READERS THEATER MIDDLE SCHOOL MYSTERY SCRIPTS: YOUNG HOLMES INVESTIGATES BUNDLE

Save 25% on this Middle School Readers’ Theater Young Holmes brain teaser mystery script activities bundle. These fun whodunnit scripts will entertain both drama and ELA classes. The scripts and activities give grades 5-8 students high interest practice in reading aloud, comprehension and even some writing. A FREEBIE is included. Question sheets and answers are included in both scripts. Also provided are quick peer and self assessment forms, and a reading rubric for easy marking.

Young Holmes Investigates the Mystery of the Speckled Band

"The Mystery of the Speckled Band" is loosely based on a story from Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes series. In this age appropriate series (no murders!) Sherjock Holmes is a 14 year old university student (yes, he’s that smart!). He lives at 221A Caker Street with his aunt, Dr Jojo Jotson. They like nothing better than solving a nice, juicy mystery together- but your students have to perform detection tasks too! At two separate points in the script they have to solve clues, and then at the end as well. Students have to unscramble words twice, thus being equipped with a scrap of paper and a writing utensil would be useful. The script is intended for 8 readers but the number of readers can easily be contracted or expanded, depending on how many groups you wish to have.

After completing the script students have to discuss and write on six questions, complete a script writing task, and perform a fun activity.

Table of contents

Cast List -- page 1

Script -- pages 2-12

Student answer sheet -- page 13

Questions & activities -- pages 14-17

Mystery solutions -- pages 18-19

Rubric & peer/self feedback forms -- pages 20-22

Young Holmes Investigates The Mystery of the Red-Headed League

"The Mystery of the Red-Headed League" readers’ theater script is loosely based on a story from Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes series. 14 year old Holmes and his aunt, Dr Jojo Jotson, solve this juicy mystery, but your students have to perform detection tasks too! At two points in the script they have to solve clues, so a writing utensil will be required. They can answer on the provided answer sheet, or on scraps of paper from the recycling bin. The script is intended for 9 readers but the number of readers can easily be contracted or expanded, depending on how many groups you wish to have.

This is a longer script than "The Mystery of the Speckled Band" but just as much fun! After completing the 14 page script, students can discuss and write on six questions, complete a script writing task, and perform a fun observation activity.

Table of contents

Cast List -- page 1

Script -- pages 2-15

Student question sheets & answers -- pages 16-18

Questions & writing activities -- pages 19-21
Observation skills activity & answers pages -- 22-23

Rubric -- page 24

Peer/self feedback forms -- pages 25-26

WHAT TEACHERS LIKE YOU HAVE SAID IN THIS RESOURCE'S REVIEWS
Jennifer D. October 11, 2023

Rated 5 out of 5 *****
Kids loved these scripts. We read both of them in our mystery unit. One kid said these are fun!!! We would love more!!

Jessica C. March 22, 2023

Rated 5 out of 5
My students LOVE mysteries. They were highly engaged in this readers' theater reading, and they loved sifting through the story and evidence to find the culprit. This script adapts the Sherlock Holmes character in a way that makes him very relatable to students. Very well made and engaging mystery readers theater activity!

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For a non-Holmes mystery script try

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READERS THEATER SCARY MYSTERY SCRIPT: A STORMY MYSTERY + QUESTIONS
Readers' Theater - Mystery of the Stolen Laptop
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