So Long a Letter | 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. Travel Agent.

You are a travel agent. Convince a family to vacation in Senegal.

2. Travel Agency.

You are a travel agent. Convince a family not to vacation in Senegal.

3. Book Review.

Write a book review for SO LONG A LETTER.

4. Write a Diary.

Write a diary with one month of entries that Ramatoulaye started when her husband married his second wife.

5. Friendship,

Have students write a friendship poem or song about Ramatoulaye with Aissatou.

6. Film Poster.

Design...
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