Everything That Rises Must Converge | 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. Author Study

Have students research Flannery O'Connor's life. Ask them to create a depiction (in words or pictures) of the author, especially the aspects of her life that seem to "fit" with the novel.

2. Character Dinner Party

Divide the class into small groups of 4-5 students each. Have each group pick 4-5 characters from different stories. Tell them they will be having a dinner party where each student will play a different character from a different story. ...
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