Murder in the Library Scenario

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Murder in the LibraryScenario 2

• TCEA 2005
• Dr. Alicia Wyatt
• Dr. Perry Kay Haley-Brown
• Mr. James Shelton

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Murder 2004

• Education majors were invited to convene at the
  library to play the role of private investigators
  solving famous assassinations.
• Library staff and faculty members prepared the
  scene and served as judges and support staff.

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C I faculty members and the VPAA prepared to
judge the clues. Each judge had a folder with
answer keys and a stack of tasks for each
investigative team.
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Each team started with two envelopes. The first
identified their victim and the second outlined
the requirements of the e-mailed police report.
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Student workers helped with the Murder. This
student printed the police reports for each team
to submit to the judges.
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Investigative teams scurried up and down stairs.
This team was looking for print materials on the
assassination of Julius Caesar.
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This team located latitude and longitude
information as they prepared an expense report
for investigating the assassination of Cesare
Borgia in Viana, Spain.
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These students download (re-enacted) photographic
evidence of their crime.
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Rasputin's death scene Warning (non) graphic
images!
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Library staff members assist teams as they locate
full text articles on appropriate investigative
techniques in First Search.
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The judges table gets busy toward the end. The
digital clock was ticking!
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The winners! Refreshments and prizes were
enjoyed by all after the event.
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Items needed for the activity

• Supply list
• Invitation
• Task sheets for each team and answer keys for
  judges
• Envelopes with victim and police report
• Timers
• Refreshments and prizes

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