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. On page 247, line 1 says, "The wind was a torrent of darkness among the gustry trees." What does this reveal about the setting? Find other evidence from the text that supports how the author portrays the setting of this story. | 2. | 3. What can you infer when the highwayman tells Bess on line 27, "Yet, if they press me sharply, and harry me through the day, then look for me by moonlight?" Does he really love Bess and she him? Use textual evidence to back up your answer. | 4. | 5. Comparing the descriptions given of Tim and the highwayman, what can you infer about each of their characters? Who (in your opinion) is the protagonist and antagonist? Use textual evidence to back up your answer. | 6. | 7. Page 251, line 77-79 says "Her musket shattered in the moonlight, Shattered her breast in the moonlight and warned him--with her death." Who is Bess warning and why? Use textual evidence to back up your answer. Do you think it was the right thing for Bess to do? | 8. | 9. On page 252, line 85 says "back he spurred like a madman shouting a curse to the sky." What caused the highwayman to be so angry? Was it a smart decision to go back towards the Redcoats? Use textual evidence to back up your answer. | 10. | 11. What literary device is used in the last two stanzas of the poem on page 252 and how does it affect the plot? Why do you think the author chose to put these stanzas in the poem? How do they make you feel? Use textual evidence to back up your answer. | 12. | 13. It is implied in the poem that Tim told the redcoats of the highwayman's love for Bess. What is Tim's motive or reason for betraying Bess? Was it a good reason? Do you agree with his decision. Use textual evidence to back up your answer. |
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