Project Exchange
Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere, Motion and the Physics of Change
INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITIES
An Introduction to Doors (part I)
Students read a bit of text (from the prologue of the novel Neverwhere) and are asked to 'inquire' about it, explore it and complete a creative writin...
An Introduction to Doors (part II)
We used this activity to get students to begin thinking about the metaphor of a "door" that they will encounter in the novel. AN INTRODUCTION TO DOOR...
The Novel and the Thematic Notions
This day we read the Prologue and Chapter One of "Neverwhere" together and discussed the opening of the book. We also completed an in-class activity ...
Project Overview and Elements
Aside from continuing to explore the novel, the big picture of the Reading Process Project was explored, paying special attention to mapping Physics t...
Character, Metaphor and Plot Analysis
Students completed this activity individually and in small groups throughout the reading process to fascilitate understanding for different chapters. ...
Fishbowl Discussions
Students were given 1 week to read and prepare for a series of fishbowl discussions covering Chapters 5-9. Students were to become an Â'expertÂ' on the...
Jigsaw Reading
JIGSAW READING ASSIGNMENT FOR NEVERWHERE CHAPTERS 14-17 Students were put into small groups and asked to determine who in each group would accept res...
A Final Examination
After closing out the book with an excellent exploration on the notion of Choice, students were asked to take one last look, a 'final examination' if ...