Grade 8
Activity 6: Reading and Responding to Mystery Novels (GLEs: 01a, 01b, 02a, 02b, 02c, 02d, 02e, 08a, 09d, 09e, 09f, 09g, 14a, 14b, 14c, 14f, 38a, 38b, 38c)
CC: While reading the novel, students will create a casebook (e.g., graphic organizer to report and solve the mystery) or complete a police report concerning the crime in their reading-response journals.
Use MS Word to create a template for a police report for students to use as reading-response. Word template - "Police Report"
CC: Students will complete a mystery story map and respond to literal, interpretive, and evaluative text questions.
Use MS Word to create a template for a mystery story map. Word - "Story Map for Mysteries"
Additional Resources: Harvey Daniels' Literature Circles http://www.literaturecircles.com
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