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With Detective Fiction in the Urban Classroom Unit PlanWith Detective Fiction in the Urban Classroom Unit Plan
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Grade
6th - 8th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Resource Type
Unit Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
14 days
Instructional Strategies
Collaborative Learning
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Technology
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Internet Access
Year
1995
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With Detective Fiction in the Urban Classroom

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This abstract for an instructional unit using three-minute mysteries, stories by Sir Arthur Canon Doyle, and Edgar Allan Poe includes a short history of detective fiction, sample plans, and suggestions for exercises and activities designed to engage reluctant readers.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

deductive reasoning

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Have young deductionists craft their own stories, bind the tales, and use them in subsequent years

Pros

  • Includes student and teacher reading lists, project suggestions, and a short quiz

Cons

  • Although designed for reluctant and below-grade-level readers, little scaffolding is provided to ensure comprehension

Common Core

RL.6.1 RL.6.5 RL.8.1 RL.8.5

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