Here you find InkSpot resources and links to lots of other mystery sites. This is the online 'Mystery Newsletter' for readers and writers of mystery fiction in the short form. This is the language spoken by Philip Marlowe, Sam Spade, Mike Hammer and the Continental Op. When Cagney, Bogart, Robinson and Raft got in a turf war, this is how they talked. Explore a list of authors, titles, and sleuth descriptions focusing on female sleuth.
Students read and discuss meaning of mystery writing.
Then each chooses one mystery writer and does indepth research on the writers life. They write a brief summary of their author's books. This excellent article provides information on the history or mysteries and integrating them into the reading classroom. The article also contains lesson plans and classroom activity ideas. Students use e-mail and develop good questioning skills by becoming inquisitive detectives.