1. SEPTEMBER 5, 2013 Take any handouts from the back counter. Write in your agenda. Complete page 21 (1-10) in your GUM workbook for bellwork. Be ready to check it!

2. ALL ABOUT THE NOUNS I will say a specific noun form (like proper) and toss the ball to another person. The next person has four seconds to give a proper noun. If the person is wrong or doesn’t answer fast enough, that person will sit down. If that person gets it correct, he or she will pass the ball to another student who will have to give an additional noun. This will continue until two people are left standing. *I may call out a different noun form during the game– be ready!

3. DO SPORTS FANS CARE TOO MUCH?

4. NARRATIVE POETRY Narrative poetry tells stories. They have the same literary elements that stories do. What are those? Characters, Plot, Setting, and Conflict

5. NARRATIVE POETRY Narrative poetry also includes sound devices. These include repetition, rhyme, and rhythm.

6. CASEY AT THE BAT

7. Plot Diagram Review- Quiz over it on Monday! Draw the plot diagram on your paper and label it correctly.

8. With your group… 1. Create a plot diagram for “Casey at the Bat.” If you need help with this, look at your “Rikki Tikki” plot diagram or look in your book at page 30. 2. Then, answer your assigned question below. Make sure you answer in complete sentences and provide evidence! Be ready to share with the class. 1. What kind of relationship does Casey have with the fans? 2. What can you infer from the poem about the importance of baseball in Mudville? Explain your answer. 3. How does the feeling or tone of the poem in different sections reflect the flow of the plot? 4. How does Casey’s attitude change during the poem? 5. Does the suspense in the poem build steadily or rise and fall? Explain. 6. Do you think the poem offers a realistic view of sports heroes? Why or why not?

9. EXIT TICKET Why do you think the author decided to write this story as a poem instead of in prose? Explain how the effect might be different if the same events were described in a short story.