Our Fathers | 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. OUR FATHERS Soundtrack

Research popular music of the late-20th century, especially in Scotand, and create a CD to share with the class.

2. Write a Film Script

Write a movie script from the book.

3. Dinner with O'Hagan

Imagine that you could have dinner with Andrew O'Hagan and some of the characters from the play. Where would you have it? Who would you invite? What would you eat? What would you talk about?

4. Write a Poem or Song