The Accidental Tourist | 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. Accidental Tourist Map

Create a print or online map of all the destinations in the novel. Include population, major industries, demographic information, history, and sights of interest.

2. Movie of The Accidental Tourist.

"The Accidental Tourist" was made into a movie, starring William Hurt, Geena Davis, and Kathleen Turner. Watch the film and compare it to the novel.

3. Choose Your Own Adventure

If you were the author of Accidental Tourist, where would you travel to and why? What points of interest...
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