Directions: Building Complete Sentences

Step 2 and Step 3 should be completed on the same day. They should take about 20-30 minutes total to complete.

Objectives:

• Given a task with four sentence fragments and run-ons, students will rewrite each phrase to create complete sentences, achieving at least three out of four sentences correctly rewritten.

• When working in a small group, students will collaborate and follow small group expectations requiring two prompts or less to stay on task.

Directions:

This third step will be mostly off computers. Teams will be using physical materials to solve a puzzle. 

• The teacher can display the Google Slides "Message in a Bottle" to set the mood for this activity.

• The teams should begin by watching the first video below (video 6). In the previous step, students were guided to find an envelope with a message in a bottle icon on it. Inside the envelope, there are sentence strips cut into words and phrases, color-coded so that each sentence is all one color (see images below). 

• Teams must rearrange the sentence strips into complete sentences to solve this puzzle. 

• When the puzzle is complete, the teacher will hand an envelope labeled "Code 3." Inside, students will find a four-digit code (5376) that will allow them to move to step 4. 

• Students should be encouraged to record their sentences in the Quest Log. 

• Upon completion, students should watch the second video below (video 7).

• The teacher should decide at this point if there is enough time to continue another 20-30 minutes or if they will resume at step 4 tomorrow. It's recommended to continue step 4 the day following step 3.