The Golden Ass | 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. Thessaly Education

Have the students go online and look up the region of Thessaly. Where is it? What is it known for? What is the climate, people, religion, and language of the region? Have a map pulled down so that you can easily refer to this region while studying the book.

2. Get to Know the Author

Have a discussion with the class about the author. Who is Apulieus? When was he alive? What is he...
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