Memoirs of a Geisha | 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. Little Okiya

Using the descriptions from the book as well as your own imagination, build a model of the okiya.

2. Kimono

Read a few of the many descriptions of kimono in the book, and use one of them to create your own kimono design.

3. Signs and Symbols

Recall Arthur Golden's use of signs and symbols in helping Chiyo decide what to do with her future after the death of her parents. Create a onepage synopsis of the meaning of signs...
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