A Jury of Her Peers | 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. Original News Article

Give students the opportunity to research and locate the original news story covering the murder case of John Hossack, written by Susan Glaspell. How do the crimes compare? Students will write a 1-2 page paper discussing the article and basis of the story.

2. Draw a Character

Have students draw their interpretation of a character from the story. Artistic ability is not important, but their drawings must reflect the type of costume worn by the character, whether the character...
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