The Day of the Locust 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. A Yalie for a Day

Everybody gets to go to Yale University just like Tod did. Do some research on Ivy League college wardrobes in the 1930s and wear an outfit to class.

2. Famous Artists

Tod was an art student at Yale and has studied the Masters of the painting world. Visit your local art museum to appreciate some of the work Tod probably did too. If a museum is not available, check out some art museum sites...
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