V. Enrichment & Assessment Activities

 A.     Have students write, create and produce their own radio play or baseball broadcast using sound effects.

B.     Locate a video of a sporting event.  Using no audio, ask students to provide the play-by-play, color commentary and sound effects for the broadcast.

C.     Encourage students to use their humor and creativity in adding sound effects and narration to home movies or excerpts from videos of televised sporting events.

D.     Create scripts of other radio broadcasts depicting famous moments in baseball history. Ask students to re-enact the production using appropriate characterization and sound effects.

E.      Research and write paragraph-length biographies of well-known sportscasters, such as those recognized with the Baseball Hall of Fame’s Frick Award for excellence in broadcasting.

F.      Construct a manual scoreboard similar to those used in the early days of baseball when telegraph operators relayed game action for display before large crowds in public places.  The project can be as simple as a shoebox diorama or as detailed as a working scoreboard with lights, bells and baserunners.  Have students present and explain their project to the class.

G.  Record an excerpt of a baseball broadcast.  After listening to the action, ask students to draw or paint a picture that captures the moment, and to describe the game using colorful language, active verbs and a variety of adjectives.