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Middle School Semester - 3 Classic Mystery Novels
Kaitlyn Fischer: Close-Reading Specialist
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In this 14-week course, students will read four novels by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Agatha Christie, and Maurice LeBlanc while exploring the mystery genre and working together to solve mysteries, solve riddles, and create an escape room!
Class Experience
US Grade 5 - 8
Intermediate Level
Follows Teacher-Created Curriculum
Aligned with Common Core State Standards (CCSS)
Come join us for four classic mystery novels covering some of the greatest mystery stories from the likes of Sherlock Holmes, Agatha Christie, and Arsene Lupin. Throughout the semester, students will explore mind puzzles, riddles, and other challenges to solve the mysteries of The Hound of the Baskervilles, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, and Arsene Lupin, Gentleman Thief! As we read, we will explore the mystery genre; solve riddles, puzzles, and mind games; analyze clues through collaboration...
28 lessons//14 Weeks
Week 1Lesson 1Week 1: Introduction to Semester Course- Introduction to Semester Course - Introduction and Welcome - Introduction to Google Drive - Introduction to Mystery and NovelsLesson 2Week 1: Introduction to Semester Course- Riddles, Mind Puzzles, Games, Escape Rooms - Sherlock Holmes, Hercule Poirot, and Arsène LupinWeek 2Lesson 3Sherlock Holmes and Sir Arthur Conan DoyleThe Hound of the Baskervilles - Riddles and Mind Puzzles - Weekly Mini-Writing Prompts - Setting - Character - Mystery ElementsLesson 4Sherlock Holmes and Sir Arthur Conan DoyleThe Hound of the Baskervilles, Symbolism, Character, and Mystery Continued - Writing Prompts ContinuedWeek 3Lesson 5Sherlock Holmes and Sir Arthur Conan DoyleThe Hound of the Baskervilles, Symbolism, Character, and Mystery Continued - Writing Prompts ContinuedLesson 6Sherlock Holmes and Sir Arthur Conan DoyleThe Hound of the Baskervilles, Symbolism, Character, and Mystery Continued - Writing Prompts ContinuedWeek 4Lesson 7Sherlock Holmes and Sir Arthur Conan DoyleThe Hound of the Baskervilles, Symbolism, Character, and Mystery Continued - Writing Prompts ContinuedLesson 8Sherlock Holmes and Sir Arthur Conan DoyleThe Hound of the Baskervilles, Symbolism, Character, and Mystery Continued - Writing Prompts ContinuedWeek 5Lesson 9Hercule Poirot and Agatha ChristieThe Murder of Roger Ackroyd - Weekly Mini-Writing Prompts - Character - Conflict Development - SymbolismLesson 10Hercule Poirot and Agatha ChristieThe Murder of Roger Ackroyd, Character, Conflict, and Symbolism Continued - Weekly Mini-Writing Prompts ContinuedWeek 6Lesson 11Hercule Poirot and Agatha ChristieThe Murder of Roger Ackroyd, Character, Conflict, and Symbolism Continued - Weekly Mini-Writing Prompts ContinuedLesson 12Hercule Poirot and Agatha ChristieThe Murder of Roger Ackroyd, Character, Conflict, and Symbolism Continued - Weekly Mini-Writing Prompts ContinuedWeek 7Lesson 13Hercule Poirot and Agatha ChristieThe Murder of Roger Ackroyd, Character, Conflict, and Symbolism Continued - Weekly Mini-Writing Prompts ContinuedLesson 14Hercule Poirot and Agatha ChristieThe Murder of Roger Ackroyd, Character, Conflict, and Symbolism Continued - Weekly Mini-Writing Prompts ContinuedWeek 8Lesson 15Hercule Poirot and Agatha ChristieThe Murder of Roger Ackroyd, Character, Conflict, and Symbolism Continued - Weekly Mini-Writing Prompts ContinuedLesson 16Hercule Poirot and Agatha ChristieThe Murder of Roger Ackroyd, Character, Conflict, and Symbolism Continued - Weekly Mini-Writing Prompts ContinuedWeek 9Lesson 17Hercule Poirot and Agatha ChristieThe Murder of Roger Ackroyd, Character, Conflict, and Symbolism Continued - Weekly Mini-Writing Prompts ContinuedLesson 18Hercule Poirot and Agatha ChristieThe Murder of Roger Ackroyd, Character, Conflict, and Symbolism Continued - Weekly Mini-Writing Prompts ContinuedWeek 10Lesson 19Arsène Lupin, Gentleman Thief by Maurice LeBlancShort Stories Collection, Arsène Lupin - Weekly Mini-Writing Prompts - Symbolism - Clues - ThemeLesson 20Arsène Lupin, Gentleman Thief by Maurice LeBlancShort Stories Collection, Arsène Lupin, Symbolism, Clues, Theme - Weekly Mini-Writing PromptsWeek 11Lesson 21Arsène Lupin, Gentleman Thief by Maurice LeBlancShort Stories Collection, Arsène Lupin, Symbolism, Clues, Theme - Weekly Mini-Writing PromptsLesson 22Arsène Lupin, Gentleman Thief by Maurice LeBlancShort Stories Collection, Arsène Lupin, Symbolism, Clues, Theme - Weekly Mini-Writing PromptsWeek 12Lesson 23Arsène Lupin, Gentleman Thief by Maurice LeBlancShort Stories Collection, Arsène Lupin, Symbolism, Clues, Theme - Weekly Mini-Writing PromptsLesson 24Arsène Lupin, Gentleman Thief by Maurice LeBlancShort Stories Collection, Arsène Lupin, Symbolism, Clues, Theme - Weekly Mini-Writing PromptsWeek 13Lesson 25Design Your Own Escape Room Project - Finalizing the ProjectDeveloping the Setting Creating Clues and Problems to Solve Developing a Key to Solve the RoomLesson 26Design Your Own Escape Room Project - Finalizing the ProjectDeveloping the Setting Creating Clues and Problems to Solve Developing a Key to Solve the RoomWeek 14Lesson 27Design Your Own Escape Room Project - Finalizing the ProjectDeveloping the Setting Creating Clues and Problems to Solve Developing a Key to Solve the RoomLesson 28Playing Our Escape RoomsStudents will play each other's escape rooms and they will present their own!
I have been teaching professionally for over 5 years in both Missouri and in Colorado. I have been on Outschool for over a year and can provide links to classes where I teach the concepts of this semester-long class so you can look through them and look at the reviews to see how other parents and students have reacted to my courses. I am happy to answer any questions that you have!
I teach many semester classes for both Middle School and High School.
Classic Literature - A Novel Study for Middle School Students (A course where students choose the novels we read)
- In this course, I have taught all four of our novel options
- https://outschool.com/classes/classic-literature-a-novel-study-xkvxQwCz?usid=l0R3fRwf&signup=true&utm_campaign=share_activity_link
Writing a Novel (Employs the creative writing skills that we will be using in our course)
- https://outschool.com/classes/writing-a-novel-or-short-story-on-going-workshops-YTo8o2q7?usid=l0R3fRwf&signup=true&utm_campaign=share_activity_link1 - 2 hours per week outside of class
Homework
Frequency: 1-2 per weekFeedback: as neededDetails: Students will be asked to complete reading outside of class time. During our classes, students will work through writing activities including argumentative writing, literary analysis, quote analysis, and more! The purpose of this is to challenge students to develop their writing ability and to continue to understand how to develop their writing and arguments on their own through multiple rounds of feedback and editing, both as a group and 1-1 with the teacher. If writing assignments are not finished in class, students will be asked to finish them as part of their homework.Assessment
Frequency: includedDetails: Students will be given several formal writing assignments throughout the semester. While these are not tests, they can be used as assessment pieces for homeschooling evidence, which many states and countries require. All formal writing in my class will be completed with multiple rounds of written and verbal feedback. Students will have the opportunity to work through their writing skills as a group and 1-1 with me in class!Grading
Frequency: includedDetails: Grading - Students will have the opportunity to receive a grade in the form of their choosing.I am happy to provide a grade in the form of a percentage, letter, or both. I can also offer a formal letter for submission to state programs. I ask students throughout the semester about their needs for grading and am happy to work with parents to create a plan that meets their needs!
Students will need to purchase the novels and have access to the literature pieces with copyrights. Some of the work we will be working with will be creative commons work or will be out of copyright. These we can access without an issue. All work we complete (the curriculum itself) is developed by me so there is no need to purchase a copyrighted curriculum!
Here are the Common Sense Media guides for our three novels!
The Hound of the Baskervilles:
- https://www.commonsensemedia.org/book-reviews/the-hound-of-the-baskervilles
The Murder of Roger Akroyd:
- https://www.commonsensemedia.org/game-reviews/agatha-christie-the-abc-murders
- Please note that this review is for Christie's novel, And Then There Were None. While it is not the same novel, these are similar novels in their content and the comparison is relevant.
The Maltese Falcon:
- https://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/the-maltese-falcon
- Please note that this review is for the movie, which is based on the novel.Joined January, 2020
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Colorado Teaching Certificate in Secondary Education
My name is Kaitlyn Fischer and I have taught English to students as young as nine through eighteen in both Missouri and Colorado. I am a close-reading specialist and have a lot of experience teaching students close-reading strategies including...
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Group Class
$29
weekly or $400 for 28 classes2x per week, 14 weeks
45 min
Completed by 6 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 10-13
2-6 learners per class
