Escape Room Bundle – Shakespeare, The Odyssey, Lord of the Flies, Back to School

Description

This is a bundle of Escape Rooms and Breakout Boxes. It contains activities for Back-to-School, Intro to Shakespeare’s London, Romeo & Juliet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Lord of the Flies, and The Odyssey. Each resource also includes a complete Teacher’s Guide (set-up, printing checklist, differentiation), extension ideas and materials, and an Answer Key.

Contents:

1. Back to School Escape Room (editable in .ppt)

This EDITABLE back to school Escape Room includes icebreakers, a supply scavenger hunt, a syllabus close reading quiz, cryptoquotes, and an optional writing activity about Growth Mindset. You can present this as a Breakout Box (groups work at their desks) or as an Escape Room (groups seek clues you’ve hidden in the classroom). It has been designed to take 30-40 minutes. This resource includes a complete Teacher’s Guide (set-up, printing checklist, differentiation) and Answer Key. This resource has been designed to work for any subject area. (grades 6-12)

2. Introduction to Shakespeare’s London

This Introduction to Shakespeare is an Escape Room or Digital Breakout activity. You can present this as a digital activity (using an interactive site), a paper Escape Room, or a blended version of the two. It has been designed to take 45-60 minutes and covers the Globe Theatre, Shakespeare’s Life, and Elizabethan London. This resource also includes a complete Teacher’s Guide (set-up, printing checklist, differentiation), Elizabethan Fact Sheet, Research Extensions, a quiz, and an Answer Key.

3. Romeo and Juliet Escape Room Review Activity

This review activity for Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare is a series of puzzles covering plot, character, figurative language, conflict, and quote identification. You can present this as a Breakout Box (groups work at their desks) or as an Escape Room (groups seek clues you’ve hidden in the classroom). It has been designed to take 30-40 minutes. This resource includes a complete Teacher’s Guide (set-up, printing checklist, differentiation) and Answer Key.

4. A Midsummer Night’s Dream Escape Room Review Activity

This review activity for A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare is a series of puzzles covering plot, character, figurative language, conflict, and quote identification. You can present this as a Breakout Box (groups work at their desks) or as an Escape Room (groups seek clues you’ve hidden in the classroom). It has been designed to take 30-40 minutes. This resource includes a complete Teacher’s Guide (set-up, printing checklist, differentiation) and Answer Key. (grades 6-12)

5. Intro the The Odyssey Escape Room and Digital Breakout

This Introduction to The Odyssey is an Escape Room or Digital Breakout activity. You can present this as a digital activity (using an interactive site), a paper Escape Room, or a blended version of the two. It has been designed to take 60-90 minutes and covers Greek gods and goddesses, the characters in The Odyssey, and life and customs on Ithaca. This resource also includes a complete Teacher’s Guide (set-up, printing checklist, differentiation), Homer’s Greece Fact Sheet, Research Extensions, a quiz, and an Answer Key.

6. The Lord of the Flies Review Escape Room

This review activity for Lord of the Flies by William Golding is a series of puzzles covering plot, character, figurative language, conflict, and theme. You can present this as a Breakout Box (groups work at their desks) or as an Escape Room (groups seek clues you’ve hidden in the classroom). It has been designed to take 30-45 minutes. This resource also includes a complete Teacher’s Guide (set-up, printing checklist, differentiation) and Answer Key. (grades 8-12)

About Your Resource:

Your download is a .zip file. The Back to School Escape Room is editable in PowerPoint. Otherwise, the other resources are .pdf files that are print-and-go. Due to the nature of these resources, they are not editable. Instructions for use and copyright information are included in this resource. Feel free to email me at nouvelle.ela@gmail.com if you have any questions. 🙂

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