Mystery Project ELA
In this ready for October, student-centered, open-ended middle school language arts unit, students explore the genre of mystery. What makes a mystery? Why do some people love to be scared? What makes mysteries interesting? A great addition to your middle school English and Language Arts classroom. Ideal for distance learning.
Delve into mystery fun just in time for Halloween or any time of year.
Editable Slides AND PDF files included. This is a great project for students to do on their own at home. You can post to your classroom(s) just not publicly on the web or share with other teachers without appropriate licensing.
This resource includes:
● Complete unit guide for teachers to create student-centered mystery unit complete with a mystery for students to solve to introduce them to the unit.
● Student handouts including directions for reading, writing, art, and research projects. Three options for reading portion of project.
● Mystery resources for teachers and students
● Ideas for extensions and presentations
● NOTE: There are not specific daily lesson plans as this is an inquiry unit. The teacher's guide contains suggestions for introducing unit, ideas for pacing, suggested books, etc. I use this in a workshop setting.
Skills Developed in this lesson:
- Students will write arguments and support them with evidence related to a fiction book (Writing Anchor Standard 1).
- Students will write narratives to develop imagined experiences (Writing Anchor Standard 3).
- Students will identify elements of the mystery genre
- Students will demonstrate their understanding of elements of mystery through multiple projects.
In this ready for October, student-centered, open-ended middle school language arts unit, students explore the genre of mystery. What makes a mystery? Why do some people love to be scared? What makes mysteries interesting? A great addition to your middle school English and Language Arts classroom. Ideal for distance learning.
Delve into mystery fun just in time for Halloween or any time of year.
Editable Slides AND PDF files included. This is a great project for students to do on their own at home. You can post to your classroom(s) just not publicly on the web or share with other teachers without appropriate licensing.
This resource includes:
● Complete unit guide for teachers to create student-centered mystery unit complete with a mystery for students to solve to introduce them to the unit.
● Student handouts including directions for reading, writing, art, and research projects. Three options for reading portion of project.
● Mystery resources for teachers and students
● Ideas for extensions and presentations
● NOTE: There are not specific daily lesson plans as this is an inquiry unit. The teacher's guide contains suggestions for introducing unit, ideas for pacing, suggested books, etc. I use this in a workshop setting.
Skills Developed in this lesson:
- Students will write arguments and support them with evidence related to a fiction book (Writing Anchor Standard 1).
- Students will write narratives to develop imagined experiences (Writing Anchor Standard 3).
- Students will identify elements of the mystery genre
- Students will demonstrate their understanding of elements of mystery through multiple projects.
In this ready for October, student-centered, open-ended middle school language arts unit, students explore the genre of mystery. What makes a mystery? Why do some people love to be scared? What makes mysteries interesting? A great addition to your middle school English and Language Arts classroom. Ideal for distance learning.
Delve into mystery fun just in time for Halloween or any time of year.
Editable Slides AND PDF files included. This is a great project for students to do on their own at home. You can post to your classroom(s) just not publicly on the web or share with other teachers without appropriate licensing.
This resource includes:
● Complete unit guide for teachers to create student-centered mystery unit complete with a mystery for students to solve to introduce them to the unit.
● Student handouts including directions for reading, writing, art, and research projects. Three options for reading portion of project.
● Mystery resources for teachers and students
● Ideas for extensions and presentations
● NOTE: There are not specific daily lesson plans as this is an inquiry unit. The teacher's guide contains suggestions for introducing unit, ideas for pacing, suggested books, etc. I use this in a workshop setting.
Skills Developed in this lesson:
- Students will write arguments and support them with evidence related to a fiction book (Writing Anchor Standard 1).
- Students will write narratives to develop imagined experiences (Writing Anchor Standard 3).
- Students will identify elements of the mystery genre
- Students will demonstrate their understanding of elements of mystery through multiple projects.
What teachers say about this mystery unit:
Students love a good mystery. Perfect way to introduce this genre, they become real detectives while reading, thanks!
This is an awesome resource. I found that my grade 6's needed more time then suggested but everything turned out great!
This resource had a lot of great ideas. It is easily adaptable for different novels or short stories. It worked well to allow for student choice as well. Great resource!
We have been reading Sherlock Holmes and I was happy to have projects related to the mystery genre.
Great product! Creative and fun. The students enjoyed writing mysteries. Thank you!
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