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Detective Series Unit | Lesson 4 of 4
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Solve the Mystery

Detective Series Unit | Lesson 4 of 4
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DISCUSS:
Which changes do you think could be clues about where my friend’s mom went?
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DISCUSS:
Work together with your class to retell what has happened so far in The Case
of the Missing Grandpa.
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Get your supplies.
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In today’s lesson, you’ll need someone to share ideas with. This could
be a partner or someone you sit near. When everyone knows who
their talk partner is, move on to the next step.
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If you’d like to read the story on your own, you can pause the video
now. Or you can keep watching to hear me read the story aloud.
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Get the class letter. Have one person in your class read the class
letter out loud. When you’re done reading, move on to the next step.
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Get your Chapter Four Continued worksheet. Unclip your case file
and get out Chapter One of the story. Then put your paperclip back
on your case file.
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Read the first page of Chapter One quietly to yourself. When you’re
done, give a silent thumbs up.
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Think about what Rohan is thinking and feeling at the beginning
of the story. Write your ideas in the empty space on your Chapter
One worksheet.
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Get your Chapter 4 worksheet. Reread the last three paragraphs
of the story. As you read, think about what Rohan is thinking and
feeling at the end. Write your ideas in the empty space.
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Discuss with your partner: How did Rohan change from the
beginning to the end of the story?
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Take a look at the chart on your Chapter Four Continued
worksheet. Write your one sentence answer using as many
words from the question as you can.
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Find one or two sentences from Chapter One that show how
Rohan felt at the beginning of the story. Underline the evidence
you want to use.
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Use one of the sentence frames on your worksheet.
Then, add your evidence.
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Look at the last page of Chapter Four. Reread that page to find a
sentence or two that shows how Rohan felt at the end of the story.
Underline the evidence you want to use.
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Add your second evidence to your response. You can use the
sentence starters on your worksheet if you want.
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Write at least one sentence to explain how you know that Rohan
changed. If you want, you can write more than one.
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Take a few minutes to edit your writing.
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Take turns reading your writing out loud to your partner. If you want,
you can make changes.
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Trace the dotted lines on your worksheet to show how all the parts
of your writing are connected.
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Fold your Chapter Four worksheet and Chapter Four Continued
worksheets in half.
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Take the paper clip off your case file. Place both of your chapter
4 worksheets behind all of your other worksheets INSIDE of your
case file. Use your paper clip to hold your case file together.
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Now you have solved the Case of the Missing Grandpa… and you’ve
answered all the questions that the author sent! You can now write
"Mystery Solved" anywhere you want on your case file.
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Grade 4

Opinion

Paragraph responses

RL.4.1, W.4.10, W.4.4, W.4.5, W.4.9, W.4.9A

4 reviews

Students will...

Print Prep
  • read a short text.

  • answer a question using multiple pieces of text evidence from different parts of the story.

  • include an explanation of how the evidence supports their answer.

  • participate in a brief editing process.

Before this lesson...

Students should have completed lesson 1-3 of this unit.
Detective Series: Chapter 4 worksheet 30 copies
Detective Series: Chapter 4 Class Letter worksheet 1 copy
Case File from previous lesson
30

OPTIONAL SUPPLIES

Detective Series: Chapter 4 Sample Responses teacher-only resource 1 copy
Prep Instructions
  • Students will need to bring their completed work from the previous lessons to this lesson.

  • The sample response document is available if you would like to view examples of successful student writing.

Introduction

10 mins

Writing Activity

20 mins

Grade 4

Opinion

Paragraph responses

RL.4.1, W.4.10, W.4.4, W.4.5, W.4.9, W.4.9A

4 reviews

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Activity

Writing

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