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. ⭐ Young teen students are invited to compete using clues that practice Short Story Elements such as Plot, Conflict, Characterization, Setting, Point of View, and Theme. All tasks are skills-based so that when the escape is complete your students will come away with a stronger understanding of the elements of a story. ⭐

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⭐A perfect introduction to Short Story Elements. ⭐ Playing this fully immersive 360° virtual escape room will teach students about the elements of a short story including plot, conflict, character development, setting, point of view, and theme. Engaging and fun this interactive, immersive digital escape has students complete 5 challenges. With no printing, copying, or cutting and a full teacher guide with answers, this digital activity is ready to use!

Once in the escape, students will click the red start button. This animated slide show takes students through the setup of the escape and gives the students instructions on how to play. There are five clues, plus extras.

Here's what's inside:

• CLUE #1: Conflict
  • Read - About Conflict (Rising/Falling Action & Types)
  • Watch Partly Cloudy
  • CLUE - Drag & Drop Events into Rising/Falling Action & Main Conflict VENN Diagram
  • Extra - Types of Conflict match-up game

• CLUE #2: Characterization
  • Read - About Characters & Characterization
  • Watch Piper
  • CLUE - Drag and Drop Character traits at beginning and end of story
  • Extra - Match emotions and expressions

• CLUE #3: Setting
  • Read - About Setting and Watch video about Point of View
  • Watch Lava
  • CLUE - Help the volcanos find each other maze and cipher
  • Extra - Define Elements of a Story hangman game

• CLUE #4: Plot Elements
  • Read - About Plot Elements: exposition, conflict, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.
  • Watch La Luna
  • CLUE: Take an animated quiz, collect numbers and open a safe
  • Extra - PacMan Plot Diagram game

• CLUE #5: Theme
  • Read & Watch: About Theme
  • Watch For the Birds
  • CLUE: Solve crossword defining themes of 5 films watched
  • Extra: Plot and Theme balloon pop game

• Discussion Question Worksheet for each short film.

Why teach it?

• It's a perfect way to introduce students to the elements of a short story in a fun and engaging way.
• Great in combination with any unit on Story Elements
• It reinforces logic and reasoning skills
• It promotes cooperative learning and deductive reasoning
• Perfect for the English Language Arts classroom

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