American Short Story Masterpieces 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. Author Interview

Choose one of the authors whose story is included in this collection and search the internet for a professional interview with them. What insight does this interview give about the writing style of the story? Does it give you any further insight into the themes and symbols in the story? Write a short report of your findings.

2. Hunting

Many of the stories in this collection revolve around hunting. Do some research on the hunting seasons allowed in your...
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