Strategies
Elements
Elements
Misc.
100

What is visualization?

Visualizing is the process of making a mental image of what you are reading; using all  your senses.

100

What is a detective?


Someone who attempts to solve a mystery by gathering clues and other info

100

what are clues?

a fact or object that helps solve a crime

100

Who switched the guitars in the story we read?

The son

200

What are two other strategies we can note or use as readers?

"wow" or favorite part!

200

someone who is harmed or suffers because of a crime or mystery

victim
200

an alibi is ........?

story or excuse, or a person a suspect uses to prove the did NOT do the crime

200

Who are the two characters in the story we read about the guitar and song?

Sam and Eubie

300

What is inferencing?

When I infer I use text clues AND background knowledge to figure something about the text that the author did not tell me.

300

what is a crime?

action committed that is AGAINST the law

300

someone who saw the crime happen or knows something about it and can provide information

witness

300

Who is the detective in the goldilocks and hansel and gretel story?

Binky - the frog

400
Name the 4 text connections you can make while reading


400

people who are believed to have committed or taken part in the crime

suspects

400

another name for a detective is _________

sleuth

400

What happened to the witch's sister?

Gretel kicked her in the oven
500

Why do we question while we read?

the process of checking in for understanding - helps us become better readers

500

a false lead or suspect that is meant to throw the detective off track

red herring

500
What is the definition of a mystery?

a story or genre that focuses on a crime or unusual event

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