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High school literature games
The Giver Ceremony of Twelve Activity - Novel Simulation of the Ceremony of 12
The Giver Ceremony of Twelve Activity is an interactive classroom activity that your students will never forget! In The Giver by Lois Lowry, children are assigned their careers during The Ceremony of 12. Bring this into your classroom and allow your students to empathize with Jonas and the rest of the community by taking on the role of Chief Elder and assigning roles to each of your students! The resource includes absolutely everything you need to successfully facilitate a mock Ceremony of Twelv
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7th - 10th
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Introduction to Shakespeare Escape Room (paper + digital) - Shakespeare Activity
This Introduction to Shakespeare Escape Room is the perfect start to your Shakespeare unit! Present this as a paper game or digitally to introduce the Globe Theatre, William Shakespeare’s Life, and Elizabethan London. Your students will love these activities and develop the background they need to study any play. Key Elements:Game (~45-60 minutes)Elizabethan Fact SheetResearch ideasQuizTeacher’s GuideThis game is a perfect introduction to Shakespeare for any drama unit! What Teachers are Saying
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7th - 10th
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Romeo and Juliet Escape Room Unit Review Activity - Shakespeare Activities
This unit review activity for Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare helps you gauge reading comprehension while students solve puzzles! In this escape room, students complete activities about the plot, characters, conflict, and figurative language in Romeo and Juliet.Highlights of this Romeo and Juliet review game:✅ Students will be HOOKED (but also studying - rad!)✅ You can check reading comprehension✅ It's both FUN and rigorousOverview:Students play at desks or throughout the roomFull Teache
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7th - 10th
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"The Tell Tale Heart" Escape Room for Grades 7-10 ELA
Engage grades 7-10 ELA students with "The Tell Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe Escape Room--now in print OR digital format! Can students piece together the plot and find the Old Man's heart to avenge his killer? Find out with this escape room! To implement this escape room, arrange students into groups of approximately four students each. Give each group a detective file and hide the five clues in designated spots around the classroom OR share the Google Form in Google Classroom and see your stud
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: 7th Grade ELA Yearlong Curriculum, Lesson Plans, and Pacing Guide
Socratic Seminar Lesson Plan: Fun Worksheets, Question Examples, Discussion Tips
Get students talking with this Socratic Seminar Talking Toolkit! When done right, Socratic Seminars can be the best low prep, high impact activity you will ever do. They can cut down on your grading without sacrificing rigor. They can build classroom community without being cheesy. They can lead to exceptional classroom experiences without students (or admin) knowing you put it together a few minutes before class. Nevertheless, without a few tips and tricks, Socratic Seminars can also easily go
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7th - 12th
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Introduction to The Odyssey Escape Room (paper + dig) - with opt. ELL support
This Introduction to The Odyssey is an Escape Room or Digital Breakout activity your students will love! This resource also includes additional support for your ELL students and younger readers. This digital escape room has been designed to take 60-90 minutes and covers Greek mythology, the characters in The Odyssey, and life and customs on Ithaca, serving as the perfect introduction to your The Odyssey unit. This Introduction to The Odyssey activity can be used in multiple ways: Digital activit
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7th - 10th
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The Outsiders, Do It for Johnny! Digital Escape Room
Do It For Johnny! The Outsiders Digital Escape Room is a cutting edge breakout game that focuses on reading comprehension, characters, and details. It allows teachers and students to engage in escape room fun, enjoy the captivating 360° view, and have the VR option. Your students will feel like they are actually in the young adult literature classic, by S.E. Hinton! You definitely should watch the preview video for this breathtaking and memorable classroom experience! Your students will go throu
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7th - 12th
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The Giver Activity - Seeing Beyond Optical Illusion Activity for the Novel
The Giver Seeing Beyond Activity is a creative classroom activity that will spark discussion about Jonas' ability to see beyond in The Giver by Lois Lowry. In the novel, Jonas can see color when his friends and family cannot. Use this fun and interactive class activity to help your students empathize with Jonas' experience and consider how he and the community members feel. How The Giver Seeing Beyond Activity Works: Students will be welcomed to the Seeing Beyond activity with an eye-catching po
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7th - 10th
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Dystopian Escape Room, Sci-Fi Escape: Middle/High School ELA Digital Escape Room
⭐Secondary ELA students are invited to take up the cause and fight for their freedom and independence. To do so they will need to solve all five locks to break free of the oppression that threatens to overtake them! ⭐ This fully immersive 360° Escape from Dystopia Digital Escape engages students with 5 clues that take them through Dystopian/Utiopian Literature elements. ⭐ Teen students are invited to compete using clues that teach the characteristics/ideas/protagonists of dystopian and utopian l
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: *ELA Middle School/High School 360° ELA Digital Escape Room Bundle
Symbolism Game for Making Connections in Literature
Many great literary and poetic works contain enriching symbolism, but these symbols are useless unless students know how to actively search and find connections between the concrete world and abstract ideas. This game gives students the chance to practice and strengthen that skill.In this game, the class is divided into groups of 3 or 4 students each, and each group is given a random “Concrete Object Card,” along with an “Abstract Idea Card.” Groups must then find and explain connections betwe
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: ELA Games for Middle School Language Arts Review
Lord of the Flies Escape Room Review Activity
Are you ready for an engaging review for your Lord of the Flies unit? Students review the novel by William Golding by completing a series of puzzles to demonstrate understanding of plot, character, figurative language, conflict, and theme. There’s even a TWIST ending!✅ Paper game (no locks required)✅ Full teacher’s guide and set-up instructions✅ ~45 minutes for on-level 9th gradersIf you'd like you can find the digital version of this escape room here.Your Lord of the Flies Review Game includes:
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8th - 11th
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Elements of a Story Escape Room, ELA Digital Escape: Middle School Escape
This fully immersive Animated Short Films Digital Escape comes in two versions, a 360° version and a Flat version with self-checking answers. They have just announced the next big animator competition! ⭐ This is the chance of a lifetime and you decide to enter the competition. But it won't be easy. They have devised many tests for you to complete on your journey.⭐ ⭐This fully immersive virtual escape engages students with 5 animated short films that take them through the Elements of a Story. ⭐
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5th - 9th
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Also included in: *ELA Middle School/High School 360° ELA Digital Escape Room Bundle
Harlem Renaissance Introduction Escape Room (paper) - Black History Month
This Harlem Renaissance Escape Room is the perfect way to introduce your students to the era or for an informative, engaging Black History Month resource. It has a Great Migration Journal Entry Sort, Famous Figures Biography cards, a Prohibition Close Reading activity, and a secret poem. (grades 7-12)ELASocial StudiesBlack History Monthand more!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
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7th - 10th
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Snow Day, Figurative Language, Digital Escape Room, Stranded At School
STRANDED OVERNIGHT AT SCHOOL! No way! This Snow Day Digital Escape Room is an innovative breakout game that focuses on literary terms and figurative language. It allows teachers and students to engage in escape room fun, enjoy the 360° view, and have the VR option. Your students will feel like they are actually outside of the school! You definitely should watch the preview video for this breathtaking cutting-edge classroom experience! Everyone loves a snow day! But, can you imagine being strande
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5th - 12th
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Introduction to Romeo & Juliet Unit Pre-Reading 360 Digital Escape Room Activity
Introducing Shakespeare? Before beginning Act 1/the prologue of the play, generate anticipation with this digital background breakout activity. Students learn about the author, the Elizabethan Era, theater in England, the Globe Theatre, elements of drama (soliloquy, foil, comic relief, etc.), archaic vocabulary, and the prologue of Romeo & Juliet. Hook your students and engage them BEFORE reading The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet (or any other play) by William Shakespeare.NOTE: If you are tea
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8th - 10th
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The Most Dangerous Game Digital Escape Room Review Activity
"The Most Dangerous Game" Digital Escape Room ⚠️You must have cell phones, tablets, or laptops to play this game. Students should work together in small groups. This game requires students to access Google apps with a Google sign-in. Prior to purchase of this game, please make sure your school district does not block the following apps/websites: Google Apps (Sites, Forms, Docs). ⚠️ A breakout box kit is not needed for this game.Engage your students by having them play this digital escape ro
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8th - 11th
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Also included in: ELA Digital Escape Room Review Game Activity Bundle
Literary Yoga: ELA Activities, Review, Brain Breaks, + Movement in the Classroom
This lesson matches yoga poses to literary elements so that you can add movement and promote critical thinking in your English class. Research shows that sitting for long periods of time is horrible for both our brains and bodies. While we know that movement in the classroom is important, due to the nature of English classes, ELA students often find themselves needing to sit to read or write for long periods of time. Therefore, finding ways to add movement in your English literature class can be
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6th - 12th
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Literary Devices Escape Room
Need a fun and engaging way to teach literary devices to middle school and high school ELA students? This "All Summer in a Day" literary devices escape room is your answer! NEW! An all-digital Google Site version of this escape room is included! The literary devices breakout room makes teaching concepts such as symbolism, irony, plot, metaphors, similes, and theme engaging, student-driven, interactive, and fun! This is the perfect activity for any time of year when your students need review, so
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6th - 10th
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Also included in: ELA Escape Room Bundle
ELA Escape Room Bundle
Get the best of escape rooms/breakout rooms with this bundle and save money! This bundle includes:
-The best selling Close Reading and Multiple Choice Escape Room which is perfect for review before standardized test season.
-The Poetry Breakout Room which is a great way to prepare for an upcoming poetry study, to review poetic elements, or to get kids excited about poetry in general.
- The Literary Devices Breakout Room: students do a close read of Ray Bradbury's "All Summer in a Day," then
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6th - 10th
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Literary Devices BINGO - Elements of Literature - Literary Terms review game
Need a fun way to practice and review literary devices and elements of literature vocabulary terms? This BINGO! game has your students match literary terms and definitions. This is a great way to make sure your students have the vocabulary down before they start analyzing texts.Your Literary Devices vocabulary resource includes:Master Literary Terms List – 22 Literary Devices and their definitions and 5 marking boxes to verify what’s been called34 Terms BINGO Cards (blue) – You call the definiti
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: Literary Devices and Terms Bundle: Vocabulary List, BINGO, and Quiz
Edgar Allan Poe The Cask of Amontillado Digital Escape Room Review Game Activity
The Cask of Amontillado Digital Lock Box Escape Room Game⚠️You must have cell phones, tablets, or laptops to play this game. Students should work together in small groups. This game requires students to access Google apps with a Google sign-in. Prior to purchase of this game, please make sure your school district does not block the following apps/websites: Google Apps (Sites, Forms, Docs); Mystery Piano by Boon Jin; Match the Memory; and Jigsaw Planet.⚠️ A breakout box kit is not needed for th
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: ELA Digital Escape Room Review Game Activity Bundle
The Great Gatsby Escape Room - The Roaring 20s Introduction - Roaring Twenties
Introduce your students to the Roaring 20s with this incredible Escape Room! Whether you’re reading The Great Gatsby or discussing the era in Social Studies, this game has you covered! Students learn about context, famous figures, and the debate around Prohibition. ✅ Critical thinking & Collaboration✅ ~75 minutes for 9th graders✅ No tech requiredYou can have students move around the room by setting up this game as stations or you can have them work with teams around a table. Either way, thi
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9th - 12th
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The Outsiders Novel Study | Complete Unit Plan
Enjoy this extensive Novel Study The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton with your students this year! Analyze the literature using these 24 products included in this complete Unit Plan Bundle. This novel study will allow students to develop their reading comprehension and critical thinking skills through the novel The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton.You will have access to a multitude of before, during, and after reading activities like: quizzes, tests, projects, essays, reading questions, vocabulary, backgrou
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6th - 10th
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A Midsummer Night's Dream Escape Room - Unit Review Activity
Are you ready for an awesome review activity for your A Midsummer Night’s Dream unit? This escape room is a series of puzzles covering plot, character, figurative language, conflict, and quote identification. Review AMND by William Shakespeare like you’ve never reviewed it before! ✅ Collaboration ✅ Critical Thinking ✅ DifferentiationIf you’ve never done an escape room before, never fear! The complete Teacher’s Guide is written with total beginners in mind!How does this help students review A Mid
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7th - 10th
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