Mystery Genre

Someone who saw the crime being committed and can provide some information

• Witness

• Red Herring

• Detective

Characters trying to solve the mystery.

• Witnesses

• Detectives

• Red Herring

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.3

Characters who may have committed the crime.

• Detective

• Witnesses

• Suspects

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.3

Where and when the mystery takes place

• Setting

• Plot

• Characters

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.9

What is usually included in a mystery? Check all that apply

• A problem needs to be solved.

• A secret

• A love story

• Gives facts on a topic

• Something is loss or missing

A ______ is something that helps the detective solve the mystery.

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

A ______ herring distracts the detective from solving the mystery.

• yellow

• blue

• purple

• red

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4