Steal This Book | 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. Mock Trial

Student perform a mock trial and put Abbie Hoffman on trial for his revolutionary political beliefs and the publication of STEAL THIS BOOK. Ensure that both the defense and prosecution prepare their cases thoroughly beforehand. Appoint a team of judges to create a list of formal charges and deliver sentencing (if found guilty), and a jury to deliver the guilty or innocent verdict.

2. Underground Newspaper

Divide the class into groups of 3-4. Each group creates one...
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