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Objectives. I will learn about the literary elements (parts) of a mystery. I will define each element. Elements of a Mystery. Characters. Just like other stories, mysteries have characters. Suspects are characters who may have caused the problem the mystery is trying to solve.

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Objectives

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  1. Objectives • I will learn about the literary elements (parts) of a mystery. • I will define each element

  2. Elements of a Mystery

  3. Characters • Just like other stories, mysteries have characters. • Suspects are characters who may have caused the problem the mystery is trying to solve. • Detectives try to solve the mystery.

  4. Setting • The location where the mystery takes place. • When the story takes place.

  5. Plot • The storyline telling what the mystery is about. • Most mystery plots use suspense. This means that the reader does not know the solution while reading the mystery,

  6. Clues • Clues are hints that help the detectives and reader solve the mystery. • They can be things people say or do or objects that are found.

  7. Red Herrings • Red herrings are distractions. • Distractions are things that lead a detective off the path and make the search longer.

  8. Story Structure • Story structure is the way a story is set up. • INTRODUCTION: Beginning-learn about the problem and meet the characters. • BODY OF STORY: Middle-someone is working to solve the mystery. • CONCLUSION: End-mystery is solved.

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