The Grand Inquisitor 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. Poem Writing

Pretend you were a member of the crowd in Seville when Jesus appeared. Write a poem expressing your feelings about Jesus' appearance or subsequent arrest by the inquisitor.

2. Depict the Auto De Fe

Imagine the scene at the auto de fe the day before. The king, his court and all of Seville was there. Draw a picture of the scene as you imagine it.

3. Draw Jesus and The Inqusitor

Draw a picture depicting the inquisitor's conversation with Jesus...
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