1. “The Winchester Mystery House”

2. Learning Targets I can determine the central idea of a text. RL.8.2 I can analyze the purpose of information presented in diverse media. SL.8.2

3. Vocabulary melancholy teeter séance diminutive medium breech pulmonary tuberculosis vengeance

4. Vocabulary Sort Can Explain and Give Examples Can Give a Brief Definition Have Seen or Heard – Not certain of Meaning Don’t Know at All

5. “Elements of Mystery”

6. 1. Characters Suspects: Character(s) accused of committing the crime. Detectives: Characters(s) trying to solve the mystery Witnesses: Character(s) who saw the crime being committed or acts as an alibi for the suspect

7. 1. Characters: “Slip or Trip: Suspects: Detectives: Witnesses:

8. 2. Setting Usually an enclosed or confined space to keep evidence contained (“the crime scene”)

9. 2. Setting: “Slip or Trip:

10. 3. Clues hints that help the reader and the detectives (what people say or do as well as objects that provide important information which leads to discovery)

11. 3. Clues: “Slip or Trip: From this picture, what leads to discovery of Queenie’s guiltiness? What did she say that lead to guiltiness? They got to the Volupides house about ten minutes after Queenie, who met them at the door and said, “Something terrible happened. Arthur slipped and fell on the stairs. He was coming down for another drink—he still had the glass in his hand—and I think he’s dead. Oh, my God—what shall I do? The autopsy conducted later concluded that Arthur had died from a wound on the head and confirmed that he’d been drunk.

12. 4. Distractions called Red Herrings, these are false clues that lead the reader and detectives off track, they can be an obstacle to solving the mystery)

13. 4. Distractions: “Slip or Trip: What are some Red Herrings that gets the reader/det. off track? What are some Red Herrings that lead the reader/det. off track? They got to the Volupides house about ten minutes after Queenie, who met them at the door and said, “Something terrible happened. Arthur slipped and fell on the stairs. He was coming down for another drink—he still had the glass in his hand—and I think he’s dead. Oh, my God—what shall I do? The autopsy conducted later concluded that Arthur had died from a wound on the head and confirmed that he’d been drunk.

14. 5. Plot the sequence of events and conflicts in a story

15. 5. Plot line: “Slip or Trip” EXPOSITION RISING ACTION CLIMAX FALLING ACTION RESOLUTION

16. 5. Plot: “Slip or Trip: At five-feet-six and a hundred and ten pounds, Queenie Volupides was a sight to behold and to clasp. When she tore out of the house after a tiff with her husband, Arthur, she went to the country club where there was a party going on. She left the club shortly before one in the morning and invited a few friends to follow her home and have one more drink. They got to the Volupides house about ten minutes after Queenie, who met them at the door and said, “Something terrible happened. Arthur slipped and fell on the stairs. He was coming down for another drink—he still had the glass in his hand—and I think he’s dead. Oh, my God—what shall I do? The autopsy conducted later concluded that Arthur had died from a wound on the head and confirmed that he’d been drunk.

17. 6.Mood the feeling the reader gets from a work of literature

18. 6. Mood: “Slip or Trip: From this picture, what is the mood of “Slip of Trip? What is the overall mood of “Slip or Trip? They got to the Volupides house about ten minutes after Queenie, who met them at the door and said, “Something terrible happened. Arthur slipped and fell on the stairs. He was coming down for another drink—he still had the glass in his hand—and I think he’s dead. Oh, my God—what shall I do? The autopsy conducted later concluded that Arthur had died from a wound on the head and confirmed that he’d been drunk.

19. “The Winchester Mystery House” Video Clip/Notes

20. Your Name Group Member