The Hours | 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. Alternative Cast

The Hours has already been made into a film. Research the main cast via imdb.com. Imagine you are casting a remake. Who would you cast in the central roles? For each, write a paragraph of rationale.

2. Obituary

Write an obituary for Virginia Woolf. You may consult existing material, but your work must be original.

3. Obituary

Using the novel as a resource, write an obituary for the poet Richard Worthington Brown.

4. Maps

1) Using Google Maps, locate all...
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