Halloween ELA Mystery Grades 6–8 | Middle School Reading Comprehension & Inference

Turn Halloween week into a full middle school ELA investigation! Students become Test Detectives as they solve The Mystery of the Vanishing Golden Pumpkin using differentiated Grades 6–8 reading passages, inference and text evidence, witness statements, timeline analysis, fact vs. inference vs. assumption, context clues, grammar and editing practice, informational text, source reliability, and evidence-based writing.

This print-light, no-prep unit also includes a teacher guide and lesson plan, the 5-Step Detective Method, PROP ROOM code breaker, differentiated Grade 6, 7, and 8 activities, suspense-writing extension, optional ELA centers, and complete answer keys. Perfect for Halloween week, October ELA, whole-group instruction, reading groups, test prep, centers, sub plans, or independent work.