Mystery Writing Workshop: Plan, Draft, and Revise a Story
Plan, draft, and revise an original kid-friendly mystery using Book Creator, focusing on suspects, clues, red herrings, suspense, and a final reveal.
Paid once.
- Level
- Beginner
- Ages
- 9–13
- Duration
- 55 min
- Classes
- 3 / Week
- Weeks
- 3
- Not satisfied after the first class? Full refund.
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Class Experience
Over three weeks students build a complete mystery story by learning the genre’s elements, creating a problem and characters, planning clues and red herrings, and drafting pages in Book Creator. Lessons use mini-mysteries and lateral thinking puzzles to spark ideas and guide plotting, then move into drafting, revision, and a group showcase.
Learning Outcomes
Identify the standard elements of mystery stories
Plan and write an original mystery story
Apply plot structure techniques to build suspense and resolution
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Meet your Instructor
This educator holds a degree in English Literature with an emphasis in creative writing and has developed a classroom mystery unit for four years, helping students publish in youth literary journals. Instruction blends structured workshop practices with creative exploration, guid…
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