Christmas Activity for High School English | Gingerbread House Literary Analysis

Are you looking for a fun Christmas activity for high school English? This activity is a great way to celebrate the holidays with high school students while still covering the standards.

Students will select a character (or you can select a character for them) and create a gingerbread house for them based on careful analysis of the text. This activity gets students thinking about theme, direct characterization, symbols, and more!

Students are given a gingerbread house template, and then they design it based on their chosen character's overall vibe in the text. They'll decide how their character would decorate their yard, what their character would have in the windows of their home, and even what their doormat might look like!

When you purchase this product, you'll receive:

• Instructions to give to students
• A design guide for any text to help students plan out their gingerbread house
• Worksheet for students to write reflectively about their design choices
• An example of another student's gingerbread house designed based on Jay Gatsby
• Printable, sharable, and fully editable product