Text Detectives Teacher Guide
A teacher's lesson plan featuring instructional steps, key vocabulary (clues), and differentiation strategies for a 40-minute lesson on text types.
Text Detectives Slides
An engaging slide presentation using a mystery theme to teach students the specific clues that distinguish narrative texts from informational texts.
Text Detectives Case Worksheet
An updated student worksheet with more detailed, authentic-feeling text samples that look like real book excerpts for students to classify as narrative or informational.
Plot Twists Exit Ticket
A quick assessment tool for students to demonstrate their ability to match text features to narrative or informational text types.
Text Detectives Answer Key
A teacher resource providing updated answers and instructional insights for the modified Text Detectives worksheet and exit ticket.
Text Detectives Slides Updated Features
An engaging slide presentation updated with more specific text features for both narrative (illustrations, dialogue) and informational texts (headings, captions, diagrams).
Text Detectives Case Worksheet Updated Features
An updated student worksheet with more detailed, authentic-feeling text samples that look like real book excerpts for students to classify as narrative or informational.
