Mystery Book Club Expectations
Book club members: 1.) read only the agreed upon chapter(s).
2.) have taken notes
3.) and are ready to make a prediction or inference about what might happen next
Since this is a mystery, let’s see if we can keep track of all the elements of a mystery like we have been during shared reading with the detective case report. Let’s see if we can collect clues as we read.
Here are examples of note-taking strategies to keep track of your thinking. Choose the one that works best for you or create your own unique combination.
My examples are for:
I learned from the cover so I’d be ready to look for clues right away.
Here’s an example of the Line-a-Page Strategy
An example of the Essence Strategy
An example of the Sketch-to-Stretch Strategy
Keep track of the clues you collect as you read on a Detective Case Report Please read chapter 1 and be ready for a club meeting on Tuesday, April 21.
The Clubs are:
Justin, Sophie and Holden
Max, Katherine, Landon, Vera and Anna
Elena, Piper, Edward, Brady, May, Estella and Van