A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man | 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. Keep a Journal

For one week keep a daily journal. At the end of the week give the journal to the teacher for evaluation.

2. Write a Poem

Write a poem about someone important to you and read the poems in class.

3. Learn to Sing

Find the words to "Greensleeves" and learn to sing it. (One source for the lyrics is http://www.elizabethan-era.org.uk/elizabethan-songs.htm).

4. Watch the 1977 Movie of the Novel

Find a copy of the movie version of the...
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