The Blues I'm Playing | 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. Song

Write your own blues song lyrics. Be as creative as you'd like, but keep the lyrics appropriate.

2. Obituary

Write an obituary for Oceola's mother. Keep it to 1-2 paragraphs in length.

3. Movie Trailer

Pretend that this short story is becoming a movie and create a trailer to give the audience a sample. You can videotape your trailer.

4. Flyer

Create a flyer to promote one of Oceola's recitals. Choose a character's persona to write the flyer in. For example,...
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