The Age of Innocence | 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. New York in the 1870s

Do some research on New York in the 1870s and create a multimedia presentation to be shared with the class.

2. Music of the 19th Century

Do some research on music of the late 19th century and record a CD if possible to share with the class.

3. Dinner with Newland and May

Imagine that you have been invited to dinner at Newland and May's new home. Who else do you think they would invite? ...
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