Murder Mystery Activity - Classroom game.pptx

This is a Murder Mystery game activity that can be played in classroom to enagage the students.

1. Warm up: Speed interview: In pairs. You have 1 minute. Ask your partner as many questions as you can about the topic. After 1 minute, switch.

2. There has been a murder!

3. Mr. Nobody was having a party when… One of the guests killed him! WHO DID IT?

4. You are a team of investigators! You must speak with each other to get clues! Your goal is to find out the murderer, place, time, and weapon! Can you find it out before the other teams? Your mission:

5. These are the suspects: Name   Pronunciation   Information   Mary メアリー She is the mother of Jonathan and Will. Jim ジム He is very smart. He is a police officer. Mike マイク He is a smart boy. He is Ellen’s boyfriend. Ellen エレン She likes to dance. She is Mike’s girlfriend. Ian イアン He likes to be funny. He has a sister. Hunter ハンター He is on the basketball team. Nancy ナンシー She can run fast. She has two siblings. Jonathan ジョナサン He is shy. He is Nancy’s boyfriend. His brother is Will. Karen カレン She is a loving mother. She has two children. Martin マーティン   He is a scientist. He is not nice. Will ウィル He is quiet, but smart. His brother is Jonathan. Kelly ケリー She likes to ride skateboards. She likes Pizza.

6. These are the places: bathroom classroom staff room swimming pool gym science lab library cafeteria

7. These are the weapons: necktie knife soccer ball trophy rock bat candlestick axe

8. These are the times: 4:00 am 7:00 am 11:00 pm 10:00 am 12:00 pm 12:00 am 6:00 pm

9. Helpful Phrases: What clues do you have? Please tell me your clues again. I think it is not…/ I think it is… What do you think about…

10. Congratulations !

11. The murderer was Will . The time was 4:00am . The weapon was the bat . The place was the swimming pool .

12. Why do you think Mr. Nobody was killed?

13. Write a few sentences about why Mr. Nobody was killed. Be Creative! I think….because… I think ______ killed him because…