MzTeachuh: Next Week's Lesson Plans 10/18/14

MzTeachuh: Next Week's Lesson Plans 10/18/14:   Current Events Ebola outbreak lesson plan http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/lessons_plans/ebola-outbreak-lesson-plan/   ...

Next Week's Lesson Plans 10/18/14

 

Current Events

Ebola outbreak lesson plan

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/lessons_plans/ebola-outbreak-lesson-plan/ 

6 Q’s About the News | The Ebola Outbreak

http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/08/06/6-qs-about-the-news-the-ebola-outbreak/ 

Cautious Optimism Over Nigeria's Kidnapped Girls

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/cautious-optimism-nigerias-kidnapped-girls-26291156 

The Serious Side of Teaching 

When I googled 'teachers in the news' 

 

30% of the results had the word 'bad' in it

7 big problems–and solutions–in education

http://www.eschoolnews.com/2014/05/09/7-big-problems-629/ 

Public education’s biggest problem keeps getting worse

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/wp/2013/10/17/public-educations-biggest-problem-keeps-getting-worse/ 

10 Critical Issues Facing Education

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/finding_common_ground/2014/01/10_critical_issues_facing_education.html 

Teacher, I'm Really Bored

That’s Funny: Comedy Across the Curriculum

http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/04/15/thats-funny-comedy-across-the-curriculum/ 

Star in Your Own Comic http://bitstrips.com/pageone/

Humor in the Classroom

http://www.middleweb.com/5053/humor-in-the-classroom/ 

Using Humor in the Classroom

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/using-humor-in-the-classroom-maurice-elias 

Keeping Organized

Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect

https://www.childwelfare.gov/responding/reporting.cfm 

Recording of Child Abuse

http://det.wa.edu.au/childprotection/detcms/navigation/recording-of-child-abuse/?page=3&tab=Main  

How to Communicate with the School Nurse

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=7&ved=0CDcQFjAG&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicalhomeportal.org%2Flink%2F2667&ei=gJpCVIG-O9HriQL60oGABQ&usg=AFQjCNGpEtAlxguanDPWOgiAn8Ms3vx4tg&sig2=Mo5ReHR1F4nLnzD_KK5rtw&bvm=bv.77648437,d.cGE 

Problem Solving the Big Stuff

Social and Emotional Learning

http://www.edutopia.org/social-emotional-learning 

Counseling and Supervision; Supervision and Counseling 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2013/08/counseling-and-supervision-supervision.html?spref=bl 

Writing Prompts to Sooth Kids' Toxic Stress 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2013/11/writing-prompts-to-sooth-kids-toxic.html 

Five Poems to Soothe Kids' Toxic Stress 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2014/03/five-poems-to-soothe-kids-toxic-stress.html 

 Books to Soothe Kids' Toxic Stress 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/01/books-to-sooth-kids-toxic-stress.html?spref=bl 

Teaching Is...Soothing the Soul (Social and Emotional Learning) http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2014/09/teaching-issoothing-soul-social-and.html?spref=bl

 

 

 

 

MzTeachuh: The Autumn Leaves--Melancholy Music Within Nature'...

MzTeachuh: The Autumn Leaves--Melancholy Music Within Nature'...:   This melancholy love song relies on the seasons as metaphor for life.  The loved one in summer (prime of life) is now mis...

The Autumn Leaves--Melancholy Music Within Nature's Beauty

 

This melancholy love song relies on the seasons as metaphor for life.  The loved one in summer (prime of life) is now missing. The one left behind sees the autumn leaves and faces winter alone (death.)

Autumn Leaves (Lyrics)

The falling leaves drift by the window
The autumn leaves of red and gold
I see your lips, the summer kisses
The sun-burned hands I used to hold

Since you went away the days grow long
And soon I'll hear old winters song
But I miss you most of all my darling
When autumn leaves start to fall

ANDY WILLIAMS - AUTUMN LEAVES 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHF8CX3i4SY

This also has a lovely pictorial presentation.

"Autumn Leaves" was originally a 1945 French song "Les Feuilles Mortes" (literally "Dead Leaves") with music by Joseph Kosma and lyrics by poet Jacques Prévert, English lyrics were written in 1947 by the American songwriter Johnny Mercer. With Mercer's exquisite lyrics the song became even more beautiful, it not only conveyed it's message of sadness and longing, but painted a story with the colors of Autumn.I like the musical treatment in this version (there are many versions) because it sounds a bit French. (from Youtube)

MzTeachuh: Fall Art Activities and Free Supplies (Outside)

MzTeachuh: Fall Art Activities and Free Supplies (Outside): Artsy Autumn Animals https://www.parentmap.com/article/20-fall-crafts-and-activities-for-kids?page=16 20 Fall Crafts and Activities fo...

Fall Art Activities and Free Supplies (Find Them Outside)

Artsy Autumn Animals https://www.parentmap.com/article/20-fall-crafts-and-activities-for-kids?page=16

20 Fall Crafts and Activities for Kids

https://www.parentmap.com/article/20-fall-crafts-and-activities-for-kids 

Fall/Halloween DIY home decor and projects using acorns

http://www.mrkate.com/2012/10/10/fall-diy-home-decor-and-projects-using-acorns/ 

{Fall Art} Create a Twig Picture Frame

http://kidsactivitiesblog.com/20667/fall-art-frame 

Autumn Owls Leaf Collage Art
http://www.lakeshorelearning.com/general_content/free_resources/teachers_corner/projects/OwlsLeafCollage.jsp?f=seasonal 

 Projects for Autumn Landscapes
http://artmuse67.blogspot.com/2013/10/autumn-landscape-art-project-ideas.html

Autumn Crafts

http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/autumn-crafts 

How To Draw a Fall Tree

http://artprojectsforkids.org/how-to-draw-a-fall-tree/ 

 

MzTeachuh: Teaching Is Asking the Right Question

MzTeachuh: Teaching Is Asking the Right Question: 1. Socratic Questions http://changingminds.org/techniques/questioning/socratic_questions.htm 2.  Plan Classroom Discussions at...

Teaching Is Asking the Right Question

1. Socratic Questions
http://changingminds.org/techniques/questioning/socratic_questions.htm

2.  Plan Classroom Discussions at Least as Carefully as Lectures

http://www.uww.edu/learn/diversity/classroomdiscussions.php 

 

3.  Leading Scintillating, Stimulating,

This is what I think.

Substantive Class Discussions

http://www.columbia.edu/cu/tat/pdfs/discussions.pdf

4.  7 Ways to Use Questions and Manage Class Discussion

http://www.sc.edu/cte/guide/classdiscussion/index.shtml 

5.  Conversation Questions for the ESL/EFL Classroom

http://iteslj.org/questions/ 

6.  Engaging Students Using Discussions 

http://teachingcommons.depaul.edu/Classroom_Activities/discussion.html 

7.  Talking to Think: Why Children Need Philosophical Discussion 

http://www.teachingthinking.net/thinking/web%20resources/robert_fisher_talkingtothink.htm

8.  A Giant List Of Really Good Essential Questions

http://www.teachthought.com/learning/examples-of-essential-questions/ 

 

MzTeachuh: Educational Links 10/18/14

MzTeachuh: Educational Links 10/18/14:   Time to Debunk Those PBL Myths http://www.edutopia.org/blog/time-debunk-those-pbl-myths-suzie-boss?utm_source=feedburner&utm_me...

Educational Links 10/18/14

 Time to Debunk Those PBL Myths

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/time-debunk-those-pbl-myths-suzie-boss?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A%20EdutopiaNewContent%20%28Edutopia%29 

Hot Off The Presses: 25 Early Fall New Releases Starring Mighty Girls

http://www.amightygirl.com/blog?p=7557 

IQ and Executive Function Skills: The Engine and the Fuel

http://www.beyondbooksmart.com/executive-functioning-strategies-blog/iq-and-executive-function-skills?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=14547371&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9ZOaeyhZsPvqyQpBIOdZh3LqGJgLTTNqtAqF3-2RxiMgbsifi7i36a9goQ8o6GB6Uf77FWe3fDG5lgvsZ1TMVcc_5VcQ&_hsmi=14547371 

The Cheap Gimmicks Of EdTech

http://www.teachthought.com/technology/questioning-our-use-of-technology-in-the-classroom/ 

What Are Teachers’ Rights and Risks on Social Media?

http://www.coolcatteacher.com/teacher-social-media-rights/ 

Resources for Digital Citizenship Week Preparation

https://www.edsurge.com/n/2014-10-17-resources-for-digital-citizenship-week-preparation 

Disney Urged To Include Characters With Disabilities

http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2014/10/17/disney-characters-disabilities/19768/ 

 

 

 

MzTeachuh: Apps for Special Education

MzTeachuh: Apps for Special Education: The Best Education Apps (iOS) http://www.edudemic.com/best-education-technology/the-best-education-apps-ios/    The 200 Best Special E...

Apps for Special Education

The Best Education Apps (iOS)

http://www.edudemic.com/best-education-technology/the-best-education-apps-ios/ 

 The 200 Best Special Education Apps

http://www.edudemic.com/special-ed-apps/ 

Apps for Children with Special Needs 

http://a4cwsn.com/ 

Chrome and Assistive Technology Applications 

http://atclassroom.blogspot.com/2013/02/chrome.html 

Best apps for Kids
http://bestappsforkids.com/category/kids-apps-by-category/special-education-apps/

The Top 10 iPad Apps for Special Education

http://thejournal.com/articles/2013/06/30/the-top-10-ipad-apps-for-special-education.aspx 

Apps for Special Ed

http://www.edudemic.com/special-ed-apps/ 

 

 

MzTeachuh: Teaching Character

MzTeachuh: Teaching Character: Maybe It’s Time To Stop Talking About Bullying, And Talk Kindness Instead http://www.teachthought.com/culture/maybe-time-stop-talking-b...

Teaching Character

Maybe It’s Time To Stop Talking About Bullying, And Talk Kindness Instead

http://www.teachthought.com/culture/maybe-time-stop-talking-bullying-talk-kindness-instead/ 

Why Teaching Kindness in Schools Is Essential to Reduce Bullying

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/teaching-kindness-essential-reduce-bullying-lisa-currie?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A%20EdutopiaNewContent%20%28Edutopia%29 

Five Science Videos That Make You Think About Ethics, Habitat and Climate Change

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/10/five-science-videos-that-make-you-think-ethics-habitat-and-climate-change/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29 

How to Do Character Education: An Overview

http://www.goodcharacter.com/ 

Kindness Is Something Students Learn By Feeling It

http://www.teachthought.com/teaching/8-reasons-for-teaching-kindness-in-schools/ 

Five-Minute Film Festival: Videos on Kindness, Empathy, and Connection

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/film-festival-kindness-empathy-connection 

Kindness Scientist 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUcxoNFiomY&list=PLvzOwE5lWqhQWsPsW5PQQ5gj5OBewwgUw&index=9 

 

MzTeachuh: Teaching Is Trying New Activities

MzTeachuh: Teaching Is Trying New Activities:     1. Greta's Game Station http://games.pppst.com/languagearts.html   2.  MATH LAND http://www.schooltimegames.com/Mathematics.ht...

Teaching Is Trying New Activities

 

 1. Greta's Game Station http://games.pppst.com/languagearts.html 
2.  MATH LAND http://www.schooltimegames.com/Mathematics.html
3.   10 simple activities to encourage physical
activity in the classroom http://www.yourtherapysource.com/files/10_simple_activities_classroom.pdf 

4. Classroom Activities

http://pbskids.org/lab/classroom/ 

5.  Activity Ideas for Middle School Students 

http://www.austinpartners.org/sites/default/files/images/Activity%20Ideas%20for%20Middle%20School%20Students.pdf 

6. Games We Can Play in Middle School

http://gatornet.chapin.edu/~msgames/ 

 7. Kagan Professional Development

http://www.youtube.com/user/kaganvideo 

 

 

MzTeachuh: Well, Duh

MzTeachuh: Well, Duh: Focus on the Process and Results Will Follow http://www.edutopia.org/blog/focus-process-results-will-follow-nathan-barber   Studying ...

Well, Duh

Focus on the Process and Results Will Follow

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/focus-process-results-will-follow-nathan-barber 

Studying With Quizzes Helps Make Sure the Material Sticks

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/10/studying-with-quizzes-helps-make-sure-the-material-sticks/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29

Is It Time to Rethink How We Grade Participation?

Is It Time To Rethink How We Grade Participation? 

http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/teaching-professor-blog/time-rethink-grade-participation/ 

With Black Students, Some Schools Are More Ready to Punish Than Help 

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2014/10/with-black-students-some-schools-are.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FLUdSt+%28Special+Needs+Digest%29 

A Bad Idea Whose Time Has Come

http://educationnext.org/bad-idea-whose-time-come/ 

Promoting Safe and Supportive Schools

http://www.ed.gov/blog/2014/10/promoting-safe-and-supportive-schools/ 

Nobody likes to hear it

http://dangerouslyirrelevant.org/2014/10/nobody-likes-to-hear-it.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+dangerouslyirrelevant+%28Dangerously+Irrelevant%29 

Kids Get Enough Tech Outside of School—Shouldn’t the Classroom Offer Them Something Different?

http://anniemurphypaul.com/2014/08/kids-get-enough-tech-outside-of-school-shouldnt-the-classroom-offer-them-something-different/ 

 

MzTeachuh: MzTeachuh's Top Posts of the Week 10/17/14

MzTeachuh: MzTeachuh's Top Posts of the Week 10/17/14: Monet and Vivaldi: Autumn    http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2014/10/monet-and-vivaldi-autumn.html   Next Week's Lesson Plans 10/11...

MzTeachuh's Top Posts of the Week 10/17/14

Monet and Vivaldi: Autumn 

 http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2014/10/monet-and-vivaldi-autumn.html 

Next Week's Lesson Plans 10/11/14 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2014/10/next-weeks-lesson-plans-101114.html 

Cheesy Jokes and Serious Thoughts for Halloween

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2014/10/cheesy-jokes-and-serious-thoughts-for_4.html?spref=bl 

Teaching Is Hard Work That Pays Off For Generations 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2014/10/teaching-is-hard-work-that-pays-off-for.html 

 

Best Articles for Educators 10/12/14 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2014/10/best-articles-for-educators101214.html 

Don't Like Poetry? Betcha do 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2014/10/dont-like-poetry-betcha-do.html 

The Smarty Pants Files 

 http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2014/10/the-smarty-pants-files.html

Teaching Is Trying Everything To Get Through 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2014/10/teaching-is-trying-everything-to-get.html 

Things Go Better With Bach 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2014/10/things-go-better-with-bach.html

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MzTeachuh: Project Based Learning

MzTeachuh: Project Based Learning: Project Based Learning Improves Teaching Techniques http://www.kxnet.com/story/26217582/project-based-learning-impr...

Project Based Learning

Project Based Learning Improves Teaching Techniques

http://www.kxnet.com/story/26217582/project-based-learning-improves-teaching-techniques 

Increase Student Mastery to Solve Real-World Problems with Project-Based Learning

http://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/2107726

Project-Based Learning Through a Maker's Lens

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/pbl-through-a-makers-lens-patrick-waters  

Project Based Learning (Huffington Post)

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/news/project-based-learning/

Project-Based Learning

http://www.newtechnetwork.org/about/project-based-learning 

Project-based learning done right

http://www.eschoolnews.com/2014/06/19/project-based-learning-259/ 

What Project-Based Learning Means for Your High School Child

http://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/articles/2014/04/25/what-project-based-learning-means-for-your-high-school-child 

Project-Based Learning and the Common Core: Resource Roundup

http://www.edutopia.org/project-based-learning-common-core-resources 

Mind/Shift and Edutopia are leading sources of educational thought, here's more to cogitate on!

The Challenges and Realities of Inquiry-Based Learning

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/07/the-challenges-and-realities-of-inquiry-based-learning/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher

Inquiry Learning Vs. Standardized Content: Can They Coexist?

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/05/inquiry-learning-vs-standardized-content-can-they-coexist/ 

Project-Based Learning

http://www.edutopia.org/project-based-learning 

Project-Based Learning: Success Start to Finish

http://www.edutopia.org/stw-project-based-learning-best-practices 

Creating Classrooms We Need: 8 Ways Into Inquiry Learning

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/03/creating-classrooms-we-need-8-ways-into-inquiry-learning/

Project Based Learning Resources

http://www.edutopia.org/groups/project-based-learning/399566 

Why Inquiry Learning is Worth the Trouble

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/01/what-does-it-take-to-fully-embrace-inquiry-learning/

Project-Based Learning as a Context for Arts Integration

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/PBL-context-for-arts-integration-andrew-miller

MzTeachuh: a wind has blown the rain away

MzTeachuh: a wind has blown the rain away: Four Trees, Egon Schiele a wind has blown the rain away by E.E. Cummings a wind has blown the rain away and blown the sky away and al...

a wind has blown the rain away

Four Trees, Egon Schiele

a wind has blown the rain away
by E.E. Cummings

a wind has blown the rain away and blown
the sky away and all the leaves away,
and the trees stand. I think i too have known
autumn too long

          (and what have you to say,
wind wind wind—did you love somebody
and have you the petal of somewhere in your heart
pinched from dumb summer?
          O crazy daddy
of death dance cruelly for us and start

the last leaf whirling in the final brain
of air!)Let us as we have seen see
doom’s integration………a wind has blown the rain

away and the leaves and the sky and the
trees stand:
        the trees stand. The trees,
suddenly wait against the moon’s face.

This poem is actually a Shakespearean sonnet.

MzTeachuh: Educational Links 10/16/14

MzTeachuh: Educational Links 10/16/14: A Giant List Of Really Good Essential Questions http://www.teachthought.com/learning/examples-of-essent...

Educational Links 10/16/14

A Giant List Of Really Good Essential Questions

http://www.teachthought.com/learning/examples-of-essential-questions/

The NaNoWriMo Project: The Birth of Student Novelists

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/national-novel-writing-month-laura-bradley 

With Black Students, Some Schools Are More Ready to Punish Than Help

http://parenting.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/10/07/with-black-students-some-schools-are-more-ready-to-punish-than-help/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0 

Five Science Videos That Make You Think About Ethics, Habitat and Climate Change

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/10/five-science-videos-that-make-you-think-ethics-habitat-and-climate-change/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29 

Advocacy for Your Child: Knowledge is Power

http://www.beyondbooksmart.com/executive-functioning-strategies-blog/advocacy-for-your-child-knowledge-is-power 

Overcoming the 3 biggest obstacles in relationship building with kids

http://thecornerstoneforteachers.com/2014/10/3-biggest-obstacles-in-building-relationships-with-kids.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheCornerstone+%28The+Cornerstone+Blog%29 

The 14 Best Resources on the Web for STEM Educators

http://www.edudemic.com/14-best-resources-web-stem-educators/ 

ChromeVis Can Make Webpages Easier to Read

http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2014/10/chromevis-can-webpages-easier-to-read.html?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzRss&utm_campaign=freetech4teachers#.VD_F2smMTBY 

 

 

MzTeachuh: Teaching Is Trying Everything To Get Through

MzTeachuh: Teaching Is Trying Everything To Get Through: 1. Teaching and Learning Methods and Strategies  http://www.ic.arizona.edu/ic/edtech/strategy.html#Col   2. Student-Centered L...

Teaching Is Trying Everything To Get Through

1. Teaching and Learning
Methods and Strategies 

http://www.ic.arizona.edu/ic/edtech/strategy.html#Col 

2. Student-Centered Learning Strategies for Math and Other Subjects 

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/student-centered-learning-activities-paul-bogdan 

 

3. More ideas than you can count. 

https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos?categories=grades_k-2

4. Teaching Strategies

http://www.nea.org/tools/TeachingStrategies.html 

5. Ideas from Scholastic

  http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/teaching-strategies

6. Teacher Reviewed Apps

http://pinterest.com/weareteachers/teacher-reviewed-apps/ 

7.  Learning Games For Kids

http://www.learninggamesforkids.com/ 

MzTeachuh: Teachable Moment: Casey At The Bat

MzTeachuh: Teachable Moment: Casey At The Bat: Gotta love the 'stache. Doesn't he play for the Royals? All of the western hemisphere may enjoy this story, since we all love...

Teachable Moment: Casey At The Bat

Gotta love the 'stache. Doesn't he play for the Royals?

All of the western hemisphere may enjoy this story, since we all love baseball (and maybe parts of Asia, as well.)

I  have my classes, baseball fans all, read and act out the poem with much hilarity. Here are links to cartoon (Disney), television (Faerie Tale Theatre) and the history of this poem. Then we relax on a reward day and watch a video,

“That ain’t my style,” said Casey

Walt Disney 1946 - Casey at the Bat HQ

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casey_at_the_Bat 

 

 

Thank you, Shelley DuVal

 Faerie Tale Theatre

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faerie_Tale_Theatre 

 Tall Tales & Legends Full Episode (Casey at the Bat) 

http://www.imdb.com/video/hulu/vi3685287449/ 

 

  This Bugs Bunny cartoon, besides being very funny, really plays on the extreme baseball metaphors. and figurative language. Check it out for a moment to relax, or as a reward.

That wascally wabbit.

Baseball Bugs

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baseball_Bugs 

 

 

This poem is included in the curriculum for middle and high school in California.

The Origins of Casey at the Bat

http://www.booksonbaseball.com/2010/04/the-origins-of-casey-at-the-bat/

The Poem – The text is filled with references to baseball as it was in 1888, which in many ways is not far removed from today’s version. As a work, the poem encapsulates much of the appeal of baseball, including the involvement of the crowd.

The outlook wasn’t brilliant for the Mudville nine that day:
The score stood four to two, with but one inning more to play,
And then when Cooney died at first, and Barrows did the same,
A pall-like silence fell upon the patrons of the game.
A straggling few got up to go in deep despair. The rest
Clung to the hope which springs eternal in the human breast;
They thought, “If only Casey could but get a whack at that–
We’d put up even money now, with Casey at the bat.”
But Flynn preceded Casey, as did also Jimmy Blake,
And the former was a hoodoo, while the latter was a cake;
So upon that stricken multitude grim melancholy sat,
For there seemed but little chance of Casey getting to the bat.
But Flynn let drive a single, to the wonderment of all,
And Blake, the much despisèd, tore the cover off the ball;
And when the dust had lifted, and men saw what had occurred,
There was Jimmy safe at second and Flynn a-hugging third.
Then from five thousand throats and more there rose a lusty yell;
It rumbled through the valley, it rattled in the dell;
It pounded on the mountain and recoiled upon the flat,
For Casey, mighty Casey, was advancing to the bat.
There was ease in Casey’s manner as he stepped into his place;
There was pride in Casey’s bearing and a smile lit Casey’s face.
And when, responding to the cheers, he lightly doffed his hat,
No stranger in the crowd could doubt ’twas Casey at the bat.
Ten thousand eyes were on him as he rubbed his hands with dirt;
Five thousand tongues applauded when he wiped them on his shirt;
Then while the writhing pitcher ground the ball into his hip,
Defiance flashed in Casey’s eye, a sneer curled Casey’s lip.
And now the leather-covered sphere came hurtling through the air,
And Casey stood a-watching it in haughty grandeur there.
Close by the sturdy batsman the ball unheeded sped–
“That ain’t my style,” said Casey. “Strike one!” the umpire said.
From the benches, black with people, there went up a muffled roar,
Like the beating of the storm-waves on a stern and distant shore;
“Kill him! Kill the umpire!” shouted someone on the stand;
And it’s likely they’d have killed him had not Casey raised his hand.
With a smile of Christian charity great Casey’s visage shone;
He stilled the rising tumult; he bade the game go on;
He signaled to the pitcher, and once more the dun sphere flew;
But Casey still ignored it and the umpire said, “Strike two!”
“Fraud!” cried the maddened thousands, and echo answered “Fraud!”
But one scornful look from Casey and the audience was awed.
They saw his face grow stern and cold, they saw his muscles strain,
And they knew that Casey wouldn’t let that ball go by again.
The sneer is gone from Casey’s lip, his teeth are clenched in hate,
He pounds with cruel violence his bat upon the plate;
And now the pitcher holds the ball, and now he lets it go,
And now the air is shattered by the force of Casey’s blow.
Oh, somewhere in this favoured land the sun is shining bright,
The band is playing somewhere, and somewhere hearts are light;
And somewhere men are laughing, and somewhere children shout,
But there is no joy in Mudville–mighty Casey has struck out.