Cracking the Case: Finding, Analyzing, and Citing Evidence in a Murder Mystery

Assessment · Grade 8 · ELA

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• Name: Mini-lesson
• Minutes: 12
• Purpose: To explicitly teach students the single skill of citing evidence accurately using signal phrases and parenthetical references, anchored in the murder mystery context, so students can immediately apply this skill during independent investigation of their case files.
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