The Year of Magical Thinking 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. John Dunne

Read biographical information about John Dunne. Write a short report discussing what you learned. Discuss the information you found about John's education, professional background, and other information.

2. Quintana's Diary

Write a diary entry that Quintana might have written when she got better and learned that her father died. Share your diary entry in small groups or with the class.

3. Time Line

Create a time line of the events that happened before and after John died. Create a master...
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