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Writing DetectiveĀ® Level 1
Investigative Reporting
Grades: 3-6
Language Arts
Grades: 3-6
Language Arts
Writing DetectiveĀ® Level 1
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Description and Features
Students become investigative reporters to help develop writing, reading, higher-order thinking, and organizational skills!
Customer Reviews
a grand addition to our writing time
Each student acts as an investigative reporter that writes articles for the local newspaper. The subject matter is different for each case, offering a variety of characters, unique clues, and the chance to present the information efficiently. While compiling the story, your child has to carefully consider all that is provided just like a real reporter does. They learn what real evidence is and to infer or deduce what actually happened for the provided scenario. The difficulty and requirements of each story were updated throughout the book which definitely kept our son interested. Though the information was fully provided, he still had to identify key characters, find supporting evidence, and tie it all together in his writing. This mystery-based supplement was a grand addition to our writing time and consistent use has definitely improved our son's thinking and organization skills.
Review by
TaāNeisha Kemp
Posted on
9/5/18
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