1. Mystery Genre
Mr. Greenway

2. Mystery Components of realistic fiction
But with a vital difference: the story revolves around a puzzle, or an unusual problem to solve

3. Components of a Realistic Fiction
Has 2 subgenres:
Fiction in modern setting
Historical fiction

4. Characteristics of a Realistic Fiction
Characters
Presents fictional characters who behave in realistic ways

5. Characteristics of a Realistic Fiction
A problem to solve
The main characters are involved in a conflict or dilemma

6. Characteristics of a Realistic Fiction
Description
Places, events and characters are vividly described

7. Characteristics of a Realistic Fiction
Setting
Takes place in modern times; a recognizable sort of place

8. Characteristics of a Realistic Fiction
Dialogue
The characters’ words show their personalities and also move the plot along.

9. Characteristics of a Realistic Fiction
Plot
Has a plot that makes sense and that ends with the solution to the problem

10. Characteristics of a Mystery
A Mystery is all these things and more.
Well developed characters, settings, and plots
Are usually realistic
Include a mystery to be solved
Who did it?
What is it?
How did it happen?
Includes clues and distractions

11. Characteristics of a Mystery
Characters
All involved in the basic problem to solve, or puzzle

12. Characteristics of a Mystery
Setting
realistic

13. Characteristics of a Mystery
A problem to solve
Who did it?
What is it?
How did it happen?

14. Characteristics of a Mystery
Clues:
The writer drops hints that might help the reader solve the mystery.

15. Characteristics of a Mystery
Plot
Each major event is linked in steps that make sense.

16. Characteristics of a Mystery
Distractions
Some things in the story are meant to distract readers, that is, to lead them away from the solutions.

17. Characteristics of a Mystery
Conclusion
The story ends with a credible, realistic solution to the mystery.

18. Writing Prompt
you wake up tomorrow, go to school, and discover that no one knows you, you don’t exist. You are determined to figure out what happened to you.

19. Let’s Read a Mystery Short Story:
Lets Read Leo Tolstoy’s “The Confessed Crime”