If I Die in a Combat Zone, Box Me Up and Ship Me Home 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. Timeline

Create a timeline of the events within this novel.

2. Poetry Recitation

Recite a poem written by a Vietnamese during the Vietnam War or by a soldier who was fighting in that same war.

3. Drawing

Create an illustration of the scene you found the most important in this novel.

4. Cartooning

Create a cartoon strip showing an important scene from the novel.

5. Summary

Write a summary of the novel.

6. Flow Chart

Create a flow chart of the major...
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