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MRLA Mystery Unit
Flashcards for vocab, plot maps, and the parts of a mystery
Question | Answer |
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alibi | an excuse that suspect uses to show that he or she was somewhere other than the scene of the crime when the crime was committed |
clue | a fact or object that helps to solve mysteries |
crime | an act that is against the law |
detective | a person who investigates mysteries and gathers information; a sleuth |
evidence | something that helps prove who committed the crime |
mystery | something that is secret and unknown |
red herring | a false lead that throws the investigator off track |
sleuth | another name for a detective |
suspect | a person who is believed to have possibly committed the crime |
victim | someone who is harmed or suffers some loss because of the crime |
witness | someone who saw the crime being committed and can provide some information |
an excuse that a suspect uses to show that he or she was somewhere other than at the scene of the crime when the crime was committed | alibi |
a fact or object that helps to solve mysteries | clue |
an act that is against the law | crime |
a person who investigates mysteries and gathers information; a sleuth | detective |
something that helps prove who committed the crime | evidence |
something that is secret and unknown | mystery |
a false lead that throws the investigator off track | red herring |
another name for a detective | sleuth |
a person who is believed to have possibly committed the crime | suspect |
someone who is harmed or suffers some loss because of the crime | victim |
someone who saw the crime being committed and can provide some information | witness |
Name 3 types of characters that are present in a mystery | 1. suspect 2. victim 3. detective |
Setting | when and where a story takes place |
Name the 5 types of plot you might see in a mystery | 1. a problem needs solved 2. an event cannot be explained 3. a secret 4. something is lost or missing 5. a crime has been committed |
What must happen at the beginning of a mystery? | 1. Characters need to be introduced 2. Reader must learn what problem needs to be solved |
What must happen in the middle of a mystery? | The detective will work to solve the mystery by interviewing suspects and gathering clues |
What must happen at the end of a mystery? | The mystery is solved |
What is an observation? | An experience using at least one of your five senses |
Give 2 examples of an observation | (Optional Answers, remember point out the obvious and only what you actually can see) 1. Harry Potter wears glasses. 2. Mrs. Redmon has purple hair. |
What is an inference? | An educated guess based on an observation |
Give 2 examples of an inference. | (optional answers, remember, just make a small jump from your observation) 1. Jim has a picture of a skateboard on his shirt, so he must like to skateboard. 2. Everything in Mrs. Redmon's classroom is red, red must be her favorite color. |
What 3 things go in the introduction of a story? (on your plot map) | a. Characters b. Setting c. What is generally going on |
Name 4 types of conflict | 1. Man vs. Man (Batman vs. the Joker) 2. Man vs. Nature (a character running from a wild bear) 3. Man vs. Society (one unpopular kid vs. all the mean popular kids) 4. Man vs. Self (Jane has to decide whether she should date Anthony or Thomas) |
Name all the parts of a plot map in order | Introduction (Characters, setting, what is generally going on), Conflict, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution |