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Read Chapters 5-8; Complete Student Packet Worksheets for Chapters 5-8

Write the riddles on chart paper and give students 2-3 minutes to try and solve them. (Answers: 1. Missing You; 2. Head Over Heels; 3. banana split; 4. partly cloudy) After students work on solving the riddles, invite them to share how they solved the riddles or approached the riddles. How did they know what they were looking for?

will explain that solving a mystery is similar to solving a riddle. Like a riddle, a mystery may seem easy to solve at first, but it really requires paying careful attention to clues, and—most importantly—identifying the problem that needs to be solved. I will explain that to solve a mystery, it is important to think about what mysteries are. Mysteries are questions that arise from plot problems. These are the questions that the reader (and the detective) wants to answer, in order to solve the main problems in the story.

I will read aloud Chapter 4 of Sammy Keyes and the Hollywood Mummy. As I read, I will identify the problems in the story and record them on my Mysteries Chart. Note: See Mysteries Chart for specific examples. The first problem I come across in Chapter 4 is that Sammy heard a banging against the wall. I will record this on my chart under the “Problem” column. I will then write down any questions that I might have about each problem I noted. For example, the questions I can ask about this problem could be: Who was banging? Why was the person banging? Did Sammy’s mother have anything to do with the banging? I will record these questions under the “Mystery Questions” column on my Mysteries Chart.

Ask: "How did I figure out what mysteries need to be solved in the story?" Students should respond that you recorded all the problems in the story. Based on these problems, you asked questions that will need to be answered to solve the mystery.

will reread Chapter 5 in Sammy Keyes and the Hollywood Mummy to identify the mysteries in this chapter. We will also look for the main mystery of the book. As we read, we will identify and record the questions associated with each problem on the Mysteries Chart started during the Direct Teaching. We will include problems such as LeBrandi’s sudden death. Questions associated with this problem include: How did she die? Was she killed? Why would someone kill her? An additional problem might be the stolen brooch, and questions associated with that problem could be: Did LeBrandi steal the brooch? Why was she hiding the brooch? Where did LeBrandi get the brooch? Note: See Mysteries Chart for a sample chart.

will reread Chapters 6 through 8 of Sammy Keyes and the Hollywood Mummy. As you read, you will take notes about any problems that stand out. You will record these problems on the Mysteries Worksheet in your Student Packet.(See page 15 in the Student Packet.) Based on the problems you have identified, you will then ask questions about the mystery. You will write these questions in the appropriate box on your Mysteries Worksheet. Some questions might include:

• What was the key dangling from Max’s robe?
• Why didn’t Dominique want Sammy to bring up the thumping?
• Why was Hali so mad?
• What happened to the Honeymoon Jewels?
• Why was Hali ordered to wash the sheets?
• What did 77CURIO mean?
• Where did the sleeping pill vial disappear to?
• How did LeBrandi swallow the pills without water?
• What was the problem between Hali and Inga?
• Who murdered LeBrandi?