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This Murder Mystery Roll-A writing prompt resource will get your students writing clever mysteries with exciting twists! With over 7770 unique possible combinations, you could use this year after year and never get tired of the outcomes! Students roll a dice to decide the victim, suspect, murder weapon, scene of the crime and the victim’s shocking secret with this handy writing prompt resource.

☸ Example Rolls
⚀ -1- Victim: Wealthy entrepreneur
⚁ -2- Suspect: Known criminal
⚂ -3- Murder Weapon: Bottle of poison
⚃ -4- Scene of Crime: Behind the stables
⚄ -5- Victim’s Secret: Was an impostor

✂ Contents
✏ Teacher notes explaining how to implement Roll A Writing Prompt resource in the classroom
✏ Grading/marking rubric should you wish to use this resource as an assessment item
✏ Student-friendly instructional slideshow presentation that will hype up the activity and explain every aspect of Roll A Writing Prompts to ensure student success with the activity
✏ A full-page grid detailing the options for each side of a dice, in colour or black and white master
✏ Recording and story writing sheet
✏ Challenge vocabulary - can students use the included words in their stories? Easy differentiation, with beginner, intermediate and expert vocabulary levels.
✏ Story starters for those who need the little extra nudge!
✏ Printable dice template with instructions (two sizes: large and small)

▶ Teacher Preparation Instructions
Ensure students understand the basics of narrative writing before implementing in the classroom. You could print a copy to add to writing centers, display the color version on the board for a class activity or hand out individual copies to students. Children can view on any digital device and type into a Word document if distance learning.

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Are you looking for a bank of themed writing prompt resources that you could use year after year, with structured student stories that will surprise you and delight you? Each Roll A Writing Prompt resource has over 7770 unique possible combinations, which set your students up for writing exciting tales of adventure, spooky stories, quirky romances, thrilling murder mysteries, daring escapades of super human comic book heroes and more! Students roll a dice to decide various aspects related to the theme of the prompt, which normally include character, setting and conflict - but students may encounter "magical object", "secret identity", "moral of the story" etc depending on the prompt! This Growing Bundle of Roll a Writing Prompts is a must-have for fast-finishers, alternative assessment, classroom activities, theme exploration, novel studies, story circles, distance learning (write a story every day!) - the ideas are endless! With so many themes to choose from, students WILL want to write! **⚠ What teachers are saying about my Roll a Writing Prompts:** * My students said this was one of their favorite activities this year! * I used this when I taught 6th grade and also when I taught 3rd grade. All students loved it! It was a lifesaver! * Great option for introducing students to pieces of literature like "Lord of the Flies"! * My students loved using this and it really challenged them to think of different ways to tie things together. I loved watching them work with each other to share ideas and help support the pieces of the story. * This has been on my Wish List for years. Why didn't I purchase this sooner?! Thanks! It will be a great addition to my Odyssey unit. * I used this with "The Hobbit" and the kids enjoyed it. Thanks! * My fifth grade students love these! I heard and read many tales of misfortune from my students! Thank you! * My Year 5 & 6 students absolutely LOVED using this grid! So many hilarious stories. Thanks so much! * This is such a great way to get the students engaged and interested in writing! Thank you.

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