The Red Badge of Courage | 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. Invite an Enlisted Soldier to Discuss Rumors/Stories about the Military

Ask an enlisted person to come to class and tell about stories of the military. These stories can be quite interesting and, often, entertaining.

2. View the Film

There are two versions of THE RED BADGE OF COURAGE available on DVD. One stars Audie Murphy and a later one stars Richard Thomas. Locate one of these and watch the movie in class.

3. Story Telling

Tell stories in class...
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