Mystery Genre
Essential Question: What are the essential elements that make up a good mystery?
Use the following link in detective's handbook to find all instructions on the assigned writing for the mystery unit.
Use these graphic organizers to help you plan your own mystery.
Use your Detective Log as you read to keep track of what happens.
Read Write Think Essay Map for Expository writing
Rubric for grading in the Detective unit.
Persuasive letter to sheriff.
Use these two links to create your letter to the sherrif in handbook entry #10
Persuasion Map
Letter Generator
Rubric for comprehension
http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/expository-escapade-detective-handbook-40.html?tab=4#tabs
COPYRIGHT FREE IMAGES FOR PHOTOSTORY
Scary story read aloud assignment: due Oct. 27th
For the week of October 26th through the 30th. We will be working on scary writing. Use the links below to see what you will need to do for this assignment.
List of scary books for a fun October read.
Before you read use the anticipation guide.
As a class we will fill in this web together before we read a scary story.
As I read to you fill out the 5W sheet.
While reading fill out the literary questions.
Now you get to write your own scary story. Use this guide to help you out.
Your story will be graded by the rubric.
If you are home this week use this information below to help you undertand how to use the previous links.
ScaryStory Website
Scary Story Plan
5 Ws of scary story planning
Go ahead and write your scary story from home.
Mystery Game sites below:
http://42explore.com/mystery.htm
http://library.thinkquest.org/J002344/Hunt.html
http://teacher.scholastic.com/histmyst/index.asp
http://kids.mysterynet.com/
http://www.fbi.gov/kids/k5th/kidsk5th.htm
Mystery cube
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