1. Arrange students into groups. Each group needs at least ONE person who has a mobile device.
2. If their phone camera doesn't automatically detect and decode QR codes, ask students to
4. Cut them out and place them around your class / school.
1. Give each group a clipboard and a piece of paper so they can write down the decoded questions and their answers to them.
2. Explain to the students that the codes are hidden around the school. Each team will get ONE point for each question they correctly decode and copy down onto their sheet, and a further TWO points if they can then provide the correct answer and write this down underneath the question.
3. Away they go! The winner is the first team to return with the most correct answers in the time available. This could be within a lesson, or during a lunchbreak, or even over several days!
4. A detailed case study in how to set up a successful QR Scavenger Hunt using this tool can be found here.
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1. Where do we use opinion writing in real life? Find mentor texts newspaper letters to the editor | product reviews, movie reviews | 2. What do we notice about these mentor texts? Use "I" phrases, states a thought and backs it up with evidence | what else? | 3. What are some things you could write an opinion piece on? book review, movie review are some examples | keep thinking | 4. Use a graphic organizer to brainstorm your writing ideas. Think about the last book you read or movie you saw, outline whether you would recommend it to your best friend and why or why not | get creative? | 5. Where can you use transition words? Write a rough draft. Remember your connector and transition words- "Also" "because" "First" "Next" "Finally" | etc | 6. Look for places where your writing could maybe be clearer—read it out loud to a friend. You are now revising, If something sounds funny, consider changing it, if your listener doesn't understand, consider changing it | clarification | 7. Now look for places where there may be misspellings, commas missing, periods and capitalization errors. Look for one type of error at a time. Now you are editing. | editing | 8. Conference with the teacher, look for minor improvements needed | I will be floating around | 9. Write your final draft | make all the adjustments you need | 10. What are some ways we can publish OUR opinion writing? School newspaper? | Parent newsletter? |
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