Crime Fiction: Genre
What is the conventional role of the police compared to the private detective?
The police are typically shown as corrupt, incompetent, or obstructive
What percentage of the class has a pet?
Mrs Y to reveal
What term refers to a false clue deliberately planted to mislead the reader or detective?
Red herring
Beatbox for 20 seconds without stopping. Mrs Y to be the judge if it's good enough
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Scooby-Doo, Velma, Shaggy, Daphne, & Fred
Name 4 Crime Fiction Conventions
(various answers - Mrs Y's discretion)
How many steps has Mrs Y walked at the time of typing this question? (@9.20am)
1110
What word describes the climactic scene in a detective story where the investigator reveals the culprit and explains the solution?
The denouement/resolution
One person from your team must make someone laugh from a different team
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In the Knives Out movies, what is the name of the detective played by Daniel Craig?
Benoit Blanc
What conventional character type acts as a less intelligent companion to the detective, allowing the hero to explain their reasoning?
Hint: Named after the one in Sherlock Holmes!
The sidekick or Watson figure
What is Mrs Y's coffee order?
I don't drink coffee.
What term describes the person who has the means, motive, and opportunity to commit a crime in a story?
Suspect
Name the song 🎵
Stayin Alive - Bee Gees
Name one of Agatha Christie's famous detectives
Hercule Poirot OR Miss Marple
What conventional device is the moment when the detective has a sudden insight that solves the case?
The eureka moment (or epiphany)
What percentage of the class has a part-time job?
Mrs Y to reveal
What is the name for the narrative technique where a story is told by a narrator who misleads the reader?
Unreliable Narrator
Copy the Napoleon Dynamite dance scene
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Who is the Baker Street Detective?
Sherlock Holmes
What is a "MacGuffin" in the context of crime fiction?
An object or goal that drives the plot but is ultimately unimportant in itself
What is the best superpower?
Telepathy (mindreading)
What type of adjective usually used for eggs is used to describe super stereotypical and classic crime fiction stories or detectives?
Hard-boiled
Mrs Y chooses who from your group.
E18.
"Sir, do you think I'll be bald like you when I grow up?"
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What is the name of Sherlock Holmes' housekeeper at 221B Baker Street?
Mrs. Hudson