Idylls of the King | 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. Movie Adaptation

There are many adaptations of the Arthurian legend on film. One of which, for humor, is Monty Python's Search for the Holy Grail. Allow students to watch one of these in class and write about the differences and similarities to Tennyson's adaptation.

2. Arthurian Feast

Students should prepare an "Arthurian Feast" and research foods which might be eaten in medieval England. Students may choose to do this on "costume day."

3. Web Page

Students may create a web page which...
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