Mystery of the Missing Lunch Reading Menu

4^th Grade Homework – Reading Menu

Selection: The Mystery of the Missing Lunch (pg. 20-35)

Selection Vocabulary: assignments, consideration, allergies,

accuse, suspicious, evidence, consume

***Choose 3 of the 9 to complete; Turn in on Friday (September 7)***

Cover a shoebox with construction paper. Label the box, “Mystery Box”. Insert a mystery item from around the house. On an index card, list five detailed clues about the mystery item. Clues must be in complete sentences and include sensory words (what it looks like, feels like, and smells like). Bring box and clues to class.	Write a three paragraph mystery that includes ALL selection vocabulary words.	On lineless paper, create a Story Elements Chart for, The Mystery of the Missing Lunch. Include pictures. The chart must have the following components: Title, Setting, Characters, Problem, 3 main events, and the Solution. You must use complete sentences.
Use construction paper to create a large magnifying glass or detective hat. Using the reading strategy, Making Connections, identify and label the hat or magnifying glass with text-to-text, text-to-self, and text-to world sentences. All three connections should be clearly labeled.	Writing Prompt (this one must be completed by everyone; it must be typed. If you do not have a computer/printer at home, feel free to type/print at school): Create a newspaper article advertising a missing puppy. In the article, discuss when, where, how the puppy became missing. Include a happy ending.	Create a ten question, multiple-choice assessment on, The Mystery of the Missing Lunch. All questions must have four answer choices (a, b, c, d). You must attach an answer key on a separate sheet of paper with the page number on which the answer can be located.
Choose a character from, The Mystery of the Missing Lunch. Create a Character Inference Chart.	Write a Mystery Haiku Create a haiku that describes the word Mystery Line 1 should be 5 syllables Line 2 should be 7 syllables Line 3 should be 5 syllables	Vocabulary Dictionary Create a Vocabulary Flip Book. The book should include all selection vocabulary, the definition, part of speech, a sentence to match the definition.

Character Inference Chart
Three Character Traits (tell me something about this character; what is this character like) 1. strong 2.brave 3. caring	What does this character say (Using quotation marks, tell something that this character said in the selection. Write the entire sentence, placing the quotation marks in the correct place)
Character Actions (what kinds of things does this character do)	Your thoughts and feelings about the character and why you feel this way

I infer that this character………. The clues that I used to infer this were……….