Mystery Plays: 8 Plays for the Classroom Based on Stories by Famous Writers

by Tom Conklin

Students explore the genre of mystery through these eight dramatic interpretations of stories from such well known authors as Edgar Allan Poe, Ellery Queen, and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. This... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0590209396
• ISBN13: 9780590209397
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Scholastic
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.4" x 10.9"
• Age Range: 9 to 13 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 8

Customer Reviews

mystery genre - middle school students love them!

We read these plays in my 7th & 8th grade reading classes. The students loved them. The suggested writing activites are good; I especially liked the choice of plays, the background info, and the short bios of the important authors.

Mystery Plays for Middle School

great selection of plays for middle school aged children, at the end of each play or selection from an author, recommended activities are included to assist the teacher in lesson planning great for small classes so that all students can be involved