Elements of a Mystery Characters Suspects: character(s) who may have committed the crime or caused...

Elements of a MysteryElements of a Mystery

CharactersCharacters

Suspects: character(s) who may have Suspects: character(s) who may have committed the crime or caused the problemcommitted the crime or caused the problem

Detectives: character(s) trying to solve the Detectives: character(s) trying to solve the mysterymystery

Witnesses: character(s) who saw the crime Witnesses: character(s) who saw the crime being committedbeing committed


Setting:Setting:

• Where the mystery takes Where the mystery takes placeplace

•Can help create mood of Can help create mood of the storythe story


Plot: The story of the mysteryPlot: The story of the mystery

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


Clues: hints that help the detective and the reader Clues: hints that help the detective and the reader solve the mysterysolve the mystery

Clues can be objects that are found or things people Clues can be objects that are found or things people say or dosay or do


Red Herrings: distractions Red Herrings: distractions or false clues that lead a or false clues that lead a detective or reader off detective or reader off track or make it more track or make it more difficult to solve the difficult to solve the mysterymystery


StructureStructure

Body/Middle: detectives work to solve the mystery by Body/Middle: detectives work to solve the mystery by gathering clues and interviewing suspectsgathering clues and interviewing suspects

Conclusion/End: the mystery is solvedConclusion/End: the mystery is solved

Introduction/Beginning: meet the characters and learn Introduction/Beginning: meet the characters and learn about the problemabout the problem

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