The Satanic Verses | 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 a Movie Scene

Get a copy of Bridget Jones's Diary and watch the scene where Salman Rushdie appears as himself at a book launching. Then have a discussion about the author.

2. Select Devils and Angels

From among the class, assign either devil or angel to individual class members. Discuss how each of them feels in their assigned roles.

3. Cast the Movie

Pretending you are a movie producer, select popular actors and cast the main characters from THE...
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