Vocab
Key Points
What is Mystery
History’s Mystery’s
100

A fact, object, or detail that helps investigators solve the mystery.

What is clue 

100

 A strong, intriguing opening that immediately draws the reader in.

The Hook

100

True or false 

your supposed to know what happens 

False

100

This women was known for being a women and famously flying across the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean and mysteriously disappearing 

What is Amelia Earhart 

200

Concrete statements, documents, or items used as proof in an investigation.

What is Evidence

200

A balance of fast-paced action and suspense, with chapters often ending with questions or cliffhangers.

Pacing & Tension

200

True or False 

all mystery involves crime 

False 

200

This group of people lived back in early America back in 1590 and disappeared and only left one word on a tree

What is the lost colony of Roanoke 

300

The use of scientific methods and knowledge to analyze crime scenes and solve crimes.

What is Forensics

300

A dramatic, high-stakes confrontation that resolves the main conflict.

The Climax

300

True or false 

mystery is something that is unknown

True

300

This city was known for disappearing and some believe it is under the sea   

The lost city of Atlantis 

400

The person who actually committed the crime

What is Perpetrator

400

A satisfying conclusion where all clues are explained and the mystery is solved, creating a sense of completion.

The Reveal/Resolution

400

True or False

Mystery usually doesn’t have tension 

False

400

This guy was famously  known for hijacking a plane in 1971 with a bomb then mysteriously disappearing after  jumping out of the plane

what is DB Cooper

500

A false clue or lead intentionally used to throw investigators or readers

What is Red Herring

500

what makes a person become a suspect 

Motive 

500

True or False

In a crime mystery there is a motive

true

500

this ship in 1872 was found just floating in the ocean with every thing still on the ship  but the crew was all missing 

What is Mary Celeste

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