Mystery Elements

suspects

• characters who try to solve the mystery

• the reason a person does something

• characters who may have caused the problem

• the way the story is set up

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

sleuth

• the location where they mystery takes place

• characters who try to solve the mystery

• characters who may have caused the problem

• the stressed feeling a reader has while trying to solve the mystery

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

setting

• the story of the mystery

• things that lead an investigator off the path

• something that is unknown

• the location where they mystery takes place

plot

• the story of the mystery; a problem, something is missing, a secret, and unexplained event

• hints that help the detective solve the mystery

• a thing of statement that help to prove who committed the crime

• the way the story is set up (Introduction, Body, Conclusion)

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.5

suspense

• the location where the mystery takes place

• drawing a conclusion; coming up with an answer

• the stressed feeling a reader has while trying to solve the mystery

• characters who may have caused the problem

clues

• an excuse an accused person uses to show that he or she was not at the scene of the crime

• a thing of statement that helps prove he or she was not at the scene of the crime

• the location where the mystery takes place

• hints that help a detective solve the mystery

distractions/red herring

• the way the story is set up

• thing that lead an investigator off the path; clues that do not add up to a solution but make the search longer

• characters who try to solve the mystery

• a thing of statement that helps to prove who committed the crime

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.5

structure

• the way the story is set up (Intro, Body, Conclusion)

• the stressed feeling a reader has while trying to solve the mystery

• the location of the mystery

• the story of them mystery; a problem, something is missing, a secret, or an unexplained event

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.5

alibi

• a thing of statement that helps to prove who committed the crime

• hints that help the detective and reader solve the mystery

• characters who may have caused the problem

• an excuse an accused person uses to show that he or she was not at the scene of the crime

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

evidence

• the reason a person does something

• something is unknown

• hints that help the detectives and reader solve the mystery

• a thing or statement that helps to prove who committed the crime

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.W.6.1A

CCSS.W.6.9A