Tag: activities
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Poetry Writing Activities
Try these poetry writing activities based on Mr. Crew’s lessons in Edgar Allan’s Official Crime Investigation Notebook by Mary Amato Metaphor Poem When Kip doesn’t understand how to create a metaphor, Destiny says, “Thinks of candy…then think of something else that’s really fun, like a party. Then squash the two things together: Candy is a…
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Discussion Questions for Edgar Allan’s Official Crime Investigation Notebook
Edgar Allan’s Official Crime Investigation Notebook By Mary Amato To Discuss: 1. Edgar spies on his classmates in an effort to solve the mystery, and in the process he learns something important about each one. Specifically, he reads: Destiny’s poem about the willow tree; Taz’s article about osteosarcoma; and Patrick’s poems about his parents’ divorce.…
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How to Write a Funny Poem
The characters in Edgar Allan’s Official Crime Investigation Notebook write lots of funny poems. Download this pdf to discover how to write your own humorous poetry: How to Write a Funny Poem by Mary Amato
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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…
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How to Make a Dutch Baby
Fans of the Riot Brothers can see Mary Amato making Lydia Riot’s puffy breakfast pancake called a Dutch Baby.
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Mushroom Sculpture
After writing Invisible Lines, I became enchanted with mushrooms. My friends began to send me images of mushrooms. Here’s a mushroom craft idea. Software developer and game designer Zach Barth, in Bellevue, WA, realized that screws resemble mushrooms and created this whimsical sculpture. First find some large screws and paint them however you like. Although…
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How to Make a Spore Print
In Invisible Lines, Trevor Musgrove makes a spore print. If you’d like to try it, read on. Mushrooms release spores, which are tiny, round, reproductive bodies, which you can literally “capture” in a print. Take a mushroom and gently remove the stem—you don’t want to damage the mushroom, but you do want to make sure…
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Going on a Mushroom Foray
Hidden Superfood: Some people believe that mushrooms have little nutritional value. Wrong. Mushrooms are good for you. They contain protein, fiber, essential amino acids, thiamine, riboflavin, niacin, biotin, ascorbic acid and Vitamin D. Mushrooms produce strong antioxidants, antibiotics, and antiviral compounds. Scientists are studying their medicinal compounds to cure cancers and small pox, to treat…
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Skits from The Riot Brothers books
Kids at Barrington Elementary School in Ohio acted out scenes from the Riot Brother books and posted them as a slide-show on their school website. What a great way to encourage reading, improvisation, and playwriting! Students can improvise or write short plays, based on scenes from their favorite books, and act them out.
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Slobber Trivia Game (From Books III and IV of The Riot Bros)
Slobber Trivia Game Questions (From Stinky and Successful and Take the Mummy and Run) In which Riot Brother book does Slobber, the pet rat, first appear? One of the chapters in the third book is called “Slobber and Frank.” Who is Frank? On April Fools Day, where does Orville first hide Slobber? In the same…