The Farming of Bones | 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 Edwidge Danticat's life, read interviews with her and/or read other pieces of literature by her. Ask them to re-examine the novel in light of what they learn about the author.

2. Historical Research

The Farming of Bones is an excellent jumping off point for a research project on the intertwining histories of the Dominican Republic and Haiti. Have students research the histories of these two countries (focusing primarily on the 1930s and '40s). Ask them to create...
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