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Legend of Bagger Vance - Lesson Plan

The Legend of Bagger Vance

 Day 1 - 5  Discussion Page - Story Behind the Movie, The Legend of Bagger Vance

 

  1. Read Chapters 1 - 3, 4 - 6, 7 - 9, 10 - 12


  2. Write the theme here:


Write four fictional and four historical details from the story.

Fictional Details Historical Details
1. 1.
2. 2.
3. 3.
4. 4.

DAY 1: What conditions of the Great Depression made life a time of despair?

DAY 2: Who is Bagger Vance and what is his connection to Rannulph Junah?

DAY 3: How is the battlefield scene depicted in the Bhagavad-Gita compared to a scene in The Legend of Bagger Vance?

DAY 4: What is Bagger Vance's message to Rannulph Junah before the golf match?

DAY 5: Write about your favorite sport as it compares to the competitions in life.



Write details about the characters and events in the story, The Legend of Bagger Vance.

Bagger Vance Golf
Rannulph Juhah Depression
Krewe Island Bobby Jones

Walter Hagen

Complete the sentence below and write your essay here:

The Legend of Bagger Vance is a fictional story based on

Complete the quiz below. Write your answers from the information you read about The Legend of Bagger Vance.

NAME:

  1. Who was Bagger Vance?


  2. How can you describe the 1931 golf match at Krewe Island?


  3. What happened as a result of the Great Depression of 1929?


  4. What was the American Midwest hit with during that time?


  5. What have some economists concluded that contributed to the Great Depression?


  6. On what is The Legend of Bagger Vance based?


  7. Of what is the name Bagger Vance a distortion?


  8. What made Walter Hagen ("The Haig") a great golfer?


  9. In golf, what was Bobby Jones' best weapon?


  10. How is the game of golf like a "microcosm" of the game of life?