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Mystery Unit
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Elements of a Mystery Story or NovelElements of a Mystery Story or Novel
CharactersCharacters
SuspectSuspect: character(s) who may have : character(s) who may have committed the crime or caused the problemcommitted the crime or caused the problem
DetectiveDetective: character(s) trying to solve the : character(s) trying to solve the mystery. mystery. SleuthSleuth is another word for is another word for detective.detective.
WitnessWitness: character(s) who saw the crime : character(s) who saw the crime being committedbeing committed
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Elements of a MysteryElements of a Mystery
SettingSetting
•Where and when the Where and when the story takes placestory takes place
•Can help create mood of Can help create mood of the storythe story
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Elements of a MysteryElements of a Mystery
PlotPlot
Usually, the story includes one of the following:Usually, the story includes one of the following:
• a problem that needs to be solveda problem that needs to be solved
• an event that cannot be explainedan event that cannot be explained
• a secreta secret
• a crime that has been committeda crime that has been committed
• something lost or missingsomething lost or missing
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Elements of a MysteryElements of a Mystery
Clues: hints that help the detective and the reader Clues: hints that help the detective and the reader solve the mysterysolve the mystery
Red herrings: false or misleading clues that lead a Red herrings: false or misleading clues that lead a detective or reader off track or make it more difficult detective or reader off track or make it more difficult to solve the mysteryto solve the mystery
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Additional Mystery Vocabulary to KnowAdditional Mystery Vocabulary to Know
•alibi – an excuse offered by a suspect stating he/she was elsewhere when a crime was committed
•crime – an act that is against the law
•evidence – something that might help prove a fact in a trial
•innocent – not guilty
•interrogate – to question formally
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investigate – to observe or study by close examination and inquiry