Tales of Henry James: The Texts of the Stories, the Author on His Craft, Background and Criticism 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. Casting

Whom would you cast for a cinematic version of one of these stories? What Hollywood actors would you cast? Whom would you cast from among the personalities in your school?

2. Journaling

Would you take James' life as an example of how you should live? Write for ten or fifteen minutes about the value of James' life as a guide.

3. Promoting

How would you advertise James' works to readers? What publicity outlets would you use? What...
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