The Double Helix 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. TV Show

Make a 20 scene TV show of the major events of the novel. You can use a cardboard box to represent the TV by cutting a hole in the side.

2. Interview

Work with a partner, one will be Watson and one will be the interviewer. Tape record an interview with at least 10 questions and present to the class.

3. Letter

Write a letter to your best friend talking about this book. Include what you liked and didn't like...
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