Mystery+Unit

===This page will keep track of all the assignments you need to complete for our mystery unit. You can always check back here to find out what you still need to do.===

• Before reading, preview the book and complete your T chart with "What We Know" and "Questions." Use neu.Annotate to complete this.

•Go to www.edmodo.com. Enter your questions into the site. Then comment on questions from other group members. Please respond to at least three group members' questions.

•PREDICTIONS - You will make five predictions throughout your novel. Once before you start reading and then at four other stops. The predictions MUST include support. You need to be able to explain why you think something is going to happen, and you MUST include information from text. Complete this using GoogleDocs. You might want to plan ahead, and put Post-its in book so you know where you want to make a prediction.

•Complete suspect list (while you are reading. Remember to give a reason why a character is a suspect.

•Asking questions - You will come up with many questions while reading. Write down these questions on your Google Docs page. We will discuss these questions while blogging or meeting in small groups.

•Connections - Make connections when reading. You can add this to your GoogleDoc. You need to make T-S, T-T, and T-W connections. Please include the page number of your novel when you are doing this.

After reading:

•Complete and turn in Detective Case Report. •Answer comprehension questions. •Write a summary of the story. Use the summary template on the next page.


 * Kids who finish their reading early during reading time can access one of these two websites: **
 * FBI kids website: [] and www.mysterykids.net. **