Slice of Life: Heeeyyyy, Batter, Batter 22 of 31

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I know.  I know.  It's hard to believe I'm a fantasy sports fan.  Let me tell you, it's probably even harder for those who have known me forever to believe, but it's true.  Today was our fantasy baseball draft.  It was an important day as I have a championship to defend.  The Five Tool Playas are ready for action!

In honor of the event, I decided to try writing a poem using Visual Poetry.  Kevin Hodgson shared the app in our Digital Maker Playground.  I've been wanting to give it a try.

Today, happiness was found in the start of baseball season!


For the month of March I will be participating in the March Slice of Life Challenge hosted at Two Writing Teachers.  It will be a busy month of writing, commenting, and learning with this community.  This year I've decided to try to focus my writing around happiness.  Stop by today's link up to join the conversation or find some great reading. 

Comments

  1. Michelle HaseltineMarch 22, 2015 at 2:41 PM

    WOW!!! This is soooo cool! Love it! I'll have to check out Visual Poetry! Thank you for sharing!!

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  2. UnknownMarch 22, 2015 at 2:43 PM

    I love the vibrant feel and look of your visual poem. It captured your enthusiasm for baseball. The accompanying photo added to the overall fun of this post - very enjoyable!

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  3. Carol VarsalonaMarch 22, 2015 at 3:08 PM

    Cathy, such a great structure poem that students will love. I am going to try Visual Poetry and then show the teachers I work with.

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  4. KarenMarch 22, 2015 at 3:31 PM

    How fun! You are a lady of multi-faceted interests,indeed! Best of luck with your fantasy draft!

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  5. Margaret SimonMarch 22, 2015 at 3:57 PM

    Cathy, this is great fun with the baseball poem. Please cross post in DigiLit Sunday which today I dedicated to the Digital Makers Playground.

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  6. Margaret SimonMarch 22, 2015 at 3:59 PM

    Cathy, this is great fun with the baseball poem. Please cross post in DigiLit Sunday which today I dedicated to the Digital Makers Playground.

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  7. UnknownMarch 22, 2015 at 4:37 PM

    So cool & creative!

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  8. AnonymousMarch 22, 2015 at 4:51 PM

    Love visual poetry! This is so cool! I still have a couple of teams in the right brackets for basketball, but I'm ready to move on to the next season. For me, that is really spring FOOTBALL! LOL

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  9. SharonMarch 22, 2015 at 5:14 PM

    You are just too, too much!! That's all I'm going to say...

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  10. MorganMarch 22, 2015 at 6:13 PM

    This is so visually appealing and then when I read the words, the ones you've chosen reflect the excitement in the repetition of each play during a game. How did you decide what facets of the game to capture?

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  11. writekimwriteMarch 22, 2015 at 8:32 PM

    That is so wonderful. I just arrived in Arizona to watch Spring training so this is timely for me. Thanks.

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  12. LoraleeMarch 25, 2015 at 4:29 AM

    You are so creative!

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