Lawrence thayer6/22/2023 ![]() ![]() Play Ball! Encouraging Critical Thinking Through Baseball Questions Students will write a poem modeled after Thayers rhyme and syllable pattern about a time when they (or someone they know displayed hubris and were taught a lesson. Students will read "Casey at the Bat" by Ernest Lawrence Thayer (copy included) and discuss the idea of hubris and the role it can play in a persons downfall. This lesson was designed for TESOL but will work in many learning settings. They answer comprehension questions and summarize at the end. Given the poem divided into strips, students use knowledge of rhythm and rhyme to assemble the complete poem. 8 pages Adobe Reader required for access.įree script for 8+ voices, ages 9 and older.Ĭovering Your Bases: Rhyming, Ordering, and Recapping In this handout, students read the poem and answer multiple choice and short-answer questions, including questions about metaphor, simile, rhyme, synecdoche, allusion, and enjambment. Note: Storyboard That helps sponsor this site. Students work with vocabulary, character maps, theme, more. How might students use storyboards to demonstrate and to extend their learning? Check the resources here. ![]() Students will draw similes from their descriptions of Casey to their own life experiences. Students work with character analysis: students describe characters, interview Casey after the game, and/or act out the poem. Historical background and text of the poem. ![]()
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