This Murder Mystery Roll-A writing prompt resource will get your students writing clever mysteries with exciting twists! With over 7770 unique possible combinations, you could use this year after year and never get tired of the outcomes! Students roll a dice to decide the victim, suspect, murder weapon, scene of the crime and the victim’s shocking secret with this handy writing prompt resource.
☸ Example Rolls
⚀ -1- Victim: Wealthy entrepreneur
⚁ -2- Suspect: Known criminal
⚂ -3- Murder Weapon: Bottle of poison
⚃ -4- Scene of Crime: Behind the stables
⚄ -5- Victim’s Secret: Was an impostor
✂ Contents
✏ Teacher notes explaining how to implement Roll A Writing Prompt resource in the classroom
✏ Grading/marking rubric should you wish to use this resource as an assessment item
✏ Student-friendly instructional slideshow presentation that will hype up the activity and explain every aspect of Roll A Writing Prompts to ensure student success with the activity
✏ A full-page grid detailing the options for each side of a dice, in colour or black and white master
✏ Recording and story writing sheet
✏ Challenge vocabulary - can students use the included words in their stories? Easy differentiation, with beginner, intermediate and expert vocabulary levels.
✏ Story starters for those who need the little extra nudge!
✏ Printable dice template with instructions (two sizes: large and small)
▶ Teacher Preparation Instructions
Ensure students understand the basics of narrative writing before implementing in the classroom. You could print a copy to add to writing centers, display the color version on the board for a class activity or hand out individual copies to students. Children can view on any digital device and type into a Word document if distance learning.
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