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Lesson Plan

Somebody Killed Mr. Boddy

Guide your students into writing a narrative based on the game Clue that details who the murderer is and why the murderer may have killed Mr. Boddy.
Grade:
Fifth Grade
View aligned standards
W.5.3

Learning Objectives

  • Students will be able to develop a character for a story.
  • Students will be able to write a fictional news story detailing characters and events in sequence.

Introduction

(10 minutes)
  • Tell the students that they are going to be writing a story based on the game Clue.
  • Show students the game Clue and ask if anyone has ever played.
  • Explain to the students that in the game, guests attend a party together and the host, Mr.Boddy, ends up murdered. The goal of the game is to determine the murderer through deductive reasoning.
  • Introduce the characters in the game by showing students the game cards and the playing pieces.