Classroom Murder Mystery Activity III
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Engage your students in murder mystery games in the classroom throughout the year with this bundle of my best-selling mysteries!There are many opportunities throughout the year to use these mysteries: Before, during, or after a mystery unitAs a class rewardAs an icebreaker at the beginning of the yePrice $34.00Original Price $42.50Save $8.50
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Engage your students in a murder mystery game in the classroom!
I use this lesson before starting my mystery unit and the students love it. They enjoy taking on the roles of the characters, and they enjoy the competition and challenge of trying to find the poisoner.
*I say poisoner because in this version someone is poisoned and gets very ill. They are taken to the hospital though and will be okay*
*New!!! Now includes two versions of the same mystery. Each version has a different poisoner with different motives and clues while using the same setting and introduction.
This product includes:
-An introduction sheet with the background of the incident: a student was poisoned during a field trip/class project. He lost consciousness and was rushed to the hospital. The remaining students decide to do their own investigation to determine who poisoned him.
-17 character cards that detail how the person knows the victim, where they were during the incident, and any other pertinent information (including lots of red herrings). This activity works well with class sizes of 12-34. Any class over 17 can double up two students to one character or run two sessions simultaneously. For smaller classes, I identify five characters who can be removed from the set without interfering with the activity.
-A copy of the location map (a tree farm) so students can keep track of who was where when the incident occurred.
-A notes sheet to detail the different characters, motives, and alibis. I included an answer key for this portion as well.
-An assessment sheet. Students must detail a few characters who are innocent and why, identify a red herring, and identify who the poisoner is and why they did it. For each, they need to explain what clues support their answer.
An engaging way to focus on inferences, characterization, and motive!
This is the third version of my classroom murder mystery series. Each has a different set of characters, setting, and introduction. My first one, Classroom Murder Mystery Activity, is all about a student who was pushed down a flight of stairs in a school. The second, Classroom Murder Mystery Activity II, is about a student who was attacked while on a class field trip.
I also have a middle school version, Middle School Classroom Mystery, where someone's art project was vandalized and students work to figure out who did it.
