Mystery Menu
Choose one option from each row below:
Lights,
Camera,
Action!
Extra, Extra Read
All About It!
Write a skit about
your favorite part of
your story. Don’t
forget to include the
characters, setting,
plot, problem, and
solution.
Create a crime
report for the local
newspaper in your
mystery book. Be
sure to include
information about
the crime, and any
clues that were left
behind.
Reflection
Comedic Relief
Clue
Detective
Choose one option from each row below:
Lights,
Camera,
Action!
Extra, Extra Read
All About It!
Make a list of clues
while reading your
story. See if the
clues can help you
solve the mystery.
Write a skit about
your favorite part of
your story. Don’t
forget to include the
characters, setting,
plot, problem, and
solution.
Create a crime
report for the local
newspaper in your
mystery book. Be
sure to include
information about
the crime, and any
clues that were left
behind.
Guilty!
Reflection
Comedic Relief
Create a character
sketch about a
character from your
book. Draw a picture
of the character, and
write 5 reasons you
think the character
is guilty of the crime
described in your
book.
Pretend you are
the detective from
your story. Write a
journal entry from
their point of view
about the case
he/she is solving.
Create a comic strip
about how you
would catch the
criminal in your
mystery book.
Prediction
Practice
PLOT AWAY
Picture It!
Describe the most
important event that
has happened so far
in the story. In a
paragraph, explain
why it is so
important.
Draw a picture of
the crime scene
from your mystery.
Label the important
parts of the crime
scene.
Before reading each
chapter make a
prediction about
what you think will
happen next. Record
a chapter list of all of
your predictions.
Mystery Menu
Clue
Detective
Make a list of clues
while reading your
story. See if the
clues can help you
solve the mystery.
Guilty!
Create a character
sketch about a
character from your
book. Draw a picture
of the character, and
write 5 reasons you
think the character
is guilty of the crime
described in your
book.
Pretend you are
the detective from
your story. Write a
journal entry from
their point of view
about the case
he/she is solving.
Create a comic strip
about how you
would catch the
criminal in your
mystery book.
Prediction
Practice
PLOT AWAY
Picture It!
Describe the most
important event that
has happened so far
in the story. In a
paragraph, explain
why it is so
important.
Draw a picture of
the crime scene
from your mystery.
Label the important
parts of the crime
scene.
Before reading each
chapter make a
prediction about
what you think will
happen next. Record
a chapter list of all of
your predictions.
Name: ___________________
Name: ___________________
Mystery Menu Rubric
Mystery Menu Rubric
Pick three activities to complete. Include this checbric
with your completed menu activities.
Completed
Assignment
Score
Pick three activities to complete. Include this checbric
with your completed menu activities.
Completed
Assignment
Score
Lights, Camera, Action!
____
30
Lights, Camera, Action!
____
30
Extra, Extra Read All About
It!
____
30
Extra, Extra Read All About
It!
____
30
Clue Detective
____
30
Clue Detective
____
30
Picture It!
____
30
Picture It!
____
30
Comic Relief
____
30
Comic Relief
____
30
Reflection
____
30
Reflection
____
30
Guilty!
____
30
Guilty!
____
30
Plot Away
____
30
Plot Away
____
30
Prediction Practice
____
30
Prediction Practice
____
30
Neatness
____
10
Neatness
____
10
Note For the Teacher
Thank you for your purchase! I use this menu while teaching my mystery unit. I give
my students time each day to work on their menu activities. You can use the menu
during center time, as individual work, as part of literature circles, or as part of your
lesson. It’s a great way for students to practice their comprehension skills!
Thank you again for your purchase! If you like this menu, follow me on
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Happy Teaching!
Sarah Tighe
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