The Adventures of Augie March a Novel 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. Historical Time line

Much is known about the stock market crash of the 1920's. Create a dual time line of one of the character's lives in this novel that was affected by the crash and a time line the backdrop of what was going on with the stock market at the same time. Then, write up a shot analysis comparing these sweeping historical events with the events of your individual character.

2. Friendship

Bring in a photograph of drawing of yourself with...
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