Here’s a perfect writing craftivity to go along with the Mystery Genre. I used this activity with my second graders in guided reading groups. Each group read a Cam Jansen mystery together. To summarize their story, they each created a top secret case file. That included clues they found while they read, a summary of the mystery, a magnifying glass showing a visualization of the story, and a detective card with their picture and thumb print. This file set includes all the materials you will need to create a top secret case file with each of your students.
We added pictures to the files. I created a detective card and added students pictures to the card. One of my fellow second grade teachers had DETECTIVE hats they kids could wear while they read. She also had a trench coat as well and a large magnifying class. The files turned out so adorable and the kids loved creating them!!!
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Just provide a manila file folder and then use the materials in this set…
-2 student examples for your reference
-2 Detective Case File Forms (Girl and Boy Version)
-Magnifying glass (have students illustrate a scene from their story)
-Top Secret Stamp clipart to cut and place on finished file folder.
-Case Closed Sticker to cut and place on finished file folder.
-Blank detective cards—you can add students picture and their name. Use the blank square and stamp the student’s fingerprint.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2.1
Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how
to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2.3
Describe how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.2.8
Recall information from experiences or gather
information from provided sources to answer a question.
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