QR Challenge: I love expository writing - the body

Created using the ClassTools QR Treasure Hunt Generator

Teacher Notes

A. Prior to the lesson:

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

• Download a QR reader (e.g. I-Nigma | NeoReader | Kaywa) onto their mobile devices
• Bring these devices into the lesson.

3. Print out the QR codes.

4. Cut them out and place them around your class / school.

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B. The lesson:

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!

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C. TIPS / OTHER IDEAS

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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Questions / Answers (teacher reference)

Question	Answer
1. 1 The "meat" of any essay 2 Two to three paragraphs depending on the type of paper you are writing 3 Each paragraph focuses on one main idea 4 Uses specific examples, information, and facts 5 Uses concise, clear language	answer
2. Transitions: Words and phrases to help writing flow and connect ideas together 1 To begin with 2 First, next, then, finally 3 Furthermore 4 Topic sentences - Statements for each body paragraph 5 Statements that let the reader know what each paragraph will be explaining 6 The more specific the topic sentence, the easier it is to support 7 Anecdotes: These are short personal stories told to illustrate a point being made 8 Thesis tie-in: A sentence that ties a body paragraph back to the topic and position sentence in the introduction 9 Most difficult and most easily forgotten component of a body paragraph 10 Without a thesis tie-in, writing is off task	answer
3. 1 All body paragraphs need a topic sentence 2 The topic sentence is like a thesis statement for a paragraph 3 It tells the reader what you will talk about in that paragraph 4 A topic sentence is usually the first sentence of your body paragraph	answer
4. 1 Present evidence 2 Provide information to back up your reasons, details, or facts 3 Give explanation and examples	answer
5. 1 Transitions guide the reader through the essay by bridging one idea to another 2 Transition words: first, second, then, after that, in contrast, to begin with, similarly, further, lastly, in other words, however finally, on the other hand, eventually, above all, as a result, more importantly, because of, although, consequently, likewise, to sum up, in order to, given these points, etc.	answer
6. 1 Use this graphic organizer to generate specific examples that support your thesis 2 Your thumb and pointer finger are your strongest fingers and therefore your strongest examples	answer

 

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