Ob je c tive s fo r T o da y s L e sso n I de ntify a nd de fine - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Ob je c tive s fo r T o da y’ s L e sso n •I de ntify a nd de fine the te rms g e nre a nd myste ry. • Re c o g nize a nd ide ntify the e le me nts o f a myste ry. •Co mpa re a nd c o ntra st diffe re nt e xa mple s o f myste rie s.

Genres Wha t a re the y?

Wha t do e s the wo rd g e nre me a n? •Ge nre is a c e rta in kind o r type o f lite ra ture . • T he se type s o f lite ra ture inc lude b o th no n-fic tio n a nd fic tio n.

No n-F ic tio n • T ype s o f the no n-fic tio n g e nre inc lude : – Auto b io g ra phy –Bio g ra phy –I nfo rma tio na l T e xt

F ic tio n • T ype s o f fic tio n g e nre inc lude : – Histo ric a l F ic tio n – Re a listic F ic tio n – F a nta sy – Sc ie nc e F ic tio n – F o lkta le s, Myths, a nd F a b le s – Myste rie s

Myste r ie s A Ge nre of L ite ra ture

Wha t is a myste ry? • Mysteries are often filled with suspense, but they are also puzzles. • Part of the fun of a mystery is matching wits with the criminal; and figuring out “whodunit.”

E le me nts o f a Myste ry •A c rime o r une xpla ine d e ve nt

E le me nts o f a Myste ry •One o r mo re de te c tive s trying to so lve the c rime

E le me nts o f a Myste ry •Clue s o r e vide nc e o f wha t re a lly ha ppe ne d

E le me nts o f a Myste ry •Suspe c ts who mig ht ha ve c o mmitte d the c rime

E le me nts o f a Myste ry •De te c tive wo rk, suc h a s finding e vide nc e a nd q ue stio ning witne sse s a nd suspe c ts

E le me nts o f a Myste ry •A so lutio n to the myste ry – “Who dunit.”

Vo c a b ula ry Use d in a Myste ry • Cr ime – a n a c tio n tha t is a g a inst the la w

Vo c a b ula ry Use d in a Myste ry • Suspe c t – so me o ne who is to b e lie ve d to ha ve po ssib ly c o mmitte d the c rime

Vo c a b ula ry Use d in Myste ry • Alibi – a c la im tha t a pe rso n a c c use d o f a c rime wa s so me whe re e lse whe n the c rime wa s c o mmitte d

Vo c a b ula ry Use d in a Myste ry • De te c tive or Sle uth – o ne who inve stig a te s c rime s a nd g a the rs info rma tio n, usua lly fo r o r with the po lic e

Vo c a b ula ry Use d in a Myste ry • Witne ss – a pe rso n who ha s se e n o r he a rd the c rime b e ing c o mmitte d a nd c a n pro vide so me info rma tio n

Vo c a b ula ry Use d in a Myste ry • Clue – a fa c t o r o b je c t tha t he lps so lve a pro b le m o r myste ry

Vo c a b ula ry Use d in a Myste ry • vic tim – so me o ne who is ha rme d o r suffe rs so me so rt o f lo ss b e c a use o f the c rime

Vo c a b ula ry Use d in a Myste ry • E vide nc e – info rma tio n a nd fa c ts tha t he lp pro ve so me thing o r ma ke yo u b e lie ve so me thing is true

Vo c a b ula ry Use d in a Myste ry • Re d he rring – a fa lse le a d tha t thro ws the inve stig a to rs o ff tra c k

Vo c a b ula ry Use d in Myste ry • Solution - the a nswe r to a pro b le m; a n e xpla na tio n = • Ar e st - r to sto p o r ho ld so me o ne b y the po we r o f la w