Joe Turner's Come and Gone 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. Juba Lyrics

Write lyrics for your own Juba spiritual call and response dance.

2. Your Song

What is your personal song? Write lyrics to your song and explain what personal power or identity that you have, which the song represents.

3. A Vision

Write a mystical vision that one of the characters might have, and explain the symbolism and meaning of the vision.

4. Seth's Mother's Ghost

Seth's mother's ghost appears to Reuben, and Reuben tells something about her character. What would...
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