Journey Into the Whirlwind 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. Important People

Create a chart showing some of the people Ginzburg discusses and their contribution to the Soviet Union.

2. Book Cover

Create the art for a front book cover for Journey Into the Whirlwind.

3. Synopsis

Create a very brief synopsis for the flap of the book jacket that would entice readers to read Journey Into the Whirlwind.

4. Time Line

Create a time line including illustrations of the events from Journey Into the Whirlwind. Include a map showing the...
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