The Loved One | 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. Pet Cemetery

Draw a gravestone for Mr. Joyboy's mother's parrot and write something appropriate on it.

2. Mock Trial

Hold a trial prosecuting Dennis for the death of Aimee and see if he is convicted or acquitted.

3. Epithet

Write an epithet for Sir Francis and Aimee.

4. Drawings of Characters

Draw or find magazine pictures that you think represent your idea of the following characters: Dennis, Aimee, Mr. Joyboy, Sir Ambrose, Sir Francis, Guru Brahmin, Mrs. Joyboy, Mr. Schultz, Dr. Kenworthy,...
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