11th Grade End of Year Google Apps

This bundle includes the in-class and digital versions of our Poetry Escape Room.

There is no wonder why escape rooms are so popular; they are highly engaging and encourage people to work together and think creatively in order to solve different puzzles... all while trying to beat the clock! Now, you can facilitate our popular Poetry Escape Room at home for distance learning or in the classroom with this meticulously-crafted resource. Whether they are in school or at home, your students will be having so much fun that they won’t even realize how much they are learning about poetry while trying to escape!

How does it work?

The ghosts of Walt Whitman, Edgar Allan Poe, Langston Hughes, William Shakespeare, and Maya Angelou have risen from the grave to lock your students inside your classroom. They are upset because they believe that students spend too much time talking about (fill in the blank with whatever is cool with students these days... probably making TikToks) and not enough time reading and writing poetry. Students cannot escape until they complete 5 poetry-based tasks to show these ghosts of poets past that they do in fact know their poetry.

• Match 'Em Up: In the first task, students must match up poetic terms and devices with their definitions. Letters intersected by the lines between the terms and definitions will reveal their first code.
• Figuratively Speaking: In the second task, students must correctly identify the figurative language used in poem excerpts. When matched correctly, shaded boxes reveal their second code.
• Television: In the third task, students must closely read the poem, Television, by Roald Dahl. Then, they must correctly identify poetic terms and devices within the poem. When matched correctly on a chart, the third code is revealed.
• Playground Blues: In the fourth task, students must perform a close reading of Back in the Playground Blues by Adrian Mitchell. Letters of the multiple choice CCSS-aligned question answers following the poem reveal their fourth code.
• Jig Saw Quote: In the final task, students must assemble a jig saw puzzle that forms a quote about poetry. Once the puzzle is assembled and students bring the quote to you, they may escape the room.

In-Class Escape Room Includes:

- Escape Room Basics

- Detailed Day-Of Instructions

- Escape Room Print Checklist

- Student Teams Chart

- Welcome Sign for Your Door

- Materials for 5 Tasks: task signs to be folded upright, task instructions (2 per page for easy printing), and necessary information to be kept at stations

- Student Answer Booklets (small and large options)

- Teacher Answer Keys

- Code Word Theme Open Response for homework or in-class writing activity

Digital Escape Room Includes:

- Instructions for how to access and share escape room and answer key through Google Drive

- Materials for 5 Tasks: digital task signs, detailed task instructions, and supplementary materials

- Digital Student Worksheets

- Digital Teacher Answer Key

This escape room is suitable for middle and high school students and is ideal any time during your poetry unit. Students will need to know definitions of poetic devices and terms in order to complete the activity. Some of the terms covered: alliteration, imagery, free verse, internal rhyme, tone, mood, stanza, stress, onomatopoeia, allusion, hyperbole, syntax, extended metaphor, haiku, oxymoron....

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Are you searching for project based learning opportunities for your ESL ELL SLIFE Newcomers that are FUN? This career & housing unit includes enough lessons to last you 3 weeks! Your multilingual ML students will have the chance to gain valuable knowledge about real life experiences and planning for their futures, all while working on developing skills needed for their careers, housing research, budgeting, speaking, reading, writing and much MORE!

This resource uses Google slides and PDFs and is NO PREP.

Your Students Will:

• Develop vocabulary
• Analyze text
• Apply knowledge
• Practice speaking and listening skills while completing the activities
• Work on developing writing skills
• Complete research
• Have the opportunity to mature in life skills
• Plan their futures
• RECORD A PODCAST!!! (Or, create student Google Slides presentations that are already templated with language frames)

This unit is PACKED with activities to engage your ESL multilingual students. You will have everything you need to complete an AMAZING project.

What’s Included:

• A teacher Pear Deck/Google Slides (128 slides) to support you and your Newcomer ELL students through all parts of the project AND teach about the career and housing unit
• A BONUS SLIFE PDF Workbook for your ENTERING/SLIFE STUDENTS!
• Grading Tool (PDF)
• Pacing Guide broken down in weeks and days
• Video directions (for teacher)
• Pre-Assessment and Post-Assessment
• Simple Grammar Practice & Handout
• Career & Housing Vocabulary
• Writing & speaking practice
• Countable & Uncountable Nouns
• Singular and Plural Noun Practice
• Vocaroo Recordings Practice
• Reading Practice - 3 Different Passages
• Number Practice & Quantifiers
• THREE different project choices! 

1. TEMPLATED GOOGLE SLIDES FOR STUDENT PRESENTATIONS---students will use these to create their own slideshow and practice speaking
2. Vocaroo recording directions and student "one pager" to put recording QR codes for their podcast
3. Podcast recording directions for Spotify!

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This bundle includes the in-class and digital versions of our End of Year ELA Escape Room!

There is no wonder why escape rooms are so popular; they are engaging and encourage people to work together and think creatively in order to solve different puzzles... all while trying to beat the clock. Now, you can facilitate our End of Year ELA Escape Room in the classroom and at home for distance learning with this meticulously-crafted bundle. All tasks are skills-based so that with these fun lessons, learning is not sacrificed. Whether they are in school or at home, your students will be having so much fun that they won’t even realize the higher order thinking skills they are applying in the playing with these activities!

How does it work?

Your students must escape your digital classroom by solving 5 different Language Arts skills-based puzzles, discovering a hidden message, and finding clues along the way.

• Literary Crossword: In the first task, students must complete a crossword puzzle with questions about literary devices. Once complete, they must unscramble shaded boxes to reveal the first code.
• Words of Wisdom: In the second task, students must identify parts of speech in different funny and inspirational quotes from famous figures. When matched correctly, shaded boxes reveal the second code. (Note that in the paper version, task is MLA All Day: In the second task, students must fill in an MLA Works Cited Page with fictional, contemporary sources. Once completed correctly, letters within the sources will reveal the second code.)
• Figuratively Speaking: In the third task, students must identify the figurative language device used in pop songs by current artists like The Chainsmokers, Coldplay, and Ed Sheeran. Shaded letters in the correct answers form the third code.
• A Dream Deferred: In the fourth task, students must perform a close reading of Langston Hughes' "A Dream Deferred." This is perfect for the end of the school year as students reflect upon their dreams for the future. The letters of the multiple choice questions about the poem will form the fourth code.
• Jig Saw Quote: In the fifth and final task, students must assemble a jig saw puzzle with a famous and inspirational quote. (We can't give that away here!)

Digital Resource Includes:

- Instructions for how to access and share escape room and answer key through Google Drive

- Digital Student Workbook

- Digital Teacher Answer Keys

Paper Version Includes:

- Escape Room Basics

- Detailed Day-Of Instructions

- Escape Room Print Checklist

- Student Teams Chart

- Welcome Sign for Your Door

- Materials for 5 Tasks: task signs to be folded upright, task instructions (2 per page for easy printing), and necessary information to be kept at stations

- Student Answer Booklet

- Teacher Answer Keys

- Code Word Theme Open Response for homework or in-class writing activity

- Escape Room Reflection for homework or in-class writing activity

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Can't get enough escape rooms? Check out more themed escapes by Language Arts Excellence here:

⭐ Spring Break ELA Escape Room

⭐ Back to School ELA ESCAPE ROOM

⭐ Halloween ESCAPE ROOM

⭐ Thanksgiving ESCAPE ROOM

⭐ Christmas ESCAPE ROOM

⭐ New Year's ESCAPE ROOM

⭐ Valentine's Day ESCAPE ROOM

⭐ St. Patrick's Day ESCAPE ROOM

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Are you searching for project based learning opportunities for your ESL ELL newcomers that are FUN? This unit includes enough lessons to last you a whole month! Perfect for after testing and to wrap up your year. Your students will have the chance to research a place they’d like to travel to all while working on developing skills such as budgeting, speaking, listening, research, and much MORE!

This resource uses Google slides and is NO PREP.

Your Students Will:

• Develop vocabulary
• Analyze text
• Apply knowledge
• Practice speaking and listening skills while completing the activities
• Work on developing writing skills
• Complete research
• Have the opportunity to mature in life skills

This bundle is PACKED with activities to engage your ESL students. You will have everything you need to complete an AMAZING project.

What’s Included:

• A teacher Pear Deck/Google Slides (78 slides) to support you and your Newcomer ELL students through all parts of the project AND teach about the joys and intricacies of travel and planning for a trip
• Project Rubric (PDF)
• Vocabulary Cards for the ENTIRE UNIT (PDF)--great for small group intervention and extensions
• Four weeks of lessons weekly planner (PDF)
• Grading worksheet (PDF)
• Self Assessment Check In (PDF)
• Packing List Activity with Vocabulary and Writing (Google Doc & PDF)
• Research Planner for students to research the country they're visiting (PDF & Google Doc)
• Trip Planner & Budgeting planner to record their notes and important trip information (PDF & Google Doc)
• AirBnB Research Activity (PDF & Google Doc)
• Trip Activity Planner for students to research activities and record their answers (Google Doc & PDF)
• Trip Itinerary Template (PDF)
• Postcard Activity (PDF)
• Peer Presentation Note Catcher for students to record their peers' presentation information (Google Doc & PDF)
• Examples on how to research flights, accommodations and other important parts of travel
• Engaging videos to teach and showcase the importance of travel and travel tips
• TEMPLATED GOOGLE SLIDES FOR STUDENT PRESENTATIONS---students will use these to create their own slideshow to teach the rest of the class about their trip and the country they're visiting!

Look what other educators are saying:

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Devan H. wrote, “This was an amazing project! Well laid out! Thanks for making the last few weeks easier.”

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Rosa G. wrote, “BEST PROJECT EVER! I was desperate for something for my high school Newcomers after state testing and this project was SO FUN! It took us the whole month of April and the kids loved it! There were so many great activities in here and everything was organized and ready to go. It was perfect for my older students and they planned the best trips! Thank you!” 

This Travel Project bundle will bring some fun and engagement to your classroom! You don’t want to miss out on the EXCITING bundle. Make sure to add this resource to your cart.

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Are you searching for project based learning opportunities for your secondary ESL ELL students that are FUN? This unit includes enough lessons to last you a whole month! Perfect for after testing and to wrap up your year. Your students will have the chance to research a place they’d like to travel to all while working on developing skills such as budgeting, speaking, listening, research, and much MORE!

This resource uses Google slides and is NO PREP.

Your Students Will:

• Develop vocabulary
• Analyze text
• Apply knowledge
• Practice speaking and listening skills while completing the activities
• Work on developing writing skills
• Complete research
• Have the opportunity to mature in life skills

This unit is PACKED with activities to engage your ESL students. You will have everything you need to complete an AMAZING project.

What’s Included:

• A teacher Pear Deck/Google Slides (69 slides) to support you and your students through all parts of the project AND teach about the joys and intricacies of travel and planning for a trip
• Project Rubric (PDF)
• Four weeks of lessons weekly planner (PDF)
• Grading worksheet (PDF)
• Conference check in sheets to meet with students (PDF)
• TWO Listening activities using Ed Puzzle & Ted Talk with comprehension questions and vocabulary (Google Doc & PDF)
• Research Planner for students to research the country they're visiting (PDF & Google Doc)
• Trip Planner to record their notes and important trip information (PDF & Google Doc)
• AirBnB Research Activity (PDF & Google Doc)
• Packing List (PDF)
• Trip Itinerary Template (PDF)
• Postcard Activity (PDF)
• Peer Presentation Note Catcher for students to record their peers' presentation information (Google Doc & PDF)
• Examples on how to research flights, accommodations and other important parts of travel
• Engaging videos to teach and showcase the importance of travel and travel tips
• TEMPLATED GOOGLE SLIDES FOR STUDENT PRESENTATIONS---students will use these to create their own slideshow to teach the rest of the class about their trip and the country they're visiting!

Look what other educators are saying:

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Jenn A. wrote, “This was an awesome project! There were tons of lessons and activities that had great language supports for my different level ELLs. The students had so much fun doing this project and learned really great skills!”

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Sebastian P. wrote, “This was one of the best resources I've ever purchased. I used this after state testing and literally had to do no lesson plans for a month. I used this with my 10th grade Developing and Expanding ELL students and they LOVED it. We had so much fun doing all the activities and the Pear Deck and teacher resources made everything seamless. The student presentations turned out fantastic thanks to the templated Google Slides provided. Thank you!” 

This Travel Project bundle will bring some fun and engagement to your classroom! You don’t want to miss out on the EXCITING bundle. Make sure to add this resource to your cart.

Check out these resources:

➡️ Bundle & SAVE - ESL Travel Project Bundle

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