1. DO NOW 1. Get out necessary items. 2. Put away other items. 3. Write down your homework. 4. Do your comprehension handout.

3. INDEPENDENT PRACTICE  ACCE graphic organizer and paragraph.  What is the tone of “Casey at the Bat”?  A: The tone of “Casey at the Bat” is …  C: In one sentence  Who is the poem about? What is that person about to do? Where are they doing it? When in the game is this happening?  C: Thayer uses … diction like “..”, “..”, and “..” to describe …  E: Thayer feels … about Casey’s behavior. His behavior resulted in … Thayer expresses his … through the use of …

4. DISCUSSION QUESTIONS 1. How does the crowd feel in the first stanza? 2. Why does some of the crowd stay while others leave? 3. Compare the way the crowd feels about Casey and the way they feel about Blake. 4. Why is the crowd so excited in stanza 4? 5. In stanzas 7 & 8. what can you infer about Casey based on his behavior at the plate? 6. How does the crowd react to Casey’s first strike? 7. How does the crowd react to Casey’s second strike? 8. In the last stanza what can you infer about Casey’s behavior?

5. GROUP WORK QUESTIONS  Use the ACCE graphic organizers  This will be turned in for a grade.  A  answer the question in a complete sentence  C  give the who, what, where, and when of the question being asked in one sentence  C  give an example of text evidence that proves your answer is the right one from within the poem. Don’t forget your quotation marks. Start your sentence with … According to Thayer, “….”  E  Feelings: whose feelings toward what are important in this question? Results: As a result, as far as this question is concerned, what happened? Connections: what connects the answer box to the evidence box?

6. INDEPENDENT CHARACTER ANALYSIS - ACCE QUESTIONS  Question 1. How might Casey be feeling and what might he be thinking after such a public loss? Explain.  Question 2. What are the feelings and thoughts of the fans after the loss? Explain.  A  answer the question in a complete sentence  C  give the who, what, where, and when of the question being asked in one sentence  C  give an example of text evidence that proves your answer is the right one from within the poem. Don’t forget your quotation marks. Start your sentence with … According to Thayer, “….”  E  Feelings: whose feelings toward what are important in this question? Results: As a result, as far as this question is concerned, what happened? Connections: what connects the answer box to the evidence box?

7. EXIT TICKET  Going back to the unit question, why does Casey choose to act the way he acts in this poem? Was his behavior appropriate in his situation? What would you have done differently?