Democracy in America 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 a board game.

Create a board game based on this book. Have different "events" occur within the board game that correspond to actual, or possible, events in the book.

2. Create a movie poster.

Create a movie poster based on the book. Include which characters will be portrayed by other characters. For this book, make sure to have the Founding Fathers portrayed, as well as the president, at the time of de Tocqueville's observations.

3. Write a book review.

Write a...
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