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MUSICAL ESCAPE ROOM

Ange McDermott

Created on February 1, 2024

developing academic writing skills

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ESCAPE ROOM

Developing the Academic Student THE MUSICAL

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ESCAPE ROOM

Will you be able to recover all the members of the band?

Face the different challenges in 5 missions to find each of the members of our band and triumph on stage.

Missions

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MISSIONS

Get all the band members back!

Mission 4

Mission 2

Mission 1

Mission 5

Mission 3

Mission 1

left or right?

Let's start with something simple: answer the questions by choosing the correct image, and then go for it!

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mission 1

1/3

The first thing to do when starting an assignment is to deconstruct the brief.

mission 1

2/3

After deconstructing the brief I should?

Make a plan

Hit the library

misión 1

3/3

Planning effectively around the brief will help me to target my reading.

MISSION 1 COMPLETE

CONGRATULATIONS!

Your assignment is off to a good start - can you maintain your focus?

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MISSIONS

Get all the band members back!

Mission 3

Mission 4

Mission 5

Mission 2

COMPLETE!

Mission 2

WHICH PICTURE DOESN'T FIT?

Now come three challenging tests! You will see in each of them an image/resource that DOESN'T FIT for some reason. What is it?

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Mission 2

1/3 which of these resources is not suitable for academic use?

https://library.sunderland.ac.uk/

Mission 2

2/3 Select the ONLY university sanctioned resource for citing references correctly.

Mission 2

3/3 Which image is not an example of good study habits?

MISSION 2 COMPLETE

CONGRATULATIONS!

You've managed to add a member and we now have a duet. Continue with the tasks to broaden the range and depth of the band.

Continue

missions

Get all the band members back!

Mission 4

Mission 5

Mission 3

COMPLETE!

COMPLETE!

MISSION 3

identify the lyrics

Do you have a good memory? Correctly choose the missing word/s to complete the lyrics of these [in]famous study skills compositions.

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mission 3

1/3

Don't ..... .., if you can't cite it!

Write it

Find it

Make it up

mission 3

2/3

To understand how my work is graded and, explore important indicators to guide my writing I should check...

With my classmates

Search the internet

Generic Assessment Criteria

MISSION 3

3/3

When considering the quality of a source, one acronym which may be useful is:

C.R.A.A.P

R.O.T.T.E.N

S.M.I.L.E

MISSION 3 COMPLETE

CONGRATULATIONS!

Our duet is now a trio, our range is much enhanced, can you continue to find our remaining members?

Continue

missions

Get all the band members back!

Mission 4

Mission 5

COMPLETE!

COMPLETE!

COMPLETE!

mission 4

Order Order!

Let's work towards a Quartet! Can you order the information and repsond to the questions?

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mission 4

1/3

mission 4

2/3

mission 4

3/3

mission 4 complete

CONGRATULATIONS!

Our trio has become a quartet! Our range and skill are expanding -let's push on, we're one member short!

Continue

MISSIONS

Get all the band members back!

Mission 5

COMPLETE!

COMPLETE!

COMPLETE!

COMPLETE!

mission 5

RESPOND CORRECTLY

And finally, a quick test of general knowledge: if you fail, be prepared to get a tomato slap!

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mission 5

1/3

Study skills support can be access via:

The university library pages and drop in sessions

The Costa cart in The John Dawson Science Complex

The Gateway

mission 5

2/3

The Plymouth Model helps me to....

Achieve higher grades

Progress my writing from description to analytical and evaluative

Explore art

mission 5

3/3

To avoid plagiarism in my work I should....

Ensure all sources are cited and recorded

Use quotations throughout

Write in the 1st person, as it is my work.

MISSION 5 COMPLETE

CONGRATULATIONS!

The band is whole! Our Quintet is complete! Well done! You are now on your way to becoming a skilled academic student!

Continue

THE BAND IS BACK TOGETHER

That sounds great! 😊

Continue to practice and apply all you have learned to continue making sweet academic music!

WRONG!

Wrong! Try again - remeber “Without effort, your talent is nothing more than unmet potential."

Try again!