The Elevator by William Sleator Escape Room

Teachers love using The Elevator escape room to conclude William Sleator’s short story. It’s highly recommended that you read and discuss the short story before putting students through this escape room.

Check out what students will review…

⭐ Characters – Students identify the protagonist and the conflict they face, then analyze their behaviors and motivations.

⭐ Plot Structure – Students will review the various key elements of the plot structure.

⭐ Vocabulary – Students will identify the types of figurative language used in the story & define key vocabulary words.

⭐ Conflict – Students will identify different types of literary conflict within the story.

The Elevator escape room is designed to challenge students while encouraging them to analyze the text in an interactive way.

It should take an average of ~50 minutes to complete.

► How does this escape room work?

When you make your purchase, you will download a ZIP folder. The ZIP folder will contain a PDF with instructions for facilitating the escape room, directions for using with Breakout EDU lock boxes, Google Forms/Slides, and paper/pencil.

The ZIP folder will also contain PowerPoints, making it easy for you to differentiate or customize the tasks as needed.

Whether you prefer physical locks, digital tools, or simple paper and pencil, this escape room is designed to work in every setting!

LET’S TALK TECH…

This product will work with Breakout EDU Kits. However, they are not required. Some familiarity with Google Forms and Google Slides is required.

If you assign the Google activities and your students receive an “Access Denied” error message, it is because your district has blocked students from opening Google files owned by someone outside your district.

You can solve this by making a “teacher copy” of the activities and then embedding your document links within the Google form.

This product may work with Breakout EDU Kits. However, they are not required. Some familiarity with Google Forms and Google Slides is required.

TEACHERS LIKE YOU SAID…

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Rebecca said, “Thorough, fun, and creative activity to use with the story. Students loved it.  Thanks!”

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Christine said, “This resource challenged my students and kept them engaged.”

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Melissa said, “We have been reading The Elevator for about a week or so now, and my students LOVED rounding out this story with the Escape Room! Fun, easy, and engaging!”

Supports Common Core Standards (CCSS):

RL.6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.5

RL.7.1, 7.2, 7.3

RL.8.1, RL.8.2

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Natayle Brown

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