Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, Written by Himself | 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. Write a poem about one of the following:

Write a poem as if you are Douglass during his life as a slave. This can be any poetic writing style that you wish.
Write a poem as if you are Douglass after he becomes a free man. This can be any style of poetic writing that you wish.
Write a poem about hopelessness in relationship to any situation you choose. Write this in any form of poetry you wish.

2. Create...
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