A Visit to William Blake's Inn | Activities :&: Classroom Projects

Fun Classroom Activities

The 20 enjoyable, interactive classroom activities that are included will help your students understand the text in amusing ways. Fun Classroom Activities include group projects, games, critical thinking activities, brainstorming sessions, writing poems, drawing or sketching, and more that will allow your students to interact with each other, be creative, and ultimately grasp key concepts from the text by "doing" rather than simply studying.

1. Poem

Write a poem as if you are visiting the Inn for the first time and are ready to experience a magical, spiritual journey.

2. Artwork

Find artwork or an illustration similar to Blake's illustrations. Compare and contrast your example.

3. Characters

Describe a new character in a metaphorical style.

4. Monologue

Create a dramatic monologue for one of the characters in about 3 paragraphs.

5. Sing

Sing a verse of the poem and act it out, dressed in part as one...
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