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

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

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)

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

A crucial feature of a mystery narrative

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of mystery stories?

• Intrigue

• Surprise

• Romance

• Clues

This is a crucial FEATURE of a mystery story.

• setting

• suspense

• historical characters

Who lives at 221B Baker Street, London, England, and was created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in the 1880s?

• Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

• Auguste Dupin

• John Cena

• Sherlock Holmes

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