Todays Learning Goals I can gtList characteristics associated with the Mystery genre gtDefine vocabulary related to mysteries Listen Mysteries Characters Suspects are characters who may have caused the problem the mystery is trying to solve ID: 504279
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Wednesday, October 21
Today’s Learning Goals:I can:>List characteristics associated with the Mystery genre>Define vocabulary related to mysteries.
ListenSlide2
Mysteries:
Characters:Suspects are characters who may have caused the problem the mystery is trying to solve. Detectives/Sleuths/Investigators try to solve the mystery.Slide3
Mysteries:
Plot:>A problem or puzzle to solve.>Something that is missing.>A secret.>An event that is not explained.Most mystery plots use suspense. This means that the reader does not know the solution while he or she is reading the mystery. Slide4
Mysteries:
Characters:Suspects are characters who may have caused the problem the mystery is trying to solve. Detectives/Sleuths/Investigators try to solve the mystery.Slide5
Mystery:
something that is secret and unknownSlide6
Motive:
something that causes a person to act a certain way, do a certain thing, etc.; incentiveSlide7
Breakthrough:
any significant or sudden advance, development, achievement, or increase that removes a barrier
to
progressSlide8
Witness:
someone who saw the crime being committed and can provide some informationSlide9
Red Herring:
a false lead that throws the investigator off track Slide10
Alibi:
an excuse that a suspect uses to show that he or she was somewhere other than at the scene of the crime when the crime was committedSlide11
Hunch:
a suspicion; a guessSlide12
Crime:
an act that is against the lawSlide13
Suspect:
a person who is believed to have possibly committed the crimeSlide14
Clue:
a fact or object that helps solve mysteriesSlide15
Evidence:
something that helps prove who committed the crimeSlide16
Detective/Sleuth:
a person who investigates mysteries and gathers informationSlide17
Deduction:
Conclusion drawn from available information