For the month of February, a group of classmates and I are working on a Learning Experience about mysteries. A mystery is a puzzling situation, which needs to be solved. The team and I are planning four lessons along with several activities for students to do. First, our experience starts with an introduction to vocabulary about mysteries. For example, a detective is someone who solves mysteries. Lessons will be based on literature discussed in class. After the vocabulary lesson, students will create their own mystery and find five clues scattered around the room. Each clue will lead them to where the next clue is, and by the time students find all the clues, they will have solved their own mystery. Then, our third lesson is about the writing process, in preparation for the fourth lesson. Following the third lesson, strategies used in solving mysteries will be discussed, such as hypothesizing, analyzing, and gathering information. Key questions will be asked to students about each strategy so they can write their own mystery.

Vocabulary:
Puzzling- confusing
Mystery- a situation that needs to be solved
Detective- person who solves the mystery
Solve- to figure out and conclude what happened
Clue- a piece of evidence or something that helps solve the mystery
Strategies- ways to solve the mystery
Hypothesizing- the process of educated guessing; what someone thinks happened

Exercise:
Nancy Drew books, a famous detective series, are examples of _________________.
A mystery is a _____________________ situation.
A _________________ is someone who solves the mystery.
The detective is someone who _______________ the mystery.
A piece of evidence that helps solve the mystery is called a __________.
One strategy to use in solving a mystery is _____________.
Different ways to solve a mystery are called ________________.

Grammar Point:
In the above paragraph, I used sequencing transitions to help clarify the instructional process of the learning experience. Using words such as first, second, after, and then. These words help “map” the order of the planning process.