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The Mystery Genre

The Mystery Genre. Characters. Suspects are characters who may have caused the problem the mystery is trying to solve. Detectives or investigators try to solve the mystery. The main character(s) should be the one(s) to get to the bottom of the mystery. Setting.

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The Mystery Genre

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  1. The Mystery Genre

  2. Characters • Suspects are characters who may have caused the problem the mystery is trying to solve. • Detectives or investigators try to solve the mystery. • The main character(s) should be the one(s) to get to the bottom of the mystery.

  3. Setting • The location where the mystery takes place • The reader should be able to close his/her eyes and picture the scene. • The setting should have a suspicious feel to it, as if at any moment, a figure may jump out of the shadows!

  4. Plot • The plot is the story of the mystery. Usually there is: -A problem or puzzle to solve -Something that is missing -A secret -An event that is not explained • It should be exciting and suspenseful!

  5. Clues • Clues are hints that help the detectives and reader solve the mystery. • They can be things people say or do or objects that are found. • They also turn the story into a puzzle, and the reader wants to figure it out just as much as the detective/main characters do!

  6. Distractions • Distractions are things that lead an investigator off the path, including clues that do not add up to a solution but make the search longer. • These are also called “red herrings”.

  7. Structure • Structure refers to the way the story is set up. Most mysteries have a structure like this: -Introduction: learn about the problem, meet characters -Body of story: someone is working to solve the mystery -Conclusion: mystery is solved

  8. Resolution of the Mystery • The solution to the problem should be believable. • All the clues should lead up to the ending that is given.

  9. Mystery Vocabulary • alibi - an excuse that an accused person uses to show that he/she was somewhere else than at the scene of the crime • evidence- something, such as a witness statement or object, that is used as proof in a crime • motive - an inner drive that causes a person to do something or act in a certain way • mystery - something that is secret and unknown

  10. More Vocabulary • red herring - something that is used to divert, or drive away, attention from the basic issue • suspect - a person who is suspected of a crime • victim - someone who is harmed or suffers some loss • witness - someone who saw or can give a firsthand account of something

  11. Resources • www.readwritethink.org • www.library.thinkquest.org

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