The Eight | 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. Character Description

Write a full description of one of the characters from the novel which includes physical, emotional and relational descriptions of the character you choose.

2. History Study

Choose one of the historical characters portrayed in the novel and complete a research report to present to the class on this character's real actions.

3. Comparison

Read another book on Charlemagne or one of the other historical figures in the novel (e.g. Catherine the Great, etc..) and write a comparison of the...
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