Children of Dune | 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. Create your own story

Divide the class into groups of three or four. Based on the characters Ghanima and Leto (Paul-Muad'Dib's twins) have them create their own movie or book synopsis. Who would their characters be? Create a character profile for each. What setting are they in? Would they change the book genre? How would their story unfold? Be as creative as you want.

2. Science fiction?

Throughout history, authors have tried to give us...
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