The Shrike | 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. Word Association Game

In the play, Jim is given a word association test. Split the class up into pairs and have each student provide a list of words for the other, allowing them to associate whichever words come to mind.

2. Hospital Ad

Create an ad or flyer for the hospital. This can be satirical or comical in nature, but should include some of the information from the play.

3. Scene It

Split the class up into groups for this event. Each...
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