Engaging Students with Mystery Literature and encourage your students to take notes on mystery and fill them in as you explore various aspects of this genre together. You can utilize the answer key for grading their notes or distribute it if time doesn't allow for a whole-class lecture on the subject. Additionally, I offer supplementary teacher notes that provide extra explanations for the bullet points on the Doodle Notes page, giving students further insights to bolster their understanding.

Also Included:

• Genre Checklist Worksheet: This worksheet helps students determine whether a text fits within the genre. They should be able to identify the mystery or crime and the investigator, and then provide one to two examples for the other elements to substantiate that the text belongs in the genre. This can be applied to any novel, picture book, short story, or film.

• Any Mystery Novel Questions: These questions are tailored for any story or novel within mystery literature. An answer key is not provided, as responses will vary based on the specific novel being read. Students should record their answers on a separate piece of paper.

• Recommended Reading List: This list features books I highly recommend for this genre. My kiddos and I have read most of the titles and verified their content for appropriateness; some we haven't, but I've chosen them based on reviews by others or because they're considered classics within the genre. The list is organized by Lexile number and recommended grade levels.

9 Pages Total: 2 Student Note Pages, 2 Answer Key Pages, 2 Teacher Notes Pages, 1 Genre Check List Page, 1 Any Mystery Novel Question Page, and 1 Page Book Recommendation