Rilke on Love and Other Difficulties, Translations and Considerations of Rainer Maria Rilke 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. Write a Poem on Theme

Taking one of the themes discussed in class, ask the students to write a poem of their own based upon this theme, in whatever style they choose.

2. Write a Poem on Structure

Using one of Rilke's poems as a guideline, ask students to write their own poem using the same style and structure of Rilke's poem. Theme may be of their choice.

3. Audio Recording

Locate an audio recording of a reading of Rilke's poems, or...
(read more)