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Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Treasure Hunt
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The Case of the Masked Robber
- Describe Encyclopedia Brown.
- What is the problem in this story?
- What makes the twins look guilty?
- Who so you think is the robber?
ACTIVITY: Draw a picture of Encyclopedia.
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The Case of the Round Pizza
- What did Encyclopedia do when school let out? Why do you think he did this?
- Describe Bugs Meany.
- Donald Sobol chooses interesting names for his characters. Why do you think he chose the names Encyclopedia and Bugs Meany?
ACTIVITY: On the worksheet labeled VOCABULARY begin to define (tell the meaning of) each of the words.
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The Case of Bugs’s Zebra
- Why didn’t Bugs bully Encyclopedia Brown?
- Do you think that Bugs set up Encyclopedias and Sally? Why or why not?
- How does Encyclopedia solve the problem?
The Case of the Treasure Hunt
- Why Mr. McPherson worried about the treasure hunt?
- What letters do you think Encyclopedia wants to switch around? Why do you think this?
ACTIVITY: On the worksheet labeled VOCABULARY begin to define (tell the meaning of) each of the words.
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The Case of the Stolen Jewels
- Who does Dustin Durant make money?
- What strange things were the suspects saying?
- Would you like to e able to solve crimes and mysterious like Encyclopedia Brown or not? Why or why not?
Activity: Create a Venn diagram comparing Encyclopedia and Bugs
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The Case of the Painting Contest
- How do you think Sally feels about Pablo? What makes you think this?
- Why did Pablo want first prize so badly?
Activity: Make sure you have finished all other activities, questions and vocabulary.
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The Case of Orson’s Tree
- What is Orson afraid will happen? Why would he be afraid of this?
- Who are the suspects? Why are they suspects?
- Who stole the tree? How did Encyclopedia figure it out?
Activity: Create a timeline describing what has happened in the story The Case of Orson’s Tree. You should have at least 5 items on your timeline.
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The Case of Lanthrope’s Hobby
- Do you have a hobby? What is it?
- What does Lanthrope collect? Why is it such an unusual thing to collect?
- What makes Paul and Tommy look guilty?
- In this case there were red herrings. A red herring is a clue false clues that can mislead the reader to the WRONG solution to the mystery! Can you spot any red herrings in this case?
Activity: Make sure you have finished all the other activities, vocabulary and questions
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The Case of the Leaking Tent
- Why was it such a challenge to take Benny camping?
- What does it mean on page 61, “John Carter had the bandage, but Benny had the touch.”?
- How do you think he will use the bandage and penny to make them confess? Now turn and read the solution. How does he really make them confess?
Activity: Make sure you have finished all the other activities and questions
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The Case of the Worm Pills
- Why are Melvin and Wilford double trouble? What is sill about Melvin’s bowling ball invention?
- What was wrong with the pills?
Activity: Complete the attached book rating. Tell me how you REALLY felt about the book