Of Mice and Men Escape Room C: What the Valley Keeps, Whole-Novel Review

WHAT'S INSIDE: 46 pages in 30 files

• Digital Room (a web page for team devices) and the Paper room (printed team packets)
• Team packets in Forms A, B, C and D, so neighboring teams solve different versions
• Envelope inserts for each form and envelope labels
• Optional stand-up bonus cards in Forms A to D, with their key
• A reflection page for students
• Teacher folder: codes page and resume-codes sheet, assembly checklist, check cards for each form, host screen, answer key for all forms, prep sheet, Read First sheet and quick-start page

WHAT YOUR CLASS DOES

Step onto a 1930s ranch, illustrated in the unit's own look. Students turn a brass decoder wheel to open one lock: drag it, tap the buttons or use the keyboard. An illustrated ranch map sends them tile by tile, and a boot-print trail appears once they find the way. The final lock builds two words from the book, out of six scrambled letter-chunks per form. Every lock is a plot fact or described detail, never reprinted text.

HOW IT RUNS

• When: after Chapter 6, as the unit's capstone.
• Time: one period of 55 minutes or longer with both reflections, or two sessions (the first about 25 minutes, the second about 35 to 40 minutes with the stand-up bonus and both reflections).
• Prep: about 40 minutes. Print one packet per team, cut and fasten the paper cipher wheels (do it ahead if time is short), print the optional bonus cards, and read the Read First sheet once before class. Not print and go.
• A Read First sheet gives the timing and hint steps; the answer key is its own page. The Paper room works the same way.
• Honors and Academic classes use the same room.

PRINT AND DIGITAL

Run the Paper room from its printed pieces with no device, or play the Digital Room. The Digital Room and the host screen are web files that open offline in Chrome or Edge on Windows, with no install and no account. They also work in Chrome on Chromebooks.

FAQ

Do I have to use the whole unit?

No. This room works on its own after your class finishes the novel.

Do students need the novel?

Yes. Every student needs their own copy; page numbers differ between editions.

Is there an answer key?

Yes, for every form, plus a key for the bonus cards, in the teacher folder.

Where are the full terms?

In TERMS_OF_USE_TEACHER.pdf in the 00_Start_Here folder of your download.