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Sunday, April 7, 2013

Detective Boot Camp!

We have had a great first week of Detective Boot Camp in our literacy class. The students have been working hard in order to earn their reading detective badge. To earn their badge, the students have been going through an intense bootcamp where they are learning how to identify the crime solver(s), the client, and what is the mystery. We have been analyzing clues on several practice cases and learning how a clue must be a fact and not an opinion. We have stressed that all the characters need to be examined before the case is closed. The students have all taken a very important oath not to look at the end of their mystery stories to try and find the answers! Take a look at the following pictures of the detectives in training working in groups or with a partner to examine clues...
Detectives Darrell and Moore in training
Detectives Glenn, Hayes and Kness in Training
Detectives Taylor and Schneider in Training
Detectives Seunarine and Lopez in training