Struggling For Ideas For Your Latest Mystery or Suspense Short Story or Novel? Here Are 30 Brand New Mystery Suspense Story Ideas To Help You Get Started.
These mystery writing prompts will make you question EVERYTHING!... A character plants a false clue. Is it a red herring? A note is discovered. Who was the intended recipient?
No matter what genre you’re writing in, there are probably some things you’ll want to keep hidden from your readers until the time is right to surprise
You’re a huge fan of riveting mystery plots. You’ve read some of the best mystery fiction ever written (some well-known, some not), and you just know you could create a mystery that would keep your readers enthralled to the shocking end.
Are you looking for a way to introduce your students to the skill of finding the main idea and supporting details of a passage? This resource includes everything you need to teach this important skill. Through an introduction lesson, three hands-on, engaging activities, and two assessments, students will learn how to determine the main idea and supporting details of a passage.
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“Great resource to hold students accountable by writing about what they are reading and using evidence from the text. My students enjoy these because they feel like they have a choice and it's not just a prompt for everyone. Thank you!” - Jennifer B. Every week, a teacher must grapple with an ancient mystery: “I love that my students are reading independently! But, how do I make sure they understand what they’re reading? How do I hold them accountable?” Wonder no more! These Reading Response Menus will reveal all. Each question in the menu was designed to: Encourage students to use those higher-order thinking skills and dig deep into the text for answers—increasing their comprehension and understanding. Help them practice writing about text and using text evidence—which also prepares them for standardized testing. Allow you to easily assess their comprehension skills—so you can identify areas for improvement. Best of all? Students really love this activity (see the reviews!) because they can choose from the menu—which lets them pick the questions they feel most confident about answering. Teachers love them because they can use the printable version in class or they can share these engaging reading menus digitally, as you will find both digital and printable versions are included in this resource. You can use these menus for independent reading and more! Include them in a writing center, a book/literature club, or a homework assignment. Students can even use these menus during class read-alouds. Differentiation Menus provide easy differentiation. Students can choose books on their level. Teachers can limit menu choices to either lower- or higher-order questions based on student needs. How It Works Each week, students read their own book. Next, they choose one question from the weekly menu, answer it, and use the self-checklist to edit their work. There’s a simple rubric for you to score the responses based on completion, sentence quality, text evidence, thoughtfulness, and grammar/spelling. Students can record their scores on a data graph and make goals for future responses. What’s Inside ★ This product includes 36 printable menus (one for every week of the school year!), and each menu contains 9 questions for students to choose from. Six of those questions are geared toward fiction. The other three are geared toward nonfiction and/or information texts. ★ You'll also find a digital version that can be shared with students while distance learning. The menus are colorful and include interactive tracking sheets for students to stay on top of their work. ★ I’ve also included an editable PowerPoint file so you can make additional menus that meet student or class needs! You’ll love how customizable this resource is! Also included: Rationale for using menus Suggested uses for menus Teaching tips Differentiation ideas Scoring rubrics Student data graph (for tracking their progress) Writing paper Writing paper (with rubric on the paper) 36 question menus with a self-check at the end Please check out the preview to get a better idea of what is included and how it can be used in your classroom. ***************************** Other ELA resources: Vocabulary Word Builders FULL YEAR Bundle Personal Narrative Writing Unit Reading Exit Tickets Book Club Fiction and Nonfiction Bundle
I am always looking to authentically involve parents in my classroom and I am happy to say that this next activity fits the bill! Mystery Readers Have you used Mystery Readers before? The idea is not new, but the best part is that it gets parents into the classroom, involves kids and exposes everyone (even the teacher!) to new and wonderful picture books :) I have used Mystery Readers for the last three years and can honestly say it is the highlight of our week! Each Friday, I have a parent, grandparent, older sibling, neighbor, anyone (even other teachers and the principal!) come in to share their favorite picture book. They read it aloud to the class and we all get the chance to enjoy a read aloud- don't you just love being read to? Never gets old :) Best part? Up until the reader walks into the room, it is a total mystery to the students who will be arriving- yay!! The suspense + the big reveal + a read aloud by a guest = happy parents, students & teacher- WIN! Mystery Reader Set-Up 1.The first week home, I send an intro letter to the parents so they know all about Mystery Readers and what it entails. This describes who can be a reader, what to read, and the importance of keeping the secret :) 2. Then, a few days later during Back to School Night, I pass around a calendar with the times I have set aside for the whole year so parents can sign up. I have this available throughout the year, so parents can add/change their time if they need to. I continue to stress the importance of keeping this a secret- that's the best part! 3. A week before a reader's scheduled time, I send home a reminder letter (in an envelope or email) of their date and time and I ask them for two things: the name of the picture book they will be reading (for my own knowledge, just so everyone doesn't read The Giving Tree all year!) and five clues about themselves. 4. These clues are very important and will be read before the Mystery Reader is introduced, building suspense and making the big reveal so so so much fun :) I recommend the parents use clues like: where they were born their favorite sports their favorite book when they were in 3rd grade a fun fact not who their child is in class :) These clues are then put into an envelope that is labeled and hung in the front of our class. 5. I read the clues aloud as our class door is closed with our Mystery Reader waiting outside. The kiddo usually always knows it's their parent by the end and it's so so cute :) I then open the door for the big reveal and have the child introduce their parent (or sibling, grandparent, whomever). If it's the principal or another staff member, I have a volunteer introduce them to the group (it's nice to practice that skill!). They sit at our Author's Chair and share their book. It's awesome :) When they are done, we will borrow the book for a week (or I will pull my copy) and we will display it in our class for later reading (during Read with Someone or DEAR time) 6. Later in the day, we write thank you notes to our reader and I send them home with their student. They are short and sweet, but a nice way to thank them for coming in to share with our class. All of these pieces and parts are available now in my TpT Store. Enjoy this meaningful and high-interest activity with your students and families this year!
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Each classroom brings students of multiple learning styles and backgrounds. It is our job to provide opportunities that reach all of the many different learning styles that come to us. For this reason, it is
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Donna is a playable character in Suspects: Mystery Mansion. She appears as a green Crocodile with a large mouth. She is a Common character, meaning she can be obtained when starting up the game for the first time, or be obtained by chance when buying the random common character deal in the shop or getting the same deal for free from the Gold Pass. “It is known how much she envies those with fur, but would she go as far as to kill for it?” Donna and Finn have the similar kind of mouth. Donna is o
Need a list of cozy mystery writing prompts? These 27 will give you some ideas for your story!
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If you're wondering where to start with Japanese literature, these are the best Japanese books across sci-fi, mystery, literary fiction, and more.
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As adults, we often walk into a bookstore with a certain genre we are ready to peruse the aisles for in order to find our next read. Would your students be able to do the
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Here are the starting thoughts that created Ember Dragon Daughter (EDD): A girl with a trait or symbol she wants to hide that turns into a mystery and a strength. A world where love of all kinds can't be contested, yet the absence has consequences. I start with an idea and then I ask "why" over and over again. Then, I ask "what could go wrong" until I'm upset for the characters. After that, I sew each answer together until there is no way to untie them. Every why, consequence, and action is tied
If you love reading a good mystery, these intense page-turner mystery and thriller novels will keep you reading past your bedtime.
