The mystery genre of literature is an interesting one for students. It allows for students from kindergarten through twelfth grade to use comprehension strategies such as critical thinking, inferring, questioning, making schematic connections, and synthesizing. Through this unit, students in grades K-4 will be able to identify the parts of a mystery including characters/suspects, plot, and clues. They also will be able to follow the guidelines to write their own mystery. The best part of thi