PDF of original Pie Corbett mystery model text, with accompanying teaching activities
KS2
Years 3-6
Use this dialogue KS2 resource to help your class discover how writing believable speech can help build character. The download contains a free original mystery model text and activities from Pie Corbett.
Dialogue KS2 resource
Lots of children want to write mystery or detective stories. The story in this download, written by Pie Corbett, provides
a simple idea. One or two main characters mistake something that they see for something ominous. This misunderstanding leads them into trouble before the ending reveals that it is an innocent mistake.
Tune the children into the story by reading some other mystery and detective stories, if you have time. These three books romp along wonderfully:
- Murder most Unladylike by Robin Stevens
- Diary of Detection by Julia Lee
- Highland Falcon Thief by MG Leonard
To further help them get into the idea of the story, make a list of the sorts of things that might happen in a detective or mystery story. For example, something or someone is either stolen, kidnapped or goes missing.
More resources
Download our Pie Corbett Ultimate KS2 Fiction Collection for more short stories and activity ideas.
Pie Corbett is an English educational trainer, writer, author and poet who has written over 200 books. Follow him on Twitter at @PieCorbett.
