In the Belly of the Beast: Letters from Prison 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. Political Party.

Divide the class into two and ask each group to devise a political party based on how they think they want to run the classroom. Once each group has developed their ideas, conduct a debate a debate between the two groups.

2. Haiku.

Write a haiku which you think summarizes the book.

3. Mastermind.

Find a partner and choose a subject from the book to research. It can be a character or a setting, but the information must come from...
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