Aim: How does the capacity to draw conclusions from clues aid in our competence to accurately gauge other outcomes?
DO NOW: THINK/PAIR/SHARE
Why do you believe so many people enjoy a mystery, or mysteries?
We received various answers to this DO NOW question. But, the majority of the classmates who shared agreed that most people enjoy mystery because they want to know what happens next. It helps them feel that they are a part of the story while they are attempting to solve the mystery along with the characters.
“ People are naturally curious...” - Nikita Yarin
“ Some people like the thrills and the suspense…” - Fiona He
“ To some extent, they enjoy the challenge and desire…” - Ms. Peterson
TEAMWORK----WHO DONE IT?
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1auBt5CAhqyrzVSyDYANMC40hTjwae2f6/edit
After the DO NOW question, we swiftly got into our groups and were given 25 minutes to solve the murder mystery group activity. Basically, Ms. Peterson, had prepared for us a murder case storyline (not real) and gave us 21 clues as to what had happened. Our job was to determine the 5 pieces of information that was hinted in the clues. We had to find:
The murderer
The murderer weapon
The time of murder
The place of murder
The motive
MY GROUPS EVALUATION (GROUP 4)
My group began by reading all the hints individually and then we started discussing our findings and evaluations right after everyone finished. We were told that there could only be 1 weapon and 1 murderer (no colliding of 2 characters). All of our group members took notes and drew diagrams while reading the hints, a way we found that was very helpful in organizing the information without losing any key points.
Hint #15: Miss Smith found Mr. Jones's body at 2:25 a.m. in a janitor closet.
These two hints allowed us to approximate the time of death of Mr. Jones, through basic math. We figured that since the body was found dead at 2:25 and the body had been reported dead for 2 hours, the time of death must have been around 12:25. It also could not have been 12:10 since Miss Smith said she saw him at that time.
Hint #8: The elevator operator took Mr. Jones up to Mr. Brown's apartment at 11:55 p.m.
Hint #12: Residents near the Brown apartment say they overheard two men arguing about money that one had come to collect.
Hint #13: Mr. Jones had accused Mr. Brown of embezzling a large sum of money.
Hint #14: Mr. Brown and Mr. Jones were business partners.
As for these 4 hints, we guessed that Mr. Jones had gone to Mr. Brown to collect embezzled money. But the two man argued and Mr. Brown ended up shooting Mr. Jones in the leg, hence why he was reported to be limping before he had died, and why there was blood in Mr. Brown’s room.
Hint #3: Mrs. Jones said her husband was last seen with a briefcase, which was not found with the body.
Hint #14: The elevator operator went off duty at 12:15 a.m.
Hint #20: A police officer recognized the elevator operator as a known gambler.
We sort of managed to infer that the killer was the elevator operator based on these clues. We thought that the elevator operator probably would have seen Mr. Jones leaving Mr. Brown’s room wounded. And saw that as the best opportunity to rob the briefcase and kill Mr. Jones. He also went off duty at the perfect time for the crime to be committed.
Hint #5: Blood stains were found inside Mr. Brown's apartment, outside Mr. Scott's apartment, and inside the elevator.
Hint 5 allowed my group and I to guess that the murder probably happened inside the elevator (we had already concluded that the killer would be the elevator operator) and then the body was dragged out of the elevator, past Mr. Scott’s apartment, and into the storage room.
My Group’s Final Solution:
Murderer: Elevator Operator
Place of Death: Elevator
Time of Death: Approx. 12:25 am
Motive: Money/Briefcase
Weapon: Knife
Other Groups’ Solution:
Group 1:
Mr. Scott
Outside of Mr. Scott’s apartment
12:15 am
Greed
Knife
Group 2:
Mr. Scott
Outside of Mr. Scott’s room
12: 25 am
Jealousy
Knife
Group 3:
Elevator Operator
Elevator
12:25
Money
Knife
Group 5:
Mr. Scott
Elevator
12:25
Money
Knife
Group 6:
Elevator Operator
Mr. Scott’s room
12:25
Money
Knife
FINAL REVEAL!
After 25 minutes, we came back together as a class and by group number revealed what we thought was the right answer. Out of 6 of the groups, 3 got 100% right and 100 points in total. The final solution ended up to being:
Murderer: Elevator Operator
Place of Death: Outside of Mr. Scott’s Room/ Elevator
Time of Death: Around 12
Motive: Money/Greed
Weapon: Knife
Reflection:
What did I learn? Why did I learn it? How will I use what I learned?
Today’s activity fully goes back and ties with the aim of the day, “How does the capacity to draw conclusions from clues aid in our competence to accurately gauge other outcomes?” Through this activity, I learned how to successfully determine the accurate outcomes by using clues given to me. I have also learned that not every piece of information is relevant to the topic and was able to note down the important and relevant and disregard the unnecessary. Besides the fact that today's activity allowed me to realize that I was able to draw conclusions from these clues but I could also make further outcomes and conclusions from them. For example, though we were not given the exact time of the crime, we were able to piece together an approximate time of death through clues of when the body was found and how long Mr. Jones was dead for. With this drawn conclusion, and an additional clue that the elevator operator was off duty at this time, made our group become suspicious of him. We then were able to draw another conclusion that it must have been him who killed Mr. Jones since the timing and motive matched perfectly.
This is very essential when it comes to reading as it helps us exercise our skills with context clues. Most of the time, in stories, we are not told exactly everything, and would most likely have to infer and guess based on context clues that were given to us within the lines. This is a very helpful skill to have in the future when I read books or watch movies and when I am trying to figure out what the writer is trying to imply. This skill also makes sure that the reader is paying attention to what they are reading and isn’t just skimming through the book. Being able to draw conclusions and infer means that the reader has been paying attention to the little details and hints that the author has left behind. Not only that but this skill could come in extremely handy for real life situations. Drawing conclusions helps encourage critical thinking which is great for various ranging reasons, from trying to infer what is going to happen next in a book to being quick-witted if I were to be stuck in a dangerous situation.
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