Human Rights Movements Break In To History

Avengers Infinity Stone Themed Activity!!!

In a Breakout room, people are locked in a room, and need to solve a set of riddles/clues in order to discover the key to leave the room. Since we can't lock students into classrooms in America, we Break IN instead. Solve a set of historical riddles in order to break in to a locked box in the room. These riddles are vocabulary intensive, and will expose students to the key historical figures related to 20th century human rights movements, and the oppressors they worked to gain freedom from. The riddles encourage students to think in an abstract manner about the things they have learned in class, which also lead to deeper understanding and better connections. This assignment is differentiated learning at its finest and plays on student's natural competitive natures. The follow-up questions challenge them with Document Based Question style questions that force them to not only interpret primary sources, but connect them to the key figures and ideas from the time period.

Break Out Room Kits with all of the locks can be time consuming to set up and create. Why go to all of the trouble when you can use this digital break in activity, and with less than 10 minutes of set up, have your lesson all ready to go for the day? All you have to do is print the organizer, hide the key, and let the kids engage in the activity!

This activity includes:

*Detailed directions on how to use a Break-In.

*The link to a public google form that students can use to play the game

*A graphic organizer helpful in organizing the key ideas

*An answer key.

Please note: This activity runs through a google form, so it is important that you make sure your students will have internet access.

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