High Engagement Murder Mystery Classroom Activity! (Murder at the Dance)
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These "whodunit" style classroom murder mystery games will have your students collecting and evaluating information, making inferences, identifying red herrings, practicing speaking and listening skills and so much more! This activity will have your students' full attention as they try to find the "Price $12.00Original Price $14.00Save $2.00
In this Unsolved Mysteries Research Writing BUNDLE, your students will learn and comprehend research/expository writing while investigating some of the world's most interesting unsolved mysteries! This product provides you with a ready-to-use 60+ slide PowerPoint with guided notes, a packet of 7 graPrice $28.50Original Price $34.50Save $6.00
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This "whodunit" style classroom murder mystery game will have your students collecting and evaluating information, making inferences, identifying red herrings, practicing speaking and listening skills and so much more! This activity will have your students' full attention as they try to find the "killer" at the homecoming dance. This interactive activity includes all necessary pieces to run your own murder mystery game in the classroom!
Setting the Scene: During the homecoming dance, the dead body of Miss Martin, a young English teacher, has been found. The police have arrived on scene and are questioning everyone at the dance to try and solve the mystery of Miss Martin’s demise. While there is some evidence and a few suspects, everyone must be questioned to get to the bottom of what really happened to Miss Martin.
This product includes:
- A "Teacher Instructions Sheet" with step-by-step instructions on how to run the game and distribute materials to students
- A "Teacher Answer Sheet" that includes the final solution to the game as well as a timeline of all events to help you better understand what happened in the game
- A "Character List & Class Size Explanation Sheet" listing all possible characters (including necessary, secondary, and extra characters) as well as a section recommending how to play with many/few people
- A two-sided "Evidence Sheet" that contains the names of each character and columns for students to record any clues, motives, or alibis from other characters
- 18 Character Cards that consist of the following information: Character name and occupation, what each character remembers and the last time they saw Miss Martin (this includes 7 Main Character Cards, 6 Secondary Character Cards, and 5 Extra Character Cards)
- 18 Name Cards that students can wear to identify one another easily
Instructions:
Print the materials in this product, cut out the pieces that are outlined, and make sure the Evidence Sheet is two-sided. After that, use the "Teacher Instructions Sheet" to explain the game to students and proceed to hand out Character Cards to each student. The instructions within this product are very specific and easy to follow!
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