Bowling Alone | 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. Read a Book by Putnam

Read another book by Robert D. Putnam.

2. Read a Book from the Bibliography

Choose a book from the bibliography and read more about the topics Putnam discussed in "Bowling Alone."

3. Positive and Negative Effects of Social Capital

Research the positive and negative effects of social capital and prepare a written or oral report discussing what you learned.

4. Recruitment Plan

Imagine that you are an officer in a club with declining membership numbers. Create a...
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