Sharpe's Siege: Richard Sharpe and the Winter Campaign, 1814 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. Timeline

Create a time line including illustrations of the events from this story. Include a map showing the locations of Sharpe's various adventures. Start with the British encampment on the Adour River and trace Sharpe from there and back again.

2. Comparison

Read another book about Sharpe and write a comparison and contrast between the two of them.

3. Character Description

Write a physical, emotional, and relational description of Sharpe. Include a psychological profile of him. Add a portrait to go...
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