Mini+Lesson+Idea+2

Students get into pairs.

Make up a scenario (this will obviously be different depending on what age group of children) eg: //A crime has been committed, at around midnight last night a priest was murdered in a catholic church. It appears he was stabbed with a wooden stake and died from a ruptured heart. A bloodied watch with the initials L.T was found at the scene of the crime.//

Tell the class that they are police detectives and are interviewing a suspect for the case. Their job is to ask the suspect as many questions as they can to get closer to solving the murder mystery (each pair will take it in turns to be the detective and suspect).

Each pair is provided with a list of questions they may like to ask.

//Where were you at midnight last night?// //Can someone verify your whereabouts?// //What was your relationship with the diseased man?// //How did you get those splinters in your hand?// //Why was your watch found at the church when it is common knowledge you do not go to church?//

Pairs record what the suspect says.

Partners then swap with another pair. This time they must pretend that they are the police detective reporting their findings to their boss (pairs take it in turn to be detective and boss).

