The Awakening 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. Newspaper Report on the sudden death of Edna Pontellier

Write a short article for a major newspaper about how Mrs. Edna Pontellier, wife of prominent businessman Leonce Pontellier, died. Include quotes from friends, comments from her two lovers Alcee Arobin and Robert Lebrun.

2. Gallery Exhibit of Edna Pontellier's Paintings

Create an invitation to an exclusive show of the late Edna Pontellier's paintings. You can create a picture in a style you think might be close to the way Edna painted and...
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