Unit of Study At A Glance Planner UNIT 5: Mystery Book Clubs GOAL: GOAL: GOAL: Mystery Readers Learn Life Lessons from Our Mystery Readers Read for Clues When we Read More than One Book in a Books Mystery Series, We Expect the Story to Go in a Certain Way MINILESSONS: MINILESSONS: MINILESSONS: Mystery readers become detectives Mystery readers look for patterns Mystery readers learn lessons by studying the choices that the characters by identifying the problem and in mysteries by noticing that books in their books make. (91-92, 96). reading to find clues. (p. 87, 95) in a series begin in the same place 3.RML.5-13 3.RML.5-1 and/or have characters that act Mystery readers learn about negative the same way across the series. Mystery readers step into the main human traits (greed, jealousy, revenge, (89, 96). 3.RML.5-9 detective’s shoes by seeing etc.) by asking “Why did someone whatever they might be seeing, Readers predict how a character commit this crime? (What’s the considering all the clues and will think or behave, by using their motive?)”(93, 96) guessing solutions (p. 87, 95). patterns of behavior from MWTP – These crimes often get solved 3.RML.5-2 previous books. (See ML 5-9). and offenders get punished!!! (89, 96). 3.RML.5-10 Mystery readers read for clues by 3.RML.5-14 Mystery readers solve problems in their noticing and thinking about all of Readers learn how the sidekick own lives by looking for clues and paying the information they get and talking contributes to the story by looking attention to things they might not have about how the story might go. (87, at how he/she influences the noticed before. (Using inference) (97) 94, 95). actions of the main detective 3.RML.5-15 3.RML.5-3 throughout the story (89-90, 96). 3.RML.5-11. Mystery readers read with suspicion by listing suspects and asking “Could Readers ponder their mystery this person be guilty?” “What would books with other readers by using he/she have to gain?” (p. 88, 94, “prediction language” in their 95). questions to each other (90, 96).
Unit of Study At A Glance Planner UNIT 5: Mystery Book Clubs GOAL: Mystery Readers Read for Clues GOAL: When we Read More than One Book in a Mystery Series, We Expect the Story to Go in a Certain Way GOAL: Mystery Readers Learn Life Lessons from Our Books MINILESSONS: MINILESSONS: MINILESSONS: Mystery readers become detectives by identifying the problem and reading to find clues. (p. 87, 95) 3.RML.5-1 Mystery readers step into the main detective’s shoes by seeing whatever they might be seeing, considering all the clues and guessing solutions (p. 87, 95). 3.RML.5-2 Mystery readers read for clues by noticing and thinking about all of the information they get and talking about how the story might go. (87, 94, 95). 3.RML.5-3 Mystery readers read with suspicion by listing suspects and asking “Could this person be guilty?” “What would he/she have to gain?” (p. 88, 94, 95). Mystery readers look for patterns in mysteries by noticing that books in a series begin in the same place and/or have characters that act the same way across the series. (89, 96). 3.RML.5-9 Readers predict how a character will think or behave, by using their patterns of behavior from previous books. (See ML 5-9). (89, 96). 3.RML.5-10 Readers learn how the sidekick contributes to the story by looking at how he/she influences the actions of the main detective throughout the story (89-90, 96). 3.RML.5-11. Readers ponder their mystery books with other readers by using “prediction language” in their questions to each other (90, 96). Mystery readers learn lessons by studying the choices that the characters in their books make. (91-92, 96). 3.RML.5-13 Mystery readers learn about negative human traits (greed, jealousy, revenge, etc.) by asking “Why did someone commit this crime? (What’s the motive?)”(93, 96) MWTP – These crimes often get solved and offenders get punished!!! 3.RML.5-14 Mystery readers solve problems in their own lives by looking for clues and paying attention to things they might not have noticed before. (Using inference) (97) 3.RML.5-15