This is a quick assessment I do to get students to start reading and writing in math class. The entry is a one page diary entry from a Private Investigator who is trying to find a missing son. Students read the clues and use what they know about word form and place value to draw what the son must look like. After that, they have a quick writing prompt to explain how they were able to come to an answer. The entire activity takes about 20 minutes if vocabulary words included are pre-taught.Looking