Kafka on the Shore 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. Poetry

Many artists have written beautiful poetry about their experiences with the supernatural. Choose one scene or emotion in the novel and write a poem that evokes that feeling.

2. Obituaries

Many of the characters in the novel die and the family is unable to write obituaries on their behalf. Choose one character that dies in the novel and write an obituary in remembrance of them. What might the family want to record of their loved one's life?

3. Puppet Show

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