PROCESS

BACKGROUND RESEARCH

a) Review all the terms in the glossary.
b) Read some student´s mysteries. This helps you get ideas for your story: http://42explore.com/mystery.htm
c) Learn about the mystery genre and practice with some on-line mysteries: http://www.kidsloveamystery.com/
http://www.mysterymag.com/hauntedbritain/index.php
http://library.thinkquest.org/27922/home.html
d) Do you want to create your own secret messages?
http://www.thunk.com/index.cgi

DEVELOPING YOUR OWN MSTERY

a) Where and when is the setting for our story? Click on the setting sheet link .
b) What is the personality of your characters? Click on the character sheet link and learn about personality.
c) What is the best way to construct the story? The best method is with the Plot Worksheet. Use it to write about the events, motive and ways to build suspense.

WRITING

Start writing your mystery. You can use on-line dictionaries or search engines to find pictures
http://www.wordreference.es/
http://www.google.es/
http://www.yahoo.es/