5th Grade Escape Room #2

5th Grade- ESCAPE ROOM

MUSEUM

Main room

ROOM 2

ROOM 1

ROOM 3

The only way to get them back is to negotiate using your reading knowledge! Work together to rescue all the stolen art pieces! We need to start in Room 1 and work our way through the whole museum... DO NOT READ THE PASSAGES YET. Can you help us?

Oh, no!

Someone has stolen all the works from the museum

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Ready to Read

ROOM 1

3 Passages

2 Passages

1 Passage

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Question 1

Don't get to reading just yet! Scroll up and down. How many passages do you notice?

Ready to Read

ROOM 1

A Mix of Both

Informational Texts

Fictional Stories

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Question 2

Read the titles and authors of both passages. Skim any text features. What type of reading do you expect to be doing today?

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ROOM 1

Central Idea & Relevant Details

Text Structure

Characters, Setting, Conflict, Events, Theme

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Question 3

Hmm.. two fiction passages (a story AND a poem) Based on what you know, what can you expect to be on the lookout for?

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ROOM 1

Sequence of Events

Author's Claim & Perspective

Lines & Stanzas

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Question 4

Oh you know what else, when we read poetry, we should be on the lookout for...

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ROOM 1

Nature/the Earth

Birds

Keeping Secrets

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Question 5

Looking at these two titles, I can predict the texts are connected by the same topic of...

ROOM 1

CONTINUe

5/5

You have completed this room!

ROOM 1

You have lost a museum piece!

Follow the instructions for each piece of artwork to work through each part of the passages chunk by chunk. DO NOT read the passage all at once... good readers (and escapers) pause to think! Reading 2 Passages requires STAMINA... Read actively, staying curious about the story or topic of the text.

Whoo,

We've made it through room 1...get ready for Passage 1!

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room 2

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room 3

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Chunk it!

ROOM 2

why & where the passage begins for the reader

why the problem will be occuring in the passage

Don't forget!! Read the introduction in italics (right underneath the title and author) This introduction helps to explain...

Question 1

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Chunk it!

ROOM 2

describe the setting of an overgrown, hidden garden

describe the character of Mary, who is exploring the garden

Read, chunk and pause: Read Passage 1, Paragraphs 1 and 2. These two paragraphs work together to...

Question 2

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Chunk it!

ROOM 2

describe the fear Mary has to be alone in the garden

describe how still and silent the garden is

Read Passage 1, Paragraphs 3-6. These paragraphs work together to...

Question 3

3/5

Chunk it!

You have completed this room!

ROOM 2

CONTINUE

5/5

Chunk it!

ROOM 2

You have lost a museum piece!

You are so close to recovering all of the pieces of artwork! Now that you have made it through both passages, you are ready to ANSWER IT! This is where things start to get really tricky! When reading answer choices use self talk: think/say, “Nope! Nope! Maybe…. YEP!” Give yourself a pep talk/Use self talk... I got this! I can do this! I believe in myself!

Whoo,

We've made it through room 2... time to keep reading

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room 2

room 1

room 3

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Read the excerpt from the passage: “There were numbers of standard roses which had so spread their branches that they were like little trees." What effect does the description, “were like little trees” have on the passage?

It stresses that the rosebushes are more leaves than flowers.

It suggests the rosebushes have large, long branches. .

It describes that the rosebushes are tall enough to climb.

It shows how much the rosebushes have thick trunks.

Question 1

Answer It!

ROOM 3

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It shows the garden lacks color.

It shows that the garden may be dangerous to play in.

It shows that the rosebushes may be hard to cut down.

It shows that the rosebushes have been ignored for a long time.

Question 2

Why is this description of the roses so important ?

Answer It!

ROOM 3

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It provides a setting where Mary can meet new characters.

It helps create the idea that the garden has been abandoned.

It helps explain the reasons why Mary is fond of flowers.

It shows how dfficult it is to keep gardens healthy.

Question 3

How does the setting of the garden in paragraph 2 add to the plot of the passage? SCROLL IT! Make sure you have scrolled back down to see paragraph 2 !

Answer It!

ROOM 3

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Mary talks to herself, to show she is interested in the garden.

Mary talks to herself, to show how much she understands about the garden.

Mary talks to herself, which shows how much the garden reminds Mary of other places.

Mary talks to herself, which shows how nervous she feels inside the garden.

Question 4

What is one way the perspective of Mary is developed by the author?

Answer It!

ROOM 3

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Answer It!

You have completed this room!

ROOM 3

CONTINUE

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Answer It!

ROOM 3

You have lost a museum piece!

Don't give up now! This room will require a lot of scrolling back and forth - get those fingers ready! This time, if you answer incorrectly you will have to start from the beginning of the main room again.

Another room down! ONE more text to go!

The main room is the most important room in the museum!

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room 2

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"onto the damp grass." (line 2)

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Which line from stanza 1 of Passage 2 contains personification?

"Each day I walk out." (line 1)

"and the miracle of morning." (line 5)

"Before the sun has spoken," (line 3)

Question 1

This question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, the next room will unlock Part B.

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It explains that morning can be a beautiful and damp time.

MAIN ROOM

It explains that dew gathers on grass overnight.

It explains how mornings remain the same and never change.

It emphasizes the stillness and quiet before the sun comes up.

Question 2

What effect does the personification in Part A have on Passage 2?

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Spring is a season of renewal.

MAIN ROOM

Nature brings people comfort and calm.

We should always be prepared for new situations.

Nature can change suddenly.

Question 3

Which theme does the poem in Passage 2 develop?

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COMPARE IT! SCROLL IT! Questions like this will require you to scroll back and forth between passages to be a real detail detective! Be careful! An incorrect answer takes you back to the beginning of the Main Room!

MAIN ROOM

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MAIN ROOM

CONTINUe

You have completed this room!

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Through your hard work and reading knowledge, you helped to recover all of the museum pieces! We knew you would be the right person for the job!

Start Over?

You did it!

Congratulations!

You have lost a museum piece!

You have lost a museum piece!

You have lost a museum piece!

You have lost a museum piece!

You have lost a museum piece!

You have lost a museum piece!

You have lost a museum piece!

You have lost a museum piece!

You have lost a museum piece!