Identifying Theme in "Casey at the Bat"

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 crowd wishes that Casey were up next at bat.

  The text states, "They thought, 'If only Casey could but get a whack at that-"

• The crowd roars when Casey goes up to bat.

  The text states, "For Casey, mighty Casey, was advancing to the bat."

• Casey silences the crowd by raising his hand.

  The text states, "And it's likely they'd have killed him had not Casey raised his hand.”

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.

1. Click "Start Assignment".
2. Identify the theme(s) from “Casey at the Bat” you wish to include and replace the "Theme 1" text.
3. Create an image for an example that represents this theme.
4. Write a description of each of the examples.