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Titles

Have the students break into groups. Have each group create a new and more fitting title for this book. Make sure they are ready to defend their choice.

Comic Book Comparisons

Bring to class some other popular comic books and graphic novels. Have the students look through some of these and read the plots of them. Discuss as a class how they compare to Neil Gaiman's collection of "The Sandman" stories.

Art in Multiple Mediums

Create a piece of art in any medium that portrays one of the basic themes of the book. Have different groups do different themes, and then have the class view all the different works.

Hyperbole

Have the students write about a memory from their childhood using the kind of hyperbole that Gaiman used in some of these short stories.

Dust Jackets

Create a dust jacket for this book. Have the students all...

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