Mystery Vocab

Fictional story in which a character needs to figure out who committed a crime

• drama

• comedy

• mystery

• rom-com

Tags

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

Person who could have committed a crime

• Victim

• Suspect

• Playwright

• Narrator

Tags

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

An excuse or reason a suspect might use to show his or her innocence

• Alibi

• Ali Bye

• A. Libye

• Al I. Bye

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

A character who was wronged, hurt, or killed in a story

• Victim

• Perpetrator

• Femme Fatale

• Accomplice

Tags

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

An investigator. These characters can be professional or amateurs

• Detective

• Slueth

• Private Eye

• Plumber

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.6.6

Someone who may have seen the crime in progress or may have knowledge of it

• Pedestrian

• Witness

• Sanitation Worker

• Police Officer

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

Details and pieces of information that help solve a crime

• Evidence

• Not Evidence

Tags

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

A reason for committing a crime

• Motive

• Modus Operandi

• Ipsum Lorem

• Detective

Tags

CCSS.L.6.1E

CCSS.L.5.4B

Misleading clues meant to keep the readers in suspense

• Blue Fish

• Yellow Bird

• Red Herring

• Orange Fox

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5