Introduction:
Start your Mystery Machine engines!
Author Charles de Lint said, "Without mystery, life would be very dull indeed. What would be left to strive for if everything were known?"
As of this very moment, you are now a Student Sleuth! Your mission, should you choose to accept it (and Ms. K says, "You'd better if you want to pass 9th Grade Literature!"), is to demonstrate your knowledge of the research process by selecting and researching one of the great "Unsolved Mysteries" of the world.
Being a detective and being a researcher are very similar roles: both positions require you to ask relevant questions, find credible sources of information, take notes, separate fact from fiction, organize your information in a logical manner, and decide what information is most important and least important.
You have been hired by the writers of a television show called "History's Mysteries" to research and present a report on one of the world's biggest "Unsolved Mysteries." The writers and producers of the show are counting on you to provide them with a solid overview of your topic, supported with relevant factual details and information.
As of this very moment, you are now a Student Sleuth! Your mission, should you choose to accept it (and Ms. K says, "You'd better if you want to pass 9th Grade Literature!"), is to demonstrate your knowledge of the research process by selecting and researching one of the great "Unsolved Mysteries" of the world.
Being a detective and being a researcher are very similar roles: both positions require you to ask relevant questions, find credible sources of information, take notes, separate fact from fiction, organize your information in a logical manner, and decide what information is most important and least important.
You have been hired by the writers of a television show called "History's Mysteries" to research and present a report on one of the world's biggest "Unsolved Mysteries." The writers and producers of the show are counting on you to provide them with a solid overview of your topic, supported with relevant factual details and information.
