Mysteries

Lesson 3: Analyzing Mini-Mysteries

Puzzles

Suggested Reading Assignment

(1) Car Theft A puzzle for you to solve. http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/3056...

(2) Solution to the Car Theft http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/3056...

Reading and solving puzzles as well as mini-mysteries will help you see how writers plant their clues. Besides learning how to analyze these puzzles, they are also fun to do. You are challenging your mind to think like a detective.

Suggested Reading Assignments

(1) Sherlock Holmes Whodunits is an excellent book for readers to challenge their analytical minds. Some of them are easy and some are a little more challenging. If you enjoy puzzles, you'll enjoy this book. I recommend it highly.

(2) Great Book of Whodunit Puzzles by Falcon Travis. This is an excellent collection of mini-mysteries for readers to solve right along with the detectives. If you enjoy mini-mysteries, you'll enjoy these. They are great for all ages.

(3) Clever Quicksolve Whodunit Puzzles by Jim Sukach. You will enjoy these mini-mysteries as well. They are quite intriguing and will challenge your mind. I recommend this book for all ages.

Recommended Sources

Here are some other sites that you might enjoy searching if you like puzzles, mini-mysteries, etc. You'll want to bookmark these websites.

(1) Mystery Net.com - http://www.mysterynet.com

(2) My puzzles and quizzes can be found at: http://www.suite101.com/topic_page.cfm/3...

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