THE LANDLADY 360 DIGITAL ESCAPE ROOM
Perfect Halloween middle school ELA reading and writing activities. Help Billy Weaver escape THE LANDLADY! This 360 digital escape room also includes a full short story literary and reading comprehension workshop on Google Slides, along with a Quizlet set and tons of fun activities.
Students will play the role of a detective who is on the case of missing boys in the city of Bath. They must use the clues from the story and the links to find out what happened to the boys and save Billy Weaver before the poison kills him. They will learn to recognize foreshadowing, suspense, and symbolism. The will also learn to make inferences and write responses to text-dependent questions, all while having a blast!
ALMA PIXAR SHORT FILM WORKSHOP
Alma – a short film literary element study that students will actually WANT to do! ❤AWARD WINNING PIXAR SHORT FILM: ALMA This spooky workshop focuses on how a professional writer uses literary elements to foreshadow trouble. Students learn that literary elements interact to shape the story and will use these elements to create an alternate ending.
LITERARY ELEMENTS/DEVICES:
- FORESHADOWING-Students learn specific foreshadowing techniques
- MAKING INFERENCES-Searching For Clues
- PLOT-Creepy plot elements that foreshadow trouble to come
- SETTING-Changes in the setting foreshadows trouble to come
- ALTERNATE ENDING WRITING ACTIVITY-Students used techniques learned to create their own foreshadowing.
This spooky film is about a small girl whose soul becomes trapped inside of a doll. She wanders into a deserted town and is lured into a doll shop by a doll in the window that looks just like her. The name ALMA means “SOUL” in Spanish and foreshadows what will happen to her.
WOULD YOU RATHER HALLOWEEN GAME
Get your students moving and laughing in October with this hilarious, spooky Halloween edition of WOULD YOU RATHER? with 21 funny and thought-provoking questions.
HOW IT WORKS:
Students are given 2 unsavory but funny choices and must decide which they would prefer. Your students are guaranteed to have a great time, as well as to connect with their peers. Students move to the A or B side of the room to indicate their choice. My favorite thing about this game is that students are constantly shifting sides and they get to see that they have commonalities with nearly every person in their class. It is a wonderful tool for creating friendships!
HALLOWEEN WRITING PROMPTS WITH R.A.C.E STRATEGY
No prep digital writing prompts for October and Halloween. Lots of fun, but also rigorous and challenging, These prompts are written to resemble state test questions. Students are asked to cite evidence, describe, explain, summarize, etc., using the RACE + Transitions strategy. Students can click the article links on their virtual chalkboard to read and watch highly engaging content that is relevant to teens.
❤This October weekly CCSS aligned set includes:
- 4 Writing Prompts
- Sample Response Answers
- Links To Articles
- Response Slide
- RACE Anchor Chart
- RACE Rubric
- Collaboration Tools
Each virtual chalkboard includes a writing prompt and a link to an article or video for students to read/watch before responding to the prompt.
❤Articles For This Month Include:
- The History Of Trick Or Treat by Tween Tribune
- How To Mummify A Body by Tween Tribune
- Myth Busted: Friday The 13th by National Geographic For Kids
- Grades Don’t Correlate With Intelligence by The State Press
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