Winesburg, Ohio | 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. Collage

Create a collage of images that reflect the characters and events of "Winesburg, Ohio".

2. Radio Show

Create a script for a radio call-in show. Have characters call-in to comment on politics, current events or culture. Or, have characters call-in to ask for advice.

3. Roving Reporter

Pretend you are George Willard searching Winesburg for a good human interest piece. Select a character to be at the center of your report and write an article about them.

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