Creating a Mystery

On Thursday the 23rd of April, my sister and I were doing English with Holly on Sherlock Holmes and the Mystery genre. The video included tips on writing a fantastic mystery story.
Some of these tips were to include:

  • Foreshadowing - hint to the readers to expect something (don't make it too obvious)
  • Obscure Hooks - enough secrecy
  • Mysterious identities - what they look like
  • Subvert Expectations - a twist
  • Urgency - give it a limited time
What to make sure of:
  • The detective needs to be notable.
  • The criminal needs to be a worthy opponent.
  • The crime needs to be significant.
These are important key features and it must be included in the story:
  • Witness - Someone who can provide valuable information.
  • Suspects - The people who may have been involved or may have taken part in the crime.
  • Victim - Someone who has suffered because of the crime.
  • Detective - A person who attempts to to solve a mystery by gathering clues.
  • Red Herring (optional) - A false lead or false suspect to throw the detective off track.
  • Evidence - Something that proves who was involved in the crime.
  • Clues - A fact or object that helps to solve a crime.
  • Alibi (optional) - A story or excuse a suspect uses to prove that they were not near the crime.
The next day, my sister and I got started on setting up the mystery. It was about a panda fluffy squishy named Pip being kidnapped and a teddy bear being murdered by one of the five suspects; Nellie the Narwhale,  Mr Grumbles the Bear wearing a pink coat, Aria the rainbow Owl, Bebe the striped Bee and Jelly the rainbow Leopard. We hid suspect information down stairs for the first part so it could help the detective in the second part - the crime scene murder and clues. There were scales from a toy on the ground, Pip's painting of Tesco, ice-cream splats, a waffle cone, spilt honeydew tea and ripped pages of a Harry potter book. My dad and my brother were the detectives and they solved the Mystery. The criminal was... BEBE!!!

The clues and evidence
the suspects and their profile

BEBE THE CRIMINAL!!!
We all had so much fun and maybe you could create your own mystery for your family to solve!

Comments

Tokwan Ramli said…
Very creative work and it looks interesting. So how long the detectives took to solve the mystery?
Aisya Nazrim said…
Not that long Tokwan. I think it took them around 10-15 minutes to solve.

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