Reflection paragraph on process...

For the most part, I found this search to be pretty easy. The thing I enjoyed the most was learning about all of the interesting things that I didn't know before. However, I found it difficult to find some of my essential questions. If I had to do this project again I would research something I knew absolutely nothing about so there would be more for me to learn.

Reflection paragraph on sources...

I found tennisistheme.com to be a very useful site because it contained a lot of good information. Also, livestrong.com because there were many good quotes on that site. It was pretty easy for me to find good source and didn't take long for me to discover which ones were the best and were going to be most useful.

Works cited...

http://articles.nydailynews.com/2011-03-24/gossip/29358573_1_tennis-new-ad-uploaded

http://tennis.about.com/od/racquetsballsstringing/a/evolmodracquet.htm

http://www.livestrong.com/article/248648-what-equipment-is-used-to-play-tennis/#ixzz1NBZ9a4wU

www.historyoftennis.net. Carol Damon, 15 Mar. 2004. Web. 17 May 2011. .

www.tennisistheme.com. Tennistheme, 7 July 2007. Web. 13 May 2011. .

Worle #2 based on topic key terms...

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Reflection paragraph on findings...

I have learned many interesting things about the history of tennis and how it's changed over the years since I began my research. One of the most surprising things I found was how many times the equipment had changed before finally using the metal racket. French monks had first used their hands, then the Italians came up with the idea of a wooden racket. The metal racket was finally invented in 1889. Something that I found interesting was that the fastest serve in women's tennis was done by Venus Williams, who recorded a serve of 205 km/h. I feel that I have learned a great deal of interesting information about my topic.

Finding paragraph #3...

One of my essential questions was "How was tennis first played?" I learned that tennis was first played by the french monks in the 11th and 12th centuries. "It was more like handball, played first by hitting against a wall, then later over a crude net. While not gruesome, hitting a ball with one's hand proved a little too uncomfortable after a while, so players began using gloves. Some players then tried using webbing between the fingers of the glove, while others took to using a solid wooden paddle."

http://tennis.about.com/od/racquetsballsstringing/a/evolmodracquet.htm

Finding paragraph #2...

One of the questions I had initially asked was "What was the first equipment used to play tennis?" I learned that tennis was first played with the hand before switching over to a wooden racket, then being replaced by a metal racket. "Modern rackets are now made from synthetic materials such as carbon fiber."

http://www.livestrong.com/article/248648-what-equipment-is-used-to-play-tennis/#ixzz1NBZ9a4wU