Physical Education: International Lesson 10A: Olympic gymnast shadowed by bitter family fight Credits:.5 (1/2) Hours: 8

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1 Physical Education: International Lesson 10A: Olympic gymnast shadowed by bitter family fight Credits:.5 (1/2) Hours: 8 1. General Description of Lesson: In this lesson students will learn about family relationships and sports. 2. Standards: Physical Education: Course 1, Standards #4 & #7 English-Language Arts: Reading- #1.1, #2.3, #2.5, and #2.6 Written - #1.1, and #2.5 Written and Oral Lang. #1.3 and #1.4 Listening and Speaking - #1.1, #2.1, #2.2 and #2.5 ESLR: #1, #5, & #6 3. Objectives: 1. Students will learn about Moceanu s background. 2. Students will describe how she became an Olympian. 3. Students will learn about her struggle to be independent and successful. 4. Technology: 1. Word processing 2. Web browser 3. Computer (Mac/win) 4. Internet connection 5. CD-drive 6. Printer Teacher Competency Level: 1. General Computer Skill: Novice 2. Internet: Novice 3. Word Processing: Novice 5. Procedure: Teacher Tasks: Teachers will assign P.E. packets. Teachers will evaluate all assignments. Teachers will discuss chapter one-on-one.

2 6. Student Tasks/Assignments: Students will Lesson 10A: Olympic gymnast showed by bitter family fight Print Lesson from web site Read Olympic gymnast showed by bitter family fight Complete Student Response Packet Sports Questions Complete crossword puzzle & word search Complete Physical Education Log - 4 hours of activity Find a magazine or newspaper or Internet article on health, sports or fitness. Write a half page summary and a half page opinion or reaction to the article 7. Assessment: Assessment Type(s): demonstrations, interviews, work completed & test. Students will submit all exercises, written work, summaries and questions for evaluation. Students will be evaluated using the written test, if available. Students will be evaluated on one-to-one discussion with the teacher. 8. Situations/Learning Condition Students will meet one-on-one with their teacher. Students will complete all assignments independently at home. Students will work, as needed, on the computers at J.E. Young. Students will meet weekly with their teacher for discussion and help.

3 Fresno Unified School District Physical Education Log Directions: A total of 4 (four) hours of exercise is required to earn credit for this assignment. The log will not be accepted without the written work that accompanied this assignment. Day and Date Exercise Time Spent Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Total Time Student Name: Verified By: Contract Date: from to Grade: Credit:

4 Olympic gymnast shadowed by bitter family fight 10 HOUSTON (AP) For months, Dominique Moceanu argued with her parents, trying to find out where all her money was going. She never got any answers. Now the Olympic gymnast has split from her parents. She is hiding out from them and hired a lawyer. She is 17 years old and wants to be declared an adult so she can claim her earnings. I kill myself training and going to school, and what is he doing with my money? Moceanu said in the Houston Chronicle recently, referring to her father. They haven t been working since Where does their income come from? Me. Her father threatened to have her Romanian coach deported. That was enough to send her to the office of lawyer Roy Moore who asked a court to declare the gymnast an adult. Moore said neither he nor his client knows how much money she has earned or how much has been lost. But Moore said a trust that had been set up for her is all but gone. Moore suspects that trust bankrolled a $4- million gym and other ventures, including a clothing outlet, under the Moceanu Gymnastics Inc. business title. If she were declared an adult, Moceanu would be entitled to the earnings from the businesses. A temporary restraining order was issued to keep the gymnast s parents from her at least until a hearing. Moceanu, born in Los Angeles in 1981, moved to the Houston area with her parents in 1990 so she could train with Bela Karolyi, the famed coach of Nadia Comaneci, Mary Lou Retton and Kerri Strug. For the five years leading to the 1996 Olympics, Moceanu trained in Karolyi s gym. After Atlanta, Karolyi sold his gym and said he was retiring from elite coaching. So Moceanu s father, a used-car salesman, poured more than $4

5 million into a new gym and his daughter went from coach to coach before settling on Luminita Miscenco, now credited with reviving Moceanu s floundering career. At 14, Moceanu was the youngest member of the 1996 Olympic team at the Atlanta Games and is the only member of that team still competing in all gymnastics events. She expects to compete in the world championships next year and possibly the 2000 Sydney Games. Later, she became the first non- Russian to win the all-around competition at the Goodwill Games. After months of arguing, Moceanu s father threatened to fire Miscenco and have her deported. With Miscenco by her side, a fearful but determined Moceanu made a second call to Moore from a shopping mall and asked to meet with him. She s been living with friends since. In her interview with the Chronicle, Moceanu revealed a darker side to the pixie persona shown at the Atlanta Games. Things have been getting rough for a while, a lot of people don t know, she told the newspaper. We ve been trying to keep things hidden. Moceanu said her life and her relationship with her parents was far different from that of the typical teenager. It always had to be about the gym, she said. I would think, don t you guys know anything besides gymnastics? Can t we go out for ice cream? Can t you be my mom and dad instead of me being your business? The gymnast also told the newspaper her father has hit her a couple of times. Despite the legal fight ahead, Moceanu hopes to mend her family life. I love my parents, she said. I hope that after all this is over, we ll be closer than ever. That would be my dream.

6 Sports Questions 10 Name Use the space provided to write answers to each of the questions. Make certain your answers are in complete sentences. 1. What didn t Dominique get any answers to about from her parents? 2. Why does Dominique want to be declared an adult? 3. What sparked Dominique to see a lawyer? 4. When did Dominique begin her gymnastics training and with whom?

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