Salem's Lot | 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. Haunted House

Research the incidence of haunted houses in your area and the stories behind these houses. Write a short paper comparing these local stories to the story of Marsten House.

2. Model

Create a model of Marsten House using items found commonly in the home. This model should depict an accurate description of the house taken from some point in the novel.

3. Diorama

Create a diorama of a scene from the novel with common items found in the...
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