Lesson 3: What's the Mystery? - Part A
Completion requirements
Unit 5
What Are the Traits of a Good Mystery?
Lesson 3
Reader's Notebook
What's the Mystery?
Turn to pages 70 to 75 in the book Literacy in Action 5B.
For this lesson, you are to choose one of the following stories to read:
The Strangest Friend
(pages 70 and 71 of Literacy in Action 5B)- This story is about a girl who starts finding gifts left for her by someone mysterious.
Download PDF
- Download the document The Strangest Friend.
- IMPORTANT NOTE: When the download screen opens:
- Click the "Open with" button.
- Select "Adobe Reader".
- Click "OK".
- You will then be able to view the document The Strangest Friend.
- Print the document.
The Abandoned House
(pages 72 and 73 of Literacy in Action 5B)- This story is about two boys who decide to investigate a mysterious empty house.
Download PDF
- Download the document The Abandoned House.
- IMPORTANT NOTE: When the download screen opens:
- Click the "Open with" button.
- Select "Adobe Reader".
- Click "OK".
- You will then be able to view the document The Abandoned House.
- Print the document.
The Case of the Ruby Earrings
(pages 74 and 75 of Literacy in Action 5B)- This story is about the theft of a pair of earrings from the richest people in town.
Download PDF
- Download the document The Case of the Ruby Earrings.
- IMPORTANT NOTE: When the download screen opens:
- Click the "Open with" button.
- Select "Adobe Reader".
- Click "OK".
- You will then be able to view the document The Case of the Ruby Earrings.
- Print the document.
Click each coloured row for information about the activity.
Reader’s Notebook page for your chosen story, write down these things:
- One thing you noticed about the title of the story, and what you predict from that.
- Two things that you noticed about the pictures, and what you predict from those two things.
Read the first page of the story. Using the chart on the Reader’s Notebook page for your chosen story, write down two facts from the story so far and what you infer from those facts. An example of a fact and an inference
has been done for you on each Reader’s Notebook page.
Read the second page of the story. Using the chart on the Reader’s Notebook page, write down three facts from the story and what you infer from those facts.
Read the second page of the story. Using the chart on the Reader’s Notebook page, write down three facts from the story and what you infer from those facts.
After you have finished reading the story, answer the four questions in the After Reading section on the Reader's Notebook page.
Save
How to save a file:
- Scan the document to your computer.
- Have the file open and select Save As from the File menu.
- Name your Reader's Notebook file in one of the following formats and save the file to your Documents folder:
- If you read The Strangest Friend, name your file jsmith_rnstrangestfriend.
- If you read The Abandoned House, name your file jsmith_rnabandonedhouse.
- If you read The Case of the Ruby Earrings, name your file jsmith_rnrubyearrings.
Compare your responses with those in the Key by clicking here.