Name____________________________
Date_________________
Hour__________
The Sporting Life
Tangerine is a story about two brothers. Erik, the older brother, is a star on his high
school football team. Paul, the younger brother, is in the middle school and plays on
the soccer team. Think about sports and the important role they play in the lives of
some people and their families. Then answer the questions.
1. What role do sports play in your life?
2. Are male and female athletes treated differently in you r school? Why?
3. Think about a family in which two or more of the children play sports. How might sports
pull the family apart?
4. Many people say that sports help build character in young people. What do you think?
Name____________________________
Date_________________
Hour__________
The Sporting Life
Think about sports and the important role they play in the lives of some people and their
families. Then answer the questions on your own sheet of paper in complete sentences.
1. What role do sports play in your life?
2. Are male and female athletes treated differently in your
school? Why or why not?
3. Think about a family in which two or more of the
children play sports. How might sports pull the family
apart?
4. Many people say that sports help build character in
young people. What do you think?