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. Journal Editing
Collect all journal entries written over the course of the class period and edit them. They should be clear and free of grammatical mistakes, though their purpose is still primarily to trace your reactions rather than to explicate the book. Turn them in for a grade.
2. Graph the Emotion
Use a graph to represent the average Mexican's emotions. When is he upset? When is he happy? What is the general trend of his emotional life - up or down? When is he most...
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