Of Mice and Men Crime Scene Investigation | GCSE English Literature CSI Activity
£2.00
Bring John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men to life with this engaging CSI-style classroom investigation designed to get students discussing characters, analysing evidence and making deductions.
🚨 A young woman has been found dead on the ranch under mysterious circumstances...
Students become the investigators and must piece together the evidence to work out what really happened.
👮 Students take on investigative roles, including:
🔍 CSI Team Leader
🩺 Coroner
🕵️ Detective 1
🕵️ Detective 2
Evidence is revealed in stages, encouraging groups to discuss theories, question assumptions and revise their conclusions as new information emerges.
📁 Evidence includes:
🚧 Crime Scene Recreation
🩺 Coroner’s Report
👀 Witness Statements
🔎 Suspect Statements
🧠 Psychological Reports
📝 Investigation Team Sheet
Students must examine the evidence, identify important details and ultimately present their conclusion:
❓ Who died?
❓ How did it happen?
❓ Why did it happen?
🎯 Perfect for developing:
✨ Character understanding
✨ Evidence-based inference
✨ Retrieval skills
✨ Speaking and listening
✨ Critical thinking
✨ Teamwork
✨ Understanding of relationships and motivations
✨ Knowledge of Of Mice and Men
🏫 Ideal for:
📚 GCSE English Literature
📚 KS3 English
📚 Of Mice and Men revision
📚 Character revision lessons
📚 End-of-unit activities
📚 Collaborative learning
📚 Intervention sessions
📚 Engaging cover lessons
⏱️ The investigation is structured into evidence stages, with opportunities for discussion and a final group presentation of findings.
💡 Much more than a worksheet! Students actively investigate the characters and events of the novel, using evidence to justify their ideas before the final reveal.
🕵️♀️ Can your students crack the case? 🔎