ELA5, CSS, Sferrazza

In the video, rhyming couplets were marked in the first two stanzas of Casey at the Bat. This made it easier to read with a steady beat while stressing the rhyming words. In your Learning Guide, you will:

• Identify rhyming couplets in Casey at the Bat. You can mark them using lines like this:

• Practise reading Casey at the Bat aloud.

When you read Casey at the Bat aloud, try to practise reading it well. Work on:

• • • • • • Expression and volume - Can you adjust your volume and tone of voice to show emotion and/or mood?
          • Clarity and Enunciation - Can you speak (articulate) clearly, with good pronunciation so each word can be understood?
          • Pace / Fluency – Can you speak smoothly and fluently, with few hesitations?

If you want to read along with a recording once or twice before trying on your own, there is a recording here: READ ALONG RECORDING

And here is a VERY expressive version of the poem: