Lost in Translation: A Life in a New Language 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. Poland, the country

Look up the country of Poland on a map. Discover its location and determine how attached it is to Russia. Why did it play such a prominent part in WWII?

2. Kennedy Assassination

Look up pictures and information online about the assassination of President Kennedy. Become more familiarize with why this was such a watershed event for Americans. Why were the students at Rice afraid? How close were they to where it happened?

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