Collection of Suspenseful Short Stories with Printables and Task Cards

This collection of fiction mysteries contains 3 reading comprehension passages. Students are taught to identify examples of foreshadowing, flashback, and suspense- 3 very important literary elements. These elements also play a key role in improving comprehension. By learning to identify them, students are then able to understand and use them to make inferences. All reading standards are not taught in isolation. They are taught naturally using an engaging mystery!

What your students will discover:

• how to use inferences to solve a mystery
• how to identify examples of foreshadowing, flashback, and suspense

This resource includes:

• 3 fiction passages
• Text Dependent Questions
• 12 vocabulary task cards
• 12 grammar task cards
• answer keys

What is covered in this resource:

• Foreshadowing
• Flashback
• Suspense
• Making Inferences
• Comprehension
• Finding Evidence
• Analyze Characters and Setting

Let your class decide if Sydney reaches safety in time. Or the reason that a bomb exploded on a rural farm. Can they discover the mystery inside the cabin? If you are looking for a spooky themed unit, take a peek at the preview.