The Guide 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. Travel Brochure

Create a travel brochure to advertise Railway Raju. Consider what made Raju the guide to have.

2. Persuasive Letter

Write a letter from a supporting character to Raju to try to convince him to see the error of his ways. Knowing Raju's personality, what tactics might be most successful in reaching him? Keep the supporting character's personal style in mind as well as you pen your letter.

3. This Just In!

In a small group, videotape press...
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