The Moor's Last Sigh | 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. Ganesha Illustrations

Find and copy illustrations of Ganesha and bring to class for decoration.

2. Movie Idea

Watch segments of the movie, A Passage to India, to get an idea about British-Indian relationships during the colonial period.

3. Sample Spices

Bring to class samples of the spices mentioned in the novel.

4. Das Boot

Watch a segment of the movie, Das Boot, to see the operation of a German U-boat.

5. See a Sari

Have someone come in to model an Indian...
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