and Martin Gramatica |
| Team Defense | 2 Teams | NY Giants & SF 49ers |
Each student will have a maximum budget of $40,000,000 dollars to spend on his or her team roster. Thesalary sheet will be distributed in class and can be accessed from this LINK. To select a team roster, a student can consult with any person available to them: parent, sibling, uncle/aunt, grandparent, neighbor, teacher, or administrator. Each student’s team roster is due to Mr. Snee by 12:00 noon on Saturday September 6, 2008.
Weekly Starting Lineup
Each student will select from his or her team roster and must submit a weekly starting lineup electronically to Mr. Snee before 3:00 pm each Friday afternoon. To select a weekly starting lineup, a student can consult with any person available to them: parent, sibling, uncle/aunt, grandparent, neighbor, teacher, or administrator. The starting lineup for each week will consist of the following:
| PLAYER POSITION | NO. OF PLAYERS | EXAMPLES |
| Quarterbacks | 1 Player | Eli Manning |
| Running Back | 2 Players | LaDainian Tomlinson, Larry Johnson |
| Wide Receivers | 3 Players | Larry Fitzgerald, Joe Jurevicius, Kevin Boss |
| Kickers | 1 Player | David Akers |
| Team Defense | 1 Team | NY Giants |
If a student fails to submit a weekly starting lineup, a lineup will be selected for them.
Statistics
The standings will be updated by Wednesday and will be posted on my website.
Questions
Please click HERE to email Mr. Snee with any questions. I hope you have fun with this project and GO GIANTS!!
