Literary Theory: An Introduction 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. Scrabble

Create a scrabble game, digital and/or mechanical, of the terms you learned from the book, such as postmodernism, psychoanalysis, structuralism, concretizes, and signifier. This game will hone your memory skills as well as impress your friends!

2. Theory to Practice

Much of Eagleton's discussion revolves around the connection between politics and literary theory. Identify a passion and/or cause in your life and apply your favorite theory to advance this cause. If you are interested in animal rights, for instance, create a...
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