An Unquiet Mind 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. Monologues

Write three monologues. The first monologue should examine a person going through a manic episode, the second monologue should examine a person going through a depressive episode and the final monologue should examine a normal state of mind.

2. 500 Words

Condense the book into 500 words.

3. Biography

Write Kay Jamison's biography.

4. Poem

Write a poem about the death drenched images Jamison says she sees during a depressive episode.

5. List

Write a list of words, including slang words,...
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