Naked | 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. Audio Version

David Sedaris became an overnight hit upon reading his essay "SantaLand Diaries" on NPR. From 1992 until the present, he has been a regular contributor on NPR's "This American Life." Obtain a copy of the spoken-word version of "Naked" and allow students to listen and write about the differences between hearing Sedaris' written and audio versions of the compilation.

2. Write Your Own

Students should be given an opportunity to write an essay of their own in Sedaris' style. Take...
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