The Death of the Heart | 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. Diary

Portia's diary is the thread which runs through the entire plot. Begin keeping your own diary, at home or in class, and try to write in it faithfully, every day, as Portia does. What would you write about? Who would you write about? Where would you keep it?

2. Letters

Letters were the central means of communication for the characters in the novel. Write your own letters, to your friends and family. What benefits does this means...
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