Solving Mysteries: The Fenway Foul-up

Lesson 20
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ELA

Alternate Unit 5

2nd Grade

Lesson 20 of 21

Objective


Brainstorm and write the first chapter of a mystery book that demonstrates an understanding of the story elements in a mystery.

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Discussion & Writing Prompt

Brainstorm and your own mystery story, including all the elements of a mystery. Then write the first chapter of your story, introducing the setting, detectives, and mystery.

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Common Core Standards


  • L.2.1.b — Form and use frequently occurring irregular plural nouns (e.g., feet, children, teeth, mice, fish).
  • L.2.1.f — Produce, expand, and rearrange complete simple and compound sentences (e.g., The boy watched the movie; The little boy watched the movie; The action movie was watched by the little boy).
  • L.2.6 — Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being read to, and responding to texts, including using adjectives and adverbs to describe (e.g., When other kids are happy that makes me happy).
  • RL.2.5 — Describe the overall structure of a story, including describing how the beginning introduces the story and the ending concludes the action.
  • W.2.3 — Write narratives in which they recount a well-elaborated event or short sequence of events, include details to describe actions, thoughts, and feelings, use temporal words to signal event order, and provide a sense of closure.

Supporting Standards

L.2.2.a
L.2.2.b
L.2.2.c
L.2.2.d
L.2.2.e
RL.2.10
SL.2.1
SL.2.2
W.2.6
W.2.6
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