Memoirs of Hadrian | 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. Translation

Translate all of the chapter titles from the Latin into English and explain them to your class.

2. Authenticity

While we can be sure that Hadrian did, in fact, write letters we can also be sure that he wasn't writing on a computer or any other kind of mechanical device! Research the way in which letters would have been written during this time in history and create a replica of what a real letter from Hadrian would look like. Be as...
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