Cold Mountain | 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. Diorama

Create a diorama that depicts a scene from the novel. For example, you could create the scene in which Inman ties Veasey to a tree using small dolls, construction paper, and small twigs and leaves.

2. Poem for Ada

Write a poem from Inman to Ada that describes his feelings for her. Be sure to write the poem in words and terms Inman might have used.

3. Poem for Inman

Write a poem for Inman as though written by...
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