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Mystery as a Genre
Kind of Activity:
Research
Objective:
Students will research and understand mystery as a genre and how the genre has changed since "The Woman in White"
Common Core Standards:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.9-10.1; CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.9-10.4
Structure:
As a class, brainstorm elements that makes a story a mystery. Some questions to help the class get started could be: What sorts of characters are in mysteries? What type of plot occurs? Are there certain settings or tones crucial for mysteries? Keep track of the ideas on a white board or something similar.
Next, have the class do some research on their own. They can investigate similar subgenres of...
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