The document provides biographical information about the poet Theodore Roethke, born in Michigan. It summarizes a poem by Roethke about the activities of bats. During the day, bats remain motionless in the attic of an old house like mice. At night, bats become active and fly around, with their path through the air resembling crazy loops if drawn. The document also provides a sample conversation between a bat and mouse and questions to scaffold comprehension of the poem.

1. THE BAT
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Martina Rachel M F
English

2. THEODORE ROETHKE
• Born in Michigan US
• In 1957 he published a collection of works.
• He received the National Book Award in 1966

3. Summary
The poet describes about the
activities of the bat. During the daytime the
bat is like a mouse staying at the attic of an
aged house. At that time the bat is motionless
as dead creature and he becomes active at
night.

4. Vocabulary
• Attic – room in the roof of a house

5. Discourse construction
Write a conversation between a bat and a
mouse.

6. Teachers version
MOUSE- Brother, shall we go out to find food for
the day ?
BAT - No, no I ate lot of fruits last night. Now
what I want is a peaceful sleep.
MOUSE- oh.. I know that you are not able to see
properly during daytime. So you cant
freely move as in the night.
BAT - I will try to come with you tomorrow
MOUSE- Ok bye, so take rest see you tomorrow

7. Scaffolding Question
1) Who is the author of the poem ?
The author of the poem is Theodore
Roethke
2) What does the bat do at night ?
The bat flies creating loops in the air. The
shape of its path if we can draw would look
really crazy

8. Follow-Up Activity
• Write a poem about any bird you like.

9. THANK YOU