edgar allan’s official crime investigation notebook

Edgar Allan’s Official Crime Investigation Notebook Vocabulary List

Edgar Allan’s Official Crime Investigation Notebook by Mary Amato

Vocabulary List

Directions: Fill in the definitions for the following terms.

Professional (p.3)

Nonchalant (p.20)

Forensics (p.30)

Cosmetics (p.32)

Seizure (p.39)

Tread (p.41)

Damaging (p.45)

Sleuthing (p.46)

Neglecting (p.50)

Verified (p.67)

Spectrum (p.68)

Doorjamb (p.94)

Flourish (p.99)

Alibi (p.116)

Precision (117)

Bonus

Using the context of Mary Amato’s book, come up with definitions for the following neologisms (made-up words):

Luminiferous (p.33)

Slobberjaws (p.79)

Create your own neologism and its definition:

Revision Examples to Use in the Classroom

When I do workshops on revision, I often share an example from a draft and a revision to illustrate how I work. At the request of teachers, I have created pdf pages that you can download and print (or project onto your classroom screen) to share with students.

Example of Editing and Revising The Naked Mole-Rat Letters

Example of Revising from Invisible Lines

Example of Editing and Revising Snarf Attack, Underfoodle, and the Secret of Life

Example of Editing and Revising Edgar Allan’s Official Crime Investigation Notebook