1. Jackie Robinson
What is sportsmanship?

2. Jackie Robinson

3. Standards
Historical Understandings SS2H1 The student will read about and describe the lives of historical figures in Georgia history.
a. Identify the contributions made by these historic figures: James Oglethorpe, Tomochichi, and Mary Musgrove (founding of Georgia); Sequoyah (development of a Cherokee alphabet); Jackie Robinson (sports); Martin Luther King, Jr. (civil rights); Jimmy Carter (leadership and human rights).
b. Describe how everyday life of these historical figures is similar to and different from everyday life in the present (food, clothing, homes, transportation, communication, recreation, rights, and freedoms).

4. Moved from Georgia to California
Childhood
Born January 13, 1919
Moved from Georgia to California
Played many sports
UCLA College

5. Career Baseball Dodgers
First African American signed in Major League Baseball in 1947
In 1948 MVP
1955 World Series
1962 Hall of Fame

6. How do you show sportsmanship and civility in your own life?

7. Essential Questions What is segregation?
How did Jackie Robinson’s decision to demonstrate sportsmanship and civility affect today’s American sports?

8. Resources Google Images