Joshua+Thibeault

The History of Skateboarding:  From Pastime to Profession



Abstract:
My project is about the history of skateboarding from its origins on the west coast through its evolution into one of the biggest sports today. My research will prove that today there are just as many skateboarders in the world as there are football players or other athletic professionals. It will also expose today's skateboarders in consideration of style and popularity.

Annotated Bibliography:
Cave, Ste ve. "Why`s Skateboarding so Popular? How come everyone's got a skateboard and wearing skater brands?" __Skateboarding__ __Lifestyle.__ 

Cave's article examines the various reasons for the increased popularity of skateboarding. He attributes much of the popularity to the punk rock era but also includes the many skaters who consider themselves goths, jocks, or other labels that create the skater label. Skateboarding is a relatively cheap sport, especially in comparison to many other professional sports today and practice and performance does not require a court, a team of players or ice. Any street, parking lot, stairway or sidewalk can serve as a playing field. Another consideration deals with the creativity involved in skateboarding. There are no real rules to conform to. The more creative the tricks, the more unique the style, the better the skater. Any street, parking lot, stairway or sidewalk will do. this article is mainly about the description telling people why skateboarding is a popular sport and gives examples of what things make it popular

Davis, James__Skateboarding is not a Crime:50 years of Street Culture__.

This book gives the full layout of what skateboarding started as and what it has become. It highlights some bright stars highlights some trick tips and some famous places to perform them.

http://pages.interlog.com/~mbrooke/history.htm by **Warwick Books**- this article gives a summary on where it started what skateboarding started as a sport and as a hobby.telling people who were the main people who were big to the fad and who made it to what it is today

http://articles.latimes.com/2009/may/04/sports/sp-sondheimer4- ERIC SONDHEIMER-this article is an interview with local skateboarders in california about how the popularity is and there own perspective on the sport itself

Journal Entries:
March 16:Went to library to go on sailsnet.org. As a class we learned how to navigate the library system and access periodicals through the online catalog. I used the inter library loan system to reserve a book on the history of skateboarding.

March 17: We started the capstone on the mobile lab. I used the internet to locate a few articles relative to may topic and plan to begin writing an abstract for my paper, an overview of what I will prove about my subject through research.

March 21: I worked on the annotated bibliography using the model for MLA format.

March 22: I added to the annotated bibliography and abstract to better explain the material I though was most useful to my project. March 29: Revised the teacher feedback and made changes that was needed

4/1 Put a survey into my research paper. I am trying ot look for more valuable information

4/2 looke dup some information about the culture

4/3 I found some pictures to put into my research paper.

4/4 I was trying to find statistics on skateboarding in comparison to other sports.

4/5 I found some clothing companies to add.

Research Report:
The History of Skateboarding goes back pretty far.the evolution of how this sport all started goes back to california.It was around the scooter and surfing era came into

place.Also rollerskating was becoming popular at the time.they would take rollerskate bottoms and a 2X4 n make a board n put handle bars on them cause scootering

was too much money back then, But then people started getting dareing and taking the handle bars off the board to start a new trend..skateboarding.People who did

this would take the moves they learned on a surfboard and apply to a skateboard, carving streets and weaving in n out of traffic.skateboarding became so much more

widespread then the other sports because the openess to the world, theres so many choices open to the world, among style, places, and the culture.

The Widespread Evolution of this sport all started in Venice Beach, California.As it was only local for a little while the popularity grew and the word got out to

others that skateboarding was the newest sport.It started sprouting up in different area's around the world.America, S.America, Europe, and Asia.In America it spurted

in all of thewell known areas like Philly, New York, Dallas, & Chicago.In South America the Culture had a part of its own.The Restricted Economy and the abundance of

raw materials, making skateboards back then was an easy job for them.They usually skate around after 5 because of the heat and places are closed.since the police

have more crimes to take care of.In Japan skateboarding blew up.since the population is big and the city is huge.skateboarders found themselves in the city more and

more.They even started their own league, the AJSA all-japan skateboard network.that happens every year around the country.

above is a recent poll at a skatepark in brisol county on what sport is done more at the skateparks. above and below is shane oniell a professional skateboarder that has sponsers from nikeSB and skatemental. above is a logo of the berrics.a website and a skatepark owned by 2 professional skateboarders that started in 2007 and that is only exclusive to professional skateboarders and not open to the public.the website features free videos of skateboarders at the berrics.this website has been a big revolution to the skateboarding world.

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this is a video i made for a student of our school "Cameron Smigel" i filmed & edited it myself.

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Teacher's Feedback:
3/17 Josh, Some of your journal entries are in the discussion forum and others are on your home page. Select one location. If you chose to use the discussion forum, add a link under your "Journal" headline. 1. Select a picture, maybe a notebook or pen, from images.google.com. 2. Right click the image and select "Copy Link Location." 3. Click the "Edit" tab on your homepage and move the cursor below the "Journal" headline. 4. Click "File" from the top menu and select "External Image." 5. Press "Control" and "V" to paste the image URL. 6. Click "Link" and enter "http://jchsseniorcapstone.wikispaces.com/message/list/Joshua+Thibeault" to connect the image to the discussion forum. Let me know how it works out for you.

3/23 Josh, This page looks great and sells your topic. Continue to develop it visually. Do you plan to upload a video to satisfy the fine arts component of your project? Once you develop your outline, go back and add to your abstract. Your overview is too brief. What should your reader expect prior to reading your paper? What factors do you intend to consider through your evolution journey? Where did the pastime originate and why? Does gender, age, region or other demographics influence the widespread popularity of skateboarding?

3/25 Josh, You need one more reference for your annotation. You are required to have a minimum of 4 separate references. Check the third reference. Can you find an author for this article? Nice improvement to your first annotation. Continue to work on developing the rest. Be sure to mention how the information has contributed to your topic and what information you still need to obtain. Check the rubric for the abstract and annotated bibliography.

Abstract and Annotated Bibliography Rubric

Based on your progression and in consideration of revision suggestions, this should be a "B." Make some of these corrections and I will evaluate your abstract and annotated bibliography once complete. Check the home page to review the rubric, a criteria for success.

4/6 Find an interesting fact, quote or statistic to lure the attention of yeor reader. Explain what the quote means in your own words or connect your fact to the content of your research paper.

4/7 Josh, you need to complete the assignment from yesterday and begin a description of your history.