Up in the Old Hotel and Other Stories 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. Setting

Illustrate three of the settings Mitchell helps to create in Up in the Old Hotel and Other Stories.

2. Anecdote

Mitchell uses personal anecdotes to push a story forward and explain characteristics. For example, he talks about getting hit in the head with a slaughtered cow to explain how talking to Cassell made him feel. Write a personal anecdote that you can relate to one of the stories in Up in the Old Hotel and Other Stories. Share with the class.