I Strategy Worksheet for Casey at the Bat
Somebody? Who?
Wanted? Wanted what?
But? What's the problem?
So? How does the main character attempt to solve the problem?
Then? What was the result?

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 sickly silence fell upon the patrons of the game.

Explanation:

mark twain, real name samuel langhorne clemens, was an american writer, humorist, entrepreneur, publisher, and lecturer. among his novels are the adventures of tom sawyer and its sequel, the adventures of huckleberry finn, the latter often called "the great american novel". wikipedia