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Mystery Unit

Words to Know Alibi-an excuse that an accused person uses to show that he/she was somewhere else other than the crime scene Clue- Something that appears to give information toward solving the crime Deduction- collecting the facts and drawing a possible conclusion, to infer by logical reasoning

Evidence-someone or something that proves who committed the crime Red Herring- A false lead that throws the investigator off track, something that is used to divert attention away from the basic issue Sleuth- an investigator or detective

Suspects-people who appear to have a motive to have committed the crime Motive- an inner drive that causes a person to do something or act in a certain way Witness-person who has personal knowledge about the crime Victim- someone who is harmed or suffers loss

Breakthrough- an advance or discovery that helps solve a crime Clue- a fact or an object that helps solve a mystery Crime- an act committed in violation of law Detective-a person who investigates crimes and gathers information

Hunch- a guess or feeling not based on known facts Mystery- something that is secret or unknown Plot- the arrangements of incidents in a story Purloin- to steal or take something that doesn’t belong to you (filch)

What is a mystery? When you think of mysteries what comes to mind? What is your favorite mystery book, movie, or tv program? Name a time when what you were reading or seeing was suspenseful. How did the author or writer make you curious as to what was going to happen next?

What do you think makes up a good mystery?

In groups Create a mystery What is the mystery? Who are the suspects? What is suspect’s alibi? What is the red herring? What is the deduction? What is the motive? What is the evidence? Who is charged with the crime at the end? Is he/she really guilty?

Edgar Allan Poe The Tell-Tale Heart The Raven The Pit and the Pendulum Mystery Greats Edgar Allan Poe The Tell-Tale Heart The Raven The Pit and the Pendulum The Purloined Letter The Murders in the Rue Morgue

Sherlock Holmes a fictional detective created by Scottish author and physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle The Hound of Baskerville A Study in Scarlet The Sign of Four The Valley of Fear

Agatha Christie Murder of Roger Ackroyd Murder at the Vicarage Come, Tell Me How You Live

Nancy Drew Is a fictional character in a mystery fiction series created by publisher Edward Stratemeyer. The character first appeared in the year 1930; the books have been ghostwritten by a number of authors and are published under the collective pseudonym Carolyn Keene.[1]

Alfred Hitchcock The Father of Suspense The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934) The 39 Steps (1935). Alfred Hitchcock Presents Directed -The Birds 1952 Daphne Du Maurier