♒ Plunge into an extraordinary journey with this Under the Sea themed Author’s Point of View & Purpose Reading Comprehension Escape Room for 6th to 8th grade. This exhilarating experience engages students in practicing the author’s point of view & purpose reading standards. Students answer reading comprehension questions to get clues and help navigate a lost submarine back to its home ship from the ocean depths.

⭐In this escape room, students face four unique, standards-aligned challenges designed to engage students as they practice 6th to 8th grade author’s point of view & purpose standards.

Embark on this thrilling and educational deep-sea journey⛵, where your students’ reading comprehension skills will reach new depths!

⭐ This reading comprehension review escape room comes in digital and print formats.

• Webscape™ Format – This web-based format provides the most interactive and immersive experience possible. It is self directed, self-correcting, and contains audio. You can check out my video overview here. You won’t believe how engaging this format is until you try it!

• Printable Format – Students can use any device to scan QR codes to watch the videos. If no device is available, students can skip the videos and enjoy the exercise. Students use a printable Decoder and answer sheet to decipher the clues and track their answers.

⭐ Integrated videos, thematic items, and a storyline come together to engage students while developing and reviewing reading comprehension skills.

*Please note: The Google Slides format includes embedded videos that are hosted via YouTube. The printable version includes QR codes for these videos. If you plan on using the Google or printable formats, please ensure you and your students have access to YouTube. The Webscape version does not require YouTube.

Key Features:

✏️ Digital & Printable Versions – Webscape digital and print versions make this resource perfect for any classroom. The digital version can be used dynamically in the classroom as a presentation while students complete each reading comprehension question in groups or individually.

✏️ Immersive Experience: Dynamic challenges and engaging videos provide positive reinforcement and keep students engaged and focused.

✏️Skill Focused: Each reading passage and question set was chosen and written to focus on key skills to review important reading comprehension skills.

✏️Scaffolded Challenges: Challenges increase in difficulty as students progress through the escape room.

✏️No Prep/ Low Prep: The Digital version requires NO PREP. The printable version is low prep: Just print the pages, place them in folders, and go. The printable version has the option to incorporate technology and videos through QR codes.

What’s Included:

Author’s Point of View & Purpose “Under the Sea” Escape Room

• Print and Digital Directions
• Challenge #1: Read the passages and answer the questions about the author’s point of view and purpose to find the sunken ship.
• Challenge #2: Read the passages and answer the questions about the author’s point of view and purpose to find the lost city of Atlantis.
• Challenge #3: Read the passages and answer the questions about the author’s point of view and purpose to find the beautiful coral reef.
• Challenge #4: Read the passages and answer the questions about the author’s point of view and purpose to find the iceberg.
• Ooops Cards for further challenges and differentiation (printable)
• Recording Brochure (printable)
• Answer Key

Digital Version Links

• Webscape Link for Interactive Browser-Based Experience

Copyright & Terms of Use

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