Sanctuary 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. Watch the Movie

SANCTUARY was adapted into a film entitled THE STORY OF TEMPLE DRAKE in 1933 and in 1961. Obtain a DVD of one of the film versions and compare and contrast it to the book.

2. Mississippi Map

Enlarge a map of Mississippi and draw in the locations such as Old Frenchman Place, Miss Reba's, Oxford college, etc. for both Jefferson, Memphis and the surrounding areas.

3. Civil War Days

Research the state of Mississippi during the Civil War...
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