Ada; or, Ardor: A Family Chronicle 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. Family Tree

Make a family tree showing the relationships in Van and Ada's families.

2. Movie Poster for Letters from Terra

In the novel, Van's book Letters from Terra is made into an unauthorized and highly successful film. Make a movie poster for the Letters from Terra film described in the novel.

3. Terran Story about Antiterra

The novel Ada, or Ardor takes place on Antiterra, and the characters believe in a mirror-world called Terra. Write a myth that exists on Terra...
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