American Pastoral | 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. Wheel of Fortune

Play a game of Wheel of Fortune using quotes from the text.

2. Author's Other Genres

Research the author's different genres used in his work and write 1-2 paragraphs summarizing your findings.

3. New York Times Book Review

Research the New York Times Book Review Greatest works contest and examine the book's place in this contest.

4. Film Rights

Research the film rights to the book and summarize your findings in a paragraph.

5. Dress as a Character

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