Writing Mysteries In The Classroom

Author : Cheryl Garrett
Publisher : PRUFROCK PRESS INC.
Page : 74 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2007-05
Category : Creative writing (Elementary education)
ISBN : 9781593632243

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Writing Mysteries in the Classroom by Cheryl Garrett Pdf

Students naturally love the thrill of solving crimes and cracking mysteries. Why not allow them to learn to write their own suspenseful stories? Writing Mysteries in the Classroom takes students step-by-step through the process of creating a good mystery story. Lessons include creating believable settings, writing suspenseful plots, detailing a crime scene, implementing mysterious tones and moods, describing suspicious characters, and writing realistic dialogue. Each lesson includes examples for students to follow and contains exercises that allow students to progressively complete their own detective stories. Grades 5-8

Author : Chris Van Allsburg
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Authorship
ISBN : 9780395827840

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The Mysteries of Harris Burdick by Chris Van Allsburg Pdf

Since its publication in 1984, The Mysteries of Harris Burdick has stimulated the minds of readers of all ages and backgrounds. Now the original fourteen drawings are available in a large portfolio edition of loose sheets. In addition, a newly discovered fifteenth drawing, titled The Youngest Magician, has been added, as well as an updated introduction by the author. The puzzles of these mysterious drawings will be even more provocative because of the larger size and the exceptional printing quality. For the first time, the drawings can be shared with groups or displayed singly. The Mysteries of Harris Burdick was a New York Times Best Illustrated Book of 1984.

Author : Gene Luen Yang
Publisher : First Second
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2015-09-29
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781626725744

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Secret Coders by Gene Luen Yang Pdf

Welcome to Stately Academy, a school which is just crawling with mysteries to be solved! The founder of the school left many clues and puzzles to challenge his enterprising students. Using their wits and their growing prowess with coding, Hopper and her friend Eni are going to solve the mystery of Stately Academy no matter what it takes! From graphic novel superstar (and high school computer programming teacher) Gene Luen Yang comes Secret Coders, a wildly entertaining new series that combines logic puzzles and basic programming instruction with a page-turning mystery plot!

Author : Helen Hoffner
Publisher : Teacher Created Resources
Page : 82 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2006-03-31
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781420636093

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Writing and Reading Mysteries by Helen Hoffner Pdf

The book contains lesson plans, worksheets, and book lists which can be used to enhance literacy instruction. All the lessons are linked to McREL standards and benchmarks.

Author : Mary Ann Carr
Publisher : PRUFROCK PRESS INC.
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2007-10
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781593632946

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Private Eye School - More One-Hour Mysteries for the Classroom by Mary Ann Carr Pdf

In this companion to her best-selling books, One-Hour Mysteries and More One-Hour Mysteries, Carr presents five exciting new mysteries for student detectives to tackle.

Author : Jeannine Atkins
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2021-07-13
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781534460690

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Grasping Mysteries by Jeannine Atkins Pdf

A biographical novel in verse of seven girls from different time periods who used math to explore the mysteries of the universe and grew up to do innovate work that changed history.

Author : Nancy J. Polette
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2009-10-27
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781591589327

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Mysteries in the Classroom by Nancy J. Polette Pdf

Celebrated author Nancy Polette offers a complete mystery literature guide for primary, intermediate, and middle school mysteries. Librarians and teachers alike will find this engaging title from popular author Nancy Polette a joy to use, and the information it offers is a sure way to engage students in literature. Mysteries in the Classroom introduces 23 reading strategies tied to the National Standards in Reading, Language Arts, and Social Studies that can be used with any mystery. Booktalks and activities are presented for 17 favorite mystery series and 6 favorite authors. The book includes hands-on activities to introduce each series and author, booktalks for the Edgar Allan Poe Juvenile Mystery Award winners from 1979 to 2008, and step-by-step directions for turning booktalks into readers theatre presentations. An especially exciting feature is a section contributed by Newberry-award winning author Richard Peck in which he guides budding young writers in coauthoring a mystery with him. Grades 1-6

Author : Tracy Packiam Alloway
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 27 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2019-07
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781786035790

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The Classroom Mystery by Tracy Packiam Alloway Pdf

Someone has been stealing food from Snowball, the classroom pet bunny! Can Izzy use her SEN Superpowers to track down the culprit and save the day? SEN Superpowers: The Classroom Mystery explores the topic of ADHD with an empowering story and adorable illustrations. The SEN Superpowers series celebrates the positive traits associated with a range of common SEN (Special Education Needs) conditions, boosting the confidence and strength-awareness of children with those conditions, while also allowing for better understanding and positivity among their peers. Each book includes a page of discussion points about the story, a page of tips for how to boost abilities (inclusive for children with and without special educational needs), and, finally, a further page of notes for parents and teachers. The books feature a dyslexic-friendly font to encourage accessibility and inclusivity for all readers.

Author : Karen M. Hubert
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Education
ISBN : UOM:39015025193965

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Teaching and Writing Popular Fiction by Karen M. Hubert Pdf

Genre fiction is finally given its due, with 3 to 5 essays for each genre style, filled with exercises and student samples. This fun loving T&W classic was designed to help teachers expand their writing curricula with popular fiction genres. A fascinating guide, Teaching and Writing Popular Fiction provides ways to help students write, using the literature they already know and love.

Author : Jeanne Lazo
Publisher : Stargazer Publishing Company
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Children's literature
ISBN : 1933277009

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How to Write Kids' Mysteries by Jeanne Lazo Pdf

Author : Mark Teague
Publisher : Scholastic Press
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0439458684

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Detective LaRue by Mark Teague Pdf

While on vacation, Mrs. LaRue receives letters from her dog Ike who has been falsely accused of harming the neighbor's cats and is trying to clear his name.

Author : Nikki Grimes
Publisher : Astra Publishing House
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2022-03-01
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781635925623

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Ordinary Hazards by Nikki Grimes Pdf

Michael L. Printz Honor Book Robert F. Sibert Informational Honor Book Boston Globe/Horn Book Nonfiction Honor Book Arnold Adoff Poetry Award for Teens Six Starred Reviews—★Booklist ★BCCB ★The Horn Book ★Publishers Weekly ★School Library Connection ★Shelf Awareness A Booklist Best Book for Youth * A BCCB Blue Ribbon * A Horn Book Fanfare Book * A Shelf Awareness Best Children's Book * Recommended on NPR's "Morning Edition" by Kwame Alexander "This powerful story, told with the music of poetry and the blade of truth, will help your heart grow."–Laurie Halse Anderson, author of Speak and Shout "[A] testimony and a triumph."–Jason Reynolds, author of Long Way Down In her own voice, acclaimed author and poet Nikki Grimes explores the truth of a harrowing childhood in a compelling and moving memoir in verse. Growing up with a mother suffering from paranoid schizophrenia and a mostly absent father, Nikki Grimes found herself terrorized by babysitters, shunted from foster family to foster family, and preyed upon by those she trusted. At the age of six, she poured her pain onto a piece of paper late one night - and discovered the magic and impact of writing. For many years, Nikki's notebooks were her most enduing companions. In this accessible and inspiring memoir that will resonate with young readers and adults alike, Nikki shows how the power of those words helped her conquer the hazards - ordinary and extraordinary - of her life.

Author : Jason Reynolds
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2020-10-27
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781481438292

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Look Both Ways by Jason Reynolds Pdf

"A collection of ten short stories that all take place in the same day about kids walking home from school"--

Author : Barbara Guzzetti,Kate Elliot,Diana Welsch
Publisher : Teachers College Press
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2015-04-17
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780807770863

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DIY Media in the Classroom by Barbara Guzzetti,Kate Elliot,Diana Welsch Pdf

This book shows teachers how to bring students' Do-It-Yourself media practices into the classroom (Grades 6–12). In one accessible resource, the authors explain both print-based and digital DIY media, identify their appealing features for content area instruction, and describe the literacy skills and strategies they promote. To help you successfully use DIY media in your classroom, this book provides teaching strategies for using DIY media across the curriculum, including English/language arts, math, social studies, science, art, and music. It offers multiple perspectives, including a classroom teacher who reflects on her own challenges and successes with DIY media in a high school class.

Author : Agatha Christie
Publisher : Samuel French, Inc.
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Detective and mystery plays
ISBN : 0573619239

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The Mousetrap by Agatha Christie Pdf

Melodrama / 5m, 3f / Int. The author comes forth with another hit about a group of strangers stranded in a boarding house during a snow storm, one of whom is a murderer. The suspects include the newly married couple who run the house, and the suspicions that are in their minds nearly wreck their perfect marriage. Others are a spinster with a curious background, an architect who seems better equipped to be a chef, a retired Army major, a strange little man who claims his car has overturned in a drift, and a jurist who makes life miserable for everyone. Into their midst comes a policeman, traveling on skis. He no sooner arrives, than the jurist is killed. Two down, and one to go. To get to the rationale of the murderer's pattern, the policeman probes the background of everyone present, and rattles a lot of skeletons. Another famous Agatha Christie switch finish! Chalk up another superb intrigue for the foremost mystery writer of her time.