Unsolved Mystery Research Project

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Carrie Cooper

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Grade Levels

8th - 12th, Adult Education, Homeschool

Subjects

English Language Arts, Writing, Informational Text

Resource Type

Research, Projects

Standards

CCSSW.9-10.6

CCSSW.9-10.7

CCSSW.9-10.8

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Google Slides™

Pages

15 pages

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Great project idea. I did this at the end of the year for seniors. The presentations were engaging and interesting.

— Chelanne A.

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Research is hard, but student engagement and choice can make the process much easier and rewarding. Everyone is fascinated by the unknown and unexplained. This project capitalizes on this intrigue. I use this project to master MLA format, work collaboratively, and present in academic and formal language.

I use this Google slides presentation as a template in Google classroom. Students work in small groups to explore an unsolved mystery of their own choice. There are plenty of projects like this out there, but I adapted mine to dig just a little deeper into the origin of the word mystery in order to explore an essential question. This projects also asks students to think critically about the quality of their sources, and use of primary vs secondary information. Finally, a complete works cited at the end gives you a chance to reinforce MLA format.

I have successfully used this project with small scaffolds and adaptations in 9, 10, and 11 grade classes.

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15 pages

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CCSSW.9-10.6

Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products, taking advantage of technology’s capacity to link to other information and to display information flexibly and dynamically.

CCSSW.9-10.7

Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question) or solve a problem; narrow or broaden the inquiry when appropriate; synthesize multiple sources on the subject, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.

CCSSW.9-10.8

Gather relevant information from multiple authoritative print and digital sources, using advanced searches effectively; assess the usefulness of each source in answering the research question; integrate information into the text selectively to maintain the flow of ideas, avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation.

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