Vocabulary
Vocabulary
Parts of a Mystery
100
a fact or object that helps to solve mysteries
clue
100
an act that is against the law
crime
100

Where someone is working to solve the mystery

Sleuth has setbacks or Rising Actions

200
someone who is harmed or suffers some loss because of the crime
victim
200

a person who investigates mysteries and gathers information (not sleuth)

dectective

200

We learn about the problem and meet the characters

Dramatic Opening

The Crime

300
something that proves who committed the crime
evidence
300
something that is secret and unknown
mystery
300

Where the problem/mystery is solved

Whodunit

400
another name for a detective
sleuth
400
a person who is believed to have possibly committed the crime
suspect
400

Who is the Antagonist in a mystery?

The Culprit

500
a false lead that throws the investigator off track
red herring
500
an excuse that a suspect uses to show that he or she was somewhere else than at the scene of the crime
alibi
500

True or False Characters in the story always include a witness, suspects, narrator, and a detective.

False

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