1. Journals.
2. Discussions of how the work relates to today. You can use magazine and newspaper clippings.
3. Films in comparrison of texts.
4. Creative writing assignments.
5. Let students show their expertise on a subject. If a student is familliar with the subject let that student explain it to the class.
6. Disscussions on the literal and subliteral level. Symbolism, metaphor, ect
7. Creative interpritation assignment for the text: art, poetry, comics, short stories, story books, songs, and skits.
8. Book recommendations from students and teahers.
9. Disscussion on how the text relates to other genres and if it is a rewriting of another text.