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Unit Plan
The Missing Mona Lisa – Integrated Learning Adventure
9 x Lessons | Suitable for Grades: 5 - 6The Mona Lisa has vanished! This immersive tale of lies and intrigue takes students on an adventure to the Louvre, France. Can your students find the clues and crack the case?
It consists of 9 chapters of approximately 60 minutes duration.
The suggested time frames should be regarded as a guide only; teachers should pace lessons in accordance with the individual learning needs of their class.
While the learning experiences in this adventure have been specifically designed for Year 5 and 6, the content may be modified to suit other year levels.
This unit plan includes the following resources:
- The Missing Mona Lisa – Chapter 1: The Case – Resource Pack
- The Missing Mona Lisa – Chapter 1 – Voicemail from Director Enzo Dumont
- The Missing Mona Lisa – Chapter 2: I Saw You! – Resource Pack
- The Missing Mona Lisa – Chapter 3: The Evidence Piles Up! – Resource Pack
- The Missing Mona Lisa – Chapter 4: Questions and Answers – Resource Pack
- The Missing Mona Lisa – Chapter 5: More Questions and Answers – Resource Pack
- The Missing Mona Lisa – Chapter 6: Evidence and Opportunity – Resource Pack
- The Missing Mona Lisa – Chapter 7: Time for the Truth! – Resource Pack
- The Missing Mona Lisa – Chapter 7 – Police Interview with Elise Ollivier
- The Missing Mona Lisa – Chapter 7 – Police Interview with Margeaux Bouchet
- The Missing Mona Lisa – Chapter 7 – Police Interview with Evan Collet
- The Missing Mona Lisa – Chapter 7 – Police Interview with Sabine Marchal
- The Missing Mona Lisa – Chapter 7 – Police Interview with Enzo Dumont
- The Missing Mona Lisa – Chapter 8: Process of Elimination – Resource Pack
- The Missing Mona Lisa – Chapter 9: Gotcha! – Resource Pack
- The Missing Mona Lisa – Chapter 9 – Live Message Feed
- The Missing Mona Lisa – Chapter 9 – Where Are They Now?
Overview
Objectives
- To set the scene, to introduce the Adventure Agents to the investigation, and to determine that the Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre in Paris, France.
- To read through the witness statements, meet the suspects and start piecing together the timeline of events.
- To study the evidence provided and write a newspaper report informing the public that the Mona Lisa has been stolen.
- To have Adventure Agents analyse three of the five police interviews and complete Suspect Character Profile worksheets on each witness.
- To have Adventure Agents analyse the remaining two police interviews and complete Suspect Character Profile worksheets on each witness.
- To have Adventure Agents analyse the latest evidence and use the security guard timetable and procedure sheet to determine who had access to the Mona Lisa at the time it was stolen.
- To have Adventure Agents listen to, and analyse transcripts of, the second round of police interviews and to successfully answer comprehension questions about them.
- To ascertain who is innocent and who stole the Mona Lisa.
- To have Adventure Agents figure out Margeaux's motive, decipher the code that will open the suitcase found in Margeaux’s apartment and reveal the missing painting.
Preparing for Learning
What can you expect with the Missing Mona Lisa adventure?
Engaging Learning Experiences
The Missing Mona Lisa is a story-based adventure that runs over 9 chapters. Your students will investigate, research, and justify their suspicions as the story takes many twists and turns. Videos voiced by French actors help students immerse themselves in the story and truly become an Adventure Agent, ready to solve the mystery!
Curriculum-aligned Activities
Throughout the adventure, students are required to write a persuasive text and a newspaper article, to compare and contrast evidence, and to comprehend written and audio texts. Numeracy skills are also developed, including working with timetables and using measurement and scale.
Relevant Age-appropriate Content
The Missing Mona Lisa has been written specifically for year 5 and 6 students. The activities align with outcomes found in the Australian Curriculum and build on students’ knowledge and understanding of key learning concepts through the platform of real-life learning.
Making Your Classroom Buzz
The Missing Mona Lisa brings an element of drama and excitement to your classroom. Detailed teacher notes have been provided to help you effectively implement this learning experience. It’s not only engaging for your students, it’s also fun for you!
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I would like to acknowledge the enormous amount of work that would have gone in to creating this phenomenal resource. So glad that I stumbled upon it by accident! We are going to use it as part of our remote learning (we are in Melbounre lockdown), and I am sure this will raise the spirits of our 5/6s!
Chelsea Fraumeni · Aug 24th, 2021
Thank you so much, Chelsea! That’s so lovely of you!
Trish (Teach Starter) · Aug 26th, 2021
Just adding to the chorus of praise for this unit. I’ve run it for two classes now and they both loved it. Even students who are NEVER engaged were having fun.
Jeremy Kane · Jul 4th, 2021
Fantastic feedback, Jeremy! Thanks for stopping by to let us know that you and your students are enjoying The Missing Mona Lisa!
Bronwyn · Jul 5th, 2021
My Year 5 class have never been so engaged! They are begging for more investigations like this! There was so much noise coming from our classroom when the offender was revealed! They kept coming and telling me interesting facts about the Mona Lisa that they had researched at home! Thank you so much, would love more of these! 🙂 🙂
Sophie Macqueen · Jun 24th, 2021
This is so nice to hear, Sophie! Thank you so much – we’re so glad your students loved this activity so much! Please make sure to suggest a resource over at teachstarter.com/suggest-a-resource/ if you have any ideas for future resources 🙂
Trish (Teach Starter) · Jun 24th, 2021
What a BRILLIANT unit! In all honesty, this is the most engaged my students have ever been in a sustained unit of work. Seeing their enthusiasm and critical thinking was fantastic. We used the Police Transcripts in Guided Reading groups as Reader’s Theatre (we have many budding French students 😉 TeachStarter please create more!… let Indiana Jones be your inspiration!
Kate Hawkes · Apr 20th, 2021
Wow! Thank you so much, Kate! We’re so glad we’ve been able to create something that has engaged your students so well. Sounds like we may be able to add it as a cross-curricular for French, too :’)
Trish (Teach Starter) · Apr 20th, 2021
Our grade 5/6 class LOVED this! They were clapping and cheering watching that last video and some were asking for another! Thank you so much for such an engaging end of year activity
Cherie Evans · Dec 15th, 2020
Hi Cherie,
Thank you for that wonderful feedback! We’re so glad your class enjoyed the adventure! Creating another adventure is definitely on our ‘to do’ list for 2021. Stay tuned!
Paul (Teach Starter) · Dec 15th, 2020
I have a small class of 5 students ranging from year 3-6 and they loved this activity, as I did. Can’t wait for more like these. The whole task sparked their interest in The Louvre as well as France and Leonardo Da Vinci.
Bec Nelson · Dec 2nd, 2020
Hi Bec,
Thanks for your feedback! We’re so glad to hear the adventure was a hit in your class!
Paul (Teach Starter) · Dec 3rd, 2020
My year 4/5 class are absolutely loving this. Perfect for the end of term.
Natalie Major · Nov 26th, 2020
That’s great to hear Natalie! Thanks for letting us know. I am sure your class are close to solving the case! Good luck with catching the culprit!
Tom (Teach Starter) · Nov 27th, 2020
Hi Teachstarter, Is there away to download the voicemails etc – we tend to have lack of internet/drops in and out. Just wanted to have everything ready to play.
Courtney Wicks · Nov 18th, 2020
Hi Courtney,
At the moment, the voicemails and videos are only available to stream. We appreciate your feedback though and we’ll see if we can find a solution. Thank you for letting us know!
Paul (Teach Starter) · Nov 20th, 2020
Is there something similar to this for Year 4?
Angela Radloff · Nov 14th, 2020
Hi Angela,
We do have some plans for a middle years adventure. If you have an idea for a topic, please feel free to request a resource at our ‘Request a Resource’ page.
https://www.teachstarter.com/request-a-resource/
Requests are voted on by the Teach Starter community and we create the top requests. Please let me know if you have any further questions, I’m more than happy to help.
Paul (Teach Starter) · Nov 16th, 2020