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Louisiana Purchase Reading Comprehension CSI Spy Mystery – Close Reading
Wow your students with theย Louisiana Purchaseย Reading Comprehension CSI Spy Mystery! Students will completeย 4 reading comprehension tasksย all while playing detective and finding clues to the case. Students will LOVE this close reading challenge!ย Great addition to your Westward Expansion unit.
Topics include: Westward Expansion,ย Louisiana Purchase, Thomas Jefferson, Lewis and Clark
Students will work individually (or in pairs) and race to see who can solve the case first! A friendly competition always increases engagement. After completing each โtaskโ students will earn a โCLUE CARDโ to help them eliminate suspects and evidence.
As students complete each task, they will bring you their answers for you to quickly check (donโt worryโฆeach task is short). After checking, students will earn a โCLUE CARDโ with clues to solve the case.
This activity can be used for individual work, partner activities, anticipatory sets, unit review, sub plans, extension activities, early-finishers, or just for fun the day before break.
A โTop Secret Case Fileโ is read and your โlead detectivesโ have less than an hour to solve the case. (Time can be changed to whatever works best for you)
Oh, and before I forgetโฆthereโs alsoย props includedย to make it feel like a โcrime sceneโ and signs to hold up at the end when the CSI mystery is solved!
WHATโS INCLUDED?
4 Reading comprehension tasks
Case file dossier (recording sheet)
Teacher answer key (when applicable)
Set up instructions
Props and signs
WHAT ARE THE TASKS?
Task 1: Close Reading โ Fill in the blank
Task 2: Find and Fix โ Fix incorrect statements
Task 3: True or False with a secret word
Task 4: Main idea and supporting details
**Please note that two โtasksโ overlap with other products of mine on the same topic**
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