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Mystery
Slide2Definition
Type of Narrative Fiction (made up story) often thought of as a detective story
Typically
involves a mysterious death
or some other
crime to be
solved. May also contain a puzzle to be solved.
Slide3Characters
A Detective: Person who tries to solve the crime or find the answer to the puzzle.
Suspects: closed group of people who all have a motive and a reasonable for committing the crime, as well as the opportunity.
Slide4Tip-offs
Mystery, crime, or another puzzle to
be solved
.
Main
character who is a detective
who sets
out to solve a mystery.
Suspects
and their motives; these
must be
weighed and evaluated.
Overt
Clues about the crime
are resented.
Hidden Evidence is presented, i.e
., essential
details are offered in such
a way
that they seem unimportant.
Slide5Tip-offs continued
Inference Gaps—mysteries, by
their very
nature, do not tell the whole
story. It
is up to readers to notice the gaps
in the
story and try to fill these gaps
by using
and connecting the
information that
is presented.
Suspense—having
to hold various
possible conclusions
at bay as you wait
to see
what happens; reader is expected
to enjoy
the suspense, and to read to
find out
what will happen.
Foreshadowing—clues
left by the
author as
to possible outcomes.
Red
herring—a kind of
foreshadowing clue
that leads the reader to
false conclusions
.
Slide6How readers interact with the story
The
reader’s job is to put the puzzle
pieces offered
by the author together to
figure out
the
mystery (play detective). To do this
, readers must notice and make
meaning with the
various forms of
evidence and
evaluate them; they must notice
inference gaps
and try to fill them.
Slide7Examples
Nancy Drew novels by Carolyn Keene
Sherlock Holmes novels by Arthur Conan Doyle
Scooby-Doo
Others?
Slide8Short answer questions:
Who reads mysteries?
Why would people want to read mysteries? What do readers get out of mysteries that they don’t get from other genres? Why would that be appealing to some people?
Have you ever ready a Mystery Novel? Do you like them? Why or why not?
Slide9Well, like it or not we are going to read a mystery novel in class!!!
Be Prepared for…
THE WESTING GAME
By: Ellen
Raskin
Mystery
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