eMysteries Toolkit

The European Commission's support for the production of this publication does not constitute an endorsement of the contents, which reflect the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein. [Project Number: 2019-1-DE03-KA201-060127] 3 Contents Introduction 6 Mystery Detective Stories 7 Teaching Mystery Detective Stories 8 Close Reading 9 Collaborative Creative Writing 10 How to Use the eMysteries Toolbox 10 Module 1: Mystery Detective Stories 13 The Mystery Plot 14 Setting 14 Suspects 15 Detective 15 Clues 16 Sequence of events 16 Mystery resolution 17 The purpose of reading mystery and detective stories 17 How to increase the motivation of students 18 1.2. Glossary of detective story terms 20 1.3. Popular detective stories 21 Module 2: Teaching Mystery Detective Stories 26 2.1. Pedagogical Methods & Practices to Introduce Close Reading Activities through the Use of Detective Stories 27 Activity-based learning 28 Reciprocal teaching 28 Cooperative Learning 29 Shared Reading 29 Peer support 29 Role-Playing 29