Caramelo, or, Puro Cuento: A Novel 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. Sandra Cisneros' Laptop

Imagine that you could have a conversation with Sandra Cisneros' laptop as she was creating this work. What do you think it would say? What questions would you ask?

2. CARAMELO Soundtrack

Research the Hispanic music of the late 20th and early 21st century and create a CD that could be a background for the life of the Reyes family.

3. Write a Poem or Song

Write a poem or song about some facet of CARAMELO that...
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