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- Easier - A mystery is
something that is difficult to explain or understand.
Mysteries are also stories where a problem, crime, or
puzzle must be solved.
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- Harder - Mysteries
often contain secrets or hidden qualities that must be
solved. There may be information that is unknown and
must be explained. Professional detectives and sleuths
seek out clues to solve mysteries. To solve a mystery,
people must use their skills at deductive
reasoning.
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- Mysteries are a popular genre of fiction. Many
people enjoy reading series of books by the same
author. For example, Sherlock Holmes is a classic
fictional sleuth.
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- Case for
Kids
- http://www.TheCase.com/kids/
- Designed for children and young adults, this site
contains mysteries to solve, scary stories, magic
tricks, and contests.
- More websites for children:
- 2) Two Minute Mystery Club
- http://www.qesn.meq.gouv.qc.ca/cc/2mmsolve/
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- Mystery
Books: About.com
- http://mysterybooks.about.com/arts/mysterybooks/
- This site is a great starting point for locating
mystery books and stories as well as author and
writing information.
- More at the same site:
- 2) Beginner's Guide to Mystery
- http://mysterybooks.about.com/arts/mysterybooks/library/blbeginner.htm
- 2) Juvenile and Young Adult Mysteries
- http://mysterybooks.about.com/arts/mysterybooks/cs/juvenile/index.htm
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- Mysterynet.com
- http://mysterynet.com/
- Explore the world of mysteries. This website
contains online mysteries as well as lots of
information about mysteries and mystery writing. This
site contains information for mystery lovers of all
ages.
- Not-To-Be-Missed Section:
- Kids Mysteries from MysteryNet http://kids.mysterynet.com
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- Mystery
Spot
- http://www.accessexcellence.org/AE/mspot/
- This website contains excellent science
mysteries.
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- After visiting several of the
websites, complete one or more of the
following mystery activities.
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- Create a Sleuth Sheet.
Brainstorm ideas for solving mysteries.
Explore tips for solving mysteries at
Detective
Tips. Create a sheet of tips to help
young sleuths solve mysteries. Try out
your tips on a mystery book. Did they
help?
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- Solve a Mystery. Go to
Two
Minute Mystery "Solve -It" Club and
test your deductive abilities at solving
the tricky weekly mystery. If you are
looking for more mysteries to solve, then
continue on to The
Case.Com for Kids and Dakota
Meadows Mini-mysteries.
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- Choose a Setting. Mysteries can
have many themes. You can find mysteries
that focus on cooking, gardening,
golfing, libraries,
and other hobbies. What's your favorite
hobby? Write a mystery using that
topic.
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- Explore American Indian
Mysteries. Read the article 'American
Indian Mysteries': A Crossover Genre Not
Quite There. Read a mystery that
includes some aspect of Native American
culture. Do a little research. Is the
culture well-represented? Why or why
not?
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- Create a Mystery Stamp. Explore
the pictures at Detective
Fiction on Stamps. Choose your
favorite mystery author or character and
create a stamp that reflects the person or
character.
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- Write a Science Mystery. Try a
science mystery at the Mystery
Spot. Choose a science topic. Mix
science and fiction to create a science
mystery of your own.
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- Write a History Mystery.
Explore the world of historical
mysteries at the Historical
Mystery Homepage. Read an interactive
history mystery called the Panama
Puzzle, Virginia's
Online Colonial Mystery, and WebQuest:
Salem Mystery. Choose an event in
history to explore. Then, write a story
that mixes historical facts and fictional
characters.
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- Create a Mystery Story. Use
some of the website information to help
you write your first mystery. You could
submit your finished mystery to the
Two
Minute Mystery Writing Club (Grade
4-10), and see if your story is a
'stumper.' Another mystery writing contest
can be found at Kids'
Mystery Contest at Candlelight
Stories; you can also examine past contest
winners.
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- Take a Mystery Quiz. How well
do you know Sherlock Holmes? Take the
Sherlock
Holmes Quiz.
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- Learn about Crime. To write a
good mystery, you need to learn about
crime and justice. Explore the FBI
for Kids page. Choose a real court
case from CourtTV
or People's
Court. Choose some aspect of the case
and write a fictional mystery.
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- Police Plots. Go to the
Police
Image page. Use a picture as a story
starter for a mystery. Or, start with a
Police
Noise.
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- Subject Area Mysteries. You can
find mysteries to solve in every subject
area. Try an art mystery called A.
Pintura: The Case of Grandpa's
Painting. Then, write your own art or
music mystery using pictures or
sounds.
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- Complete a Mystery Webquest.
Follow or adapt the guidelines provided as
you complete one of these webquests:
- 1) Edgar Allen Poe WebQuest
- http://www.ncwiseowl.org/webquest/poe/wqpoe.htm
- 2) Exhibit A
- http://207.8.141.49/staffwww/StefanL/webquest/evidence/
- 3) The Man Who Was Poe
- http://www.natick.k12.ma.us/schools/wilson/webquest/doherty/poe.html
- 4) Mystery, Mayhem, and
Mistletoe
- http://webquest.kiko.com/cindy/mystery--mayhem--and-mistletoe
- 5) Mystery Webquest http://www.wcboe.k12.md.us/mainfold/technolog/techsat/Wells/WebQuest/MysteryWebQuest.html
- 6) Sherlockian WebQuest: The search
for clues
- http://www.loudoun.k12.va.us/schools/srms/sjones/
- 7) The Westing Game WebQuest
- http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/webthewestol.html
- 8) Who killed Mr. Sam Westing?
(Westing Game book)
- http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/webthewestmr.html
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 - Websites By Kids For Kids
- Authors:
Mysteries on the Net
- http://library.thinkquest.org/26791/
- This project lists authors and provides mystery
games to play.
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- Dakota
Meadows Mini-mysteries (Grade 8)
- http://www.isd77.k12.mn.us/schools/dakota/mystery/contents.html
- Students at Dakota Meadows Middle School in North
Mankato, Minnesota, have written short, two-minute
mysteries. Use your wits and detective skills to solve
these cases.
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- Evidence:
The True Witness
- http://library.thinkquest.org/17049/gather/
- Learn about the role of detectives and forensic
science in solving crimes.
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- Millennium
Mystery Madness
- http://library.thinkquest.org/J002344/
- Find out about the history of mystery, anatomy of
a mystery, global mysteries, author tips, and other
interesting information about mystery reading and
writing.
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- Mystery
- http://tqjunior.thinkquest.org/5109/
- Learn about mysteries. Read and solve
mysteries.
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- More Mystery Websites
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Baker Street: Sherlock Holmes
- http://members.tripod.com/~msherman/holmes.html
- Explore the world of Sherlock Holmes. Read the
works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's famous character
online.
- More Sherlock Holmes Sites:
- 2) Sherlockian.Net http://www.sherlockian.net/
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- A
Guide to Classic Mystery and Detection
- http://members.aol.com/MG4273/classics.htm
- This website contains links to resources and
information on classic mystery writers and works.
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- Collins
to Grisham: A Brief History of the Legal
Thriller
- http://www.law.utexas.edu/lpop/legstud.htm
- What could be more natural than for lawyers and
legal stories to have been instrumental in the
creation of the mystery novel, and particularly, the
subgenre legal thriller?
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- Crime
Puzzle Central
- http://www.total.net/~ppoirier/crimepuzzles/
- Do you enjoy solving crime puzzles? This website
provides links to crime puzzle websites where you get
to play detective.
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- Frequently
Asked Questions (FAQ) about Mystery at
ClueLass
- http://www.cluelass.com/FAQ.html
- This site provides insights to British
mysteries.
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- Goosebumps
on the Web
- http://place.scholastic.com/goosebumps/high/index.htm
- Learn about the Goosebumps mystery series.
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- How
to Write a Mystery by S. Tiedemann from
Writer Online Archives
- http://www.novalearn.com/wol/archives/sunnye7.htm
- "Begin at the beginning," the Queen of Hearts said
to Alice, "and go on until you get to the end. Then
stop." Good advice for anyone writing a first mystery,
and it's equally good advice for this first column in
the new mystery section of Writer On Line.
- Other Articles by S. Tiedemann at Writer
Online:
- 2) Writing Bad: How to Create A Memorable Villain
http://www.novalearn.com/wol/archives/sunnye8.htm
- 3) Got a Clue? http://www.novalearn.com/wol/archives/sunnye10.htm
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- Murder:
Elements of Mystery Writing
- http://www.utep.edu/lincoln/hayden/hayden.html
- L.C. Hayden, author of Who's Susan?, visits
Lincoln and gives student authors tips on mystery
writing.
- Other Tips Sites for Mystery Writing:
- 2) Getting Away With Murder: A Short Course on
Mystery Writing http://members.tripod.com/~Twyla/index-1.html
- 3) How to Write a Mystery by Gillian Roberts
http://www.gillianroberts.com/write/lesson1.htm
- 4) Whodunnit, Howdunnit, And Whydunnit:10 Tips For
Writing Your Mystery Novel by B. Sassone
http://www.poewar.com/articles/writing_your_mystery.htm
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- Mysteries
in a Flash
- http://mysterybooks.about.com/arts/mysterybooks/cs/juvenilesleuths/index.htm
- Read mysteries with juvenile sleuths.
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- Mysteries.com
- http://www.mysteries.com/index.html
- This Arts & Entertainment (A&E) site
focuses on mysteries on televisions, discussions, and
a mystery of the day (mostly for high school age and
adults).
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- Mysterious
Home Page
- http://www.webfic.com/mysthome/mysthome.htm
- This is a links-guide to mystery resources on the
Internet.
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- Mystery
Spot
- http://www.accessexcellence.org/AE/mspot/
- This website contains excellent science
mysteries.
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- Mystery
Writers of America, Inc.
- http://www.mysterywriters.org/
- This organization for mystery writers and other
professionals in the mystery field watches
developments in legislation and tax law, sponsors
symposia and mystery conferences, presents the Edgar
Awards, and provides information for mystery
writers.
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- Mystery
Writing with Joan Lowery Nixon
- http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/mystery/index.htm
- Learn about mysteries and mystery writing.
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- Nancy
Drew.com
- http://www.nancydrew.com/kids/
- Explore the world of Nancy Drew. Read and listen
to books and stories online. Learn more about the
characters and author. The site also includes lesson
plans.
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- PBS
Mystery
- http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/mystery/
- Explore mystery stories, quizzes, and games.
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- Resources
For Mystery Writers from Inkspot
- http://www.inkspot.com/genres/mystery/
- Here you find InkSpot resources and links to lots
of other mystery sites.
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- Short
Order from the Short Mystery Fiction
Society
- http://www.thewindjammer.com/smfs/newsletter/
- This is the online 'Mystery Newsletter' for
readers and writers of mystery fiction in the short
form.
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- Twists,
Slugs and Roscoes: A Glossary of Hardboiled
Slang by W. Denton
- http://www.miskatonic.org/slang.html
- This is the language spoken by Philip Marlowe, Sam
Spade, Mike Hammer and the Continental Op. When
Cagney, Bogart, Robinson and Raft got in a turf war,
this is how they talked.
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- Women
Sleuths
- http://elink.scls.lib.wi.us/mad/sleuths.html
- Explore a list of authors, titles, and sleuth
descriptions focusing on female sleuth.
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- Websites for Teachers
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Study/Mystery Writing (Grades 4-6)
- http://www.sd81.k12.wa.us/libby/program/project/ICAT/view.idc?proj_num=888
- Students read and discuss meaning of mystery
writing. Then each chooses one mystery writer and does
indepth research on the writers life. They write a
brief summary of their author's books.
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- Carol
Hurst's Children's Literature Newsletter :
Mysteries
- http://www.carolhurst.com/newsletters/31bnewsletters.html
- Read mystery book reviews and ideas for
integrating mysteries into your classroom.
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- Challenging
Children With Mystery Stories
- http://www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1989/4/89.04.06.x.html
- This unit contains three lessons including:
reading a mystery, be a mystery critic, and writing a
mystery story from a newspaper article.
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- It's
a Mystery to Me
- http://www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1995/1/95.01.07.x.html
- This excellent article provides information on the
history or mysteries and integrating them into the
reading classroom. The article also contains lesson
plans and classroom activity ideas.
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- MysteryNet:
Learning from Mystery (Grade 4 and up)
- http://www.mysterynet.com/learn/lessonplans/mystery.shtml
- This lesson plan focuses on what mysteries are by
discussing mysteries they have read or seen on
TV.
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- Mystery
from History
- http://www.mccsc.edu/~wtamborr/class/mystery.html
- Students use e-mail and develop good questioning
skills by becoming inquisitive detectives.
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- Mystery
Pictures (Grade 5-6) by M. Furst from
AskERIC
- http://askeric.org/Virtual/Lessons/Language_Arts/Listening_Comprehension/LST0003.html
- Help students give and follow directions in this
mystery activity.
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- Not
As It Seems: Learning With Mysteries (Grade
6-8)
- http://dcps.dade.k12.fl.us/technology/reading/mystery/
- This unit plan on mysteries involves the content
areas of language arts, social studies, science, and
geography.
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- Reading
and Writing a Mystery (Grade 6-8)
- http://www2.ncsu.edu/midtech/spotlight/ncsu_proj_stu/candler_less1.html
- Students read "The Westing Game" and learn about
mystery reading and writing.
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- Sherlock
Holmes: Teaching English through Detective
Fiction
- http://www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1989/4/89.04.04.x.html
- This article describes how to integrate detective
fiction into the English curriculum.
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- Suspense-around
- http://www.eduplace.com/rdg/hmll/purple/dark/suspense.html
- In this 'round robin' activity, students will work
in cooperative writing groups to develop a variety of
possible stories around a single prompt.
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- Teacher
Tips: Helping Students Write Short Mystery
Stories
- http://www.kidsloveamystery.com/teachers/tip.shtml
- Explore this list of tips for teaching kids to
write short stories.
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- Two
Minute Mystery Writing Club Preparation
- http://www.qesn.meq.gouv.qc.ca/project/2mmclub/prep.htm
- This page highlights tips for teaching the mystery
writing process.
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Annette
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Larry
Johnson,
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