Themes, symbols, and motifs come alive when you use a storyboard. In this activity, students will identify a theme of “Casey at the Bat” and support it with evidence from the text.
One theme is “admiration”. Three examples for this theme are:
The text states, "They thought, 'If only Casey could but get a whack at that-"
The text states, "For Casey, mighty Casey, was advancing to the bat."
The text states, "And it's likely they'd have killed him had not Casey raised his hand.”
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Student Instructions
Create a storyboard that identifies a theme in “Casey at the Bat”. Illustrate instances of the theme and write a short description below each cell.