Contents 1. Features of the detective genre - You are learning: To identify the key features of the detective genre - Page 58 - Assess your progress - Page 59 2. Solving a mystery - You are learning: To read between the lines of a murder mystery and investigate the rules of detective fiction - Page 60 - Sharpen your skills: Modal verbs - Page 61 3. Character - You are learning: To investigate the character of the detective - Page 62 - Assess your progress - Page 65 4. Creating tension - You are learning: To identify techniques for building tension in a detective story- Page 66 - Sharpen your skills: Full stops and capital letters - Page 67 5. Plot - You are learning: To understand how a writer plots an effective detective story- Page 68 6. Openings - You are learning: To grab the reader's attention from the beginning of a story - Page 70 - Sharpen your skills: Articles - Page 71 - Assess your progress - Page 71 Assessment task - Reading: Understanding the author's craft - Devices and Desires and Fire Sale - Page 72 7. Building description - You are learning: To develop your description when writing a detective story - Page 76 - Assess your progress - Page 77 - Sharpen your skills: Question marks - Page 77 8. Providing the Clues - You are learning: To give clues in a detective story to engage the reader - Page 78 9. Planning a Story - You are learning: To plan a detective story featuring all key elements of the genre - Page 80 - Sharpen your skills: Conditionals - Page 81 Assessment task Writing: Composition and conventions - Are you the next Agatha Christie? - Page 82
