What is...

A murder mystery?

What happens during the mystery?

What is a detective?

What does the detective do?

How does it end?

THE GAME!

What you know....

During a school reunion a scream

was heard...
It's 8.30pm...
Shortly after the dead body of Miss
Eliza McGowan, a cranky old
English teacher is discovered...
She has been hit on the head...

What you know...

Also found were a number of clues

that may lead us to the killer...

A book written by one of her exstudents, Simon Donnelly...

A photograph of one of her fellow

teachers, a young man called Saul
Sheen...

A handkerchief with the initials IW...

At the moment these are the

three main suspects but
everyone who was at the party
and saw or spoke to Miss
McGowan needs to be
questioned.

Now....

Read the your character card...

Memorise the information...

Act out your role...

Don't just read out the card...

Now...

Use the worksheets to collect

information...

Now...

First some word definitions...

Alibi: /lba/
someone who has an alibi can
prove that they were somewhere
else when a crime was committed
and so can claim to be not guilty

Now...

First some word definitions...

Motive: /mtv/

the reason that you do something

Now...

First some word definitions...

Clue:/klu/
an object or fact that someone
discovers that helps them solve a
crime or mystery

POSSIBLE MOTIVES
GREED / NEED
LOVE
REVENGE
FRAMING SOMEONE
FAME
POWER
MONEY

Now...

Ask these questions:

What are you called ?

Why were you at the party?

Did you like her ? What was she

like?
What was your relationship with Ms.
McGowan?
Did you know Ms Gowan ?

Now

Ask these questions:

When did you last see Ms Gowan ?

Did you hear the scream?

Where were you when you heard the

scream?
What were you doing when you heard
Mrs Gowan screaming?
What did you do after the murder?

NOW PLAY THE GAME!

(use the worksheet to collect information)

DISCUSS WHAT YOU THINK

HAPPENED IN PAIRS!
(give the character cards back)

Who killed Ms. McGowan?

Why did they kill her?

The Solution...

Mr. Green is Saul Sheen's

father; he and Miss McGowan
had a relationship in college.
Miss McGowan has always kept
it a secret but after the last
argument with Saul she plans
to tell him the truth.
She tells Mr. Green about her
plan and they argue.

The Solution...

Louise King hears them.

Mr. Green is furious and it is he
who follows Miss McGowan to
the classroom and hits her over
the head.
He wasn't in his office when
everyone heard the scream,
that's why when Saul Sheen
knocked on the door he got no
answer.

THE END!