Name: Diego Cabrera Per.

5 Date: 9/11/20

“The Little League World Series’ Only Perfect Game” by Jim Morrison

Guided Notes – Lesson 1

How do Jim Morrison’s title and first two sentences set a tone in “The Little League
World Series’ Only Perfect Game”?

Objective: In this lesson you will learn how to anticipate an author’s tone by evaluating his word choice in the
introduction.

Steps:
1. Notice adjectives.
2. Evaluate by asking, “How does the author’s word choice reveal his tone?”
3. Sum up his tone with 2-3 adjectives.

FOCUS PASSAGE OR SENTENCE (e.g. Paragraph 4) :

1. Notice adjectives.
Highlight the adjectives in the introduction.

The Little League World Series'

Only Perfect Game
In 1957, Mexico's scrawny players overcame the odds to become the first foreign
team to win the Little League World Series

By Jim Morrison, Smithsonian.com

2.
April 06, 2010

They came to be known as "Los pequeñ os gigantes," the little giants.

Evaluate by asking, “How does the author’s word choice reveal his tone?”
List the adjectives that Morrison uses to describe their success and the players.

Their Successes: The Players:

Perfect game Mexico’s scrawny players

World Series First foreign team

 Answer: “How does the author’s word choice reveal his tone?”
The author reveals this tone by emphasizing the team’s Little size and their Big
achievements.

3. Sum up his tone with 2-3 adjectives.

Answer the following question and include 2-3 adjectives that describe his tone.
Answer: “How do Jim Morrison’s title and first two sentences set a tone in ‘The Little
League World Series’ Only Perfect Game’”?

That the team may be little, but their successes are big. Morrison repeatedly deals with
the small size and youth of the players with the impressive stature of their
accomplishments.
 Your Turn!

How does Jim Morrison’s word choice during the climax of the game set a tone in “The
Little League World Series’ Only Perfect Game”?
1. Notice adjectives.
2. Evaluate by asking, “How does the author’s word choice reveal his tone?”
3. Sum up his tone with 2-3 adjectives.

FOCUS PASSAGE (e.g. Paragraph 18) SHOULD BE DIFFERENT FROM THE LESSON:

1. Notice adjectives.
Highlight the adjectives.

Richard Gowins, an outfielder, didn’t get in the game for La Mesa, but he watched
Macias plow down one batter after another from his spot as first base coach. As
the game went on, the crowd shifted, backing the boys from south of the border.
“They were fast. They were upbeat. They just had a spirit about them,” he says.

2. Evaluate by asking, “How does the author’s word choice reveal his tone?”
List the adjectives that Morrison uses.

The Adjectives:

Answer: “How does the author’s word choice reveal his tone?”

3. Sum up his tone with 2-3 adjectives.

Answer the following question and include 2-3 adjectives that describe his tone.
Answer: “How do Jim Morrison’s title and first two sentences set a tone in ‘The Little
League World Series’ Only Perfect Game’”?