A River Sutra 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. Book Review

Pretend you are a professional book critic and write a review of "A River Sutra".

2. Character Opinion

Select a few characters the narrator has encountered and, in their voices, write what their opinions or advice would be for the narrator.

3. Narmada River

Prepare a presentation on the Narmada River.

4. Naga Babas

Prepare a presentation on Naga Babas.

5. Comic Book

Make a comic book version of "A River Sutra".

6. Portrait

Paint a portrait of a character...
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