Book Summary
Twins Nico and Isabel Lopez were looking forward to meeting their new ten-year-old neighbor, but he never comes out during the daytime. The windows of his house are covered with both drapes and blinds, and once Nico and Isabel even spotted him climbing a tree by moonlight! Everyone in the neighborhood speculates on what kind of monster he might be, and it's up to Nico and Isabel to discover the truth. 

About the Lesson 

Objectives

• Understand the features of mystery stories
• Use and spell irregular verbs
• Identify words that provide visual descriptions 

Targeted Reading Strategy

• Make text-to-text connections 

Materials

• Book - Mystery in Moonlight (copy for each student)
• Chalkboard or dry-erase board
• Mystery Stories, Verb Tenses, Visual Descriptions worksheets
• Word journal (optional)

    Indicates an opportunity to use the book interactively (all activities may be completed with paper and pencil if books are not consumable) 

Vocabulary

• casual, coincidences, escapades, fraternal twins, identical twins, intent (adj.), plots, recruit, threshold, tolerate, Xeroderma Pigmentosum