Monday, December 14, 2009

Teaching Students to Skim for Information

Do you hear your students moan and groan when you tell them to find the answer in their textbook or on a website? Is it because they think they have to read the entire textbook to find what they need. Fear no more, here is a fun way to show students how to skim. This is a murder mystery where students decide on which information is best to help them find the killer. They gather the evidence and then decide who killed her and why. It's best to do this as a group activity but print off the worksheet for everyone and then as you click on each place to go, let them decide what information is important to help them find who killed Angela.

Who Killed Angela? A Reading Mystery

Note: It does mention the word Lover as one of the suspects so it may not be suitable for young children.

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