How to Write a Mystery

December 1, 2012
Grades 2-4 With the continuing rise of texting and social media, learning the art of writing has never been as important to today's youth. The titles in the Language Arts Explorer Junior series break down the steps involved in writing various texts into manageable tasks and emphasize each through related activities, which can also be printed from the publisher's website and distributed for educational use. In addition to guiding students through such story basics as setting and plot, How to Write a Mystery introduces suspect, motive, red herrings, and other elements specific to mysteries. Accompanied by colorful graphics and photos of writers in action, these books offer models throughout and conclude with a checklist summary, a glossary, and a list of related books and websites.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2012, American Library Association.)