Mystery Files
Name__________________ P. __________Due_________
For this project, you will read a mystery novel and produce an
official report to share information about your book.
Specifically, you will create a special case file folder that will
include a book report as well as a creative artifact of your
choosing.
THE CASE FOLDER:
Materials: Ordinary manila or colored file folder.
Part of the folder…
What to include…
Tab of folder
Your Name:
Detective Denise Mazzocchi
Case File # _____
Title of Book
Author of Book
Decorations and illustrations
Name of your “detective agency”
Decorations and illustrations
Your report
It should be stapled or glued to the
left section (the inside left cover)
and
Your artifact (the evidence)
It should be glued or stapled to the
right section. If you do not want to
glue the artifacts down, place
artifacts, or pictures in a glued
envelope.
Outside Front Cover
Outside Back Cover
Inside Left of folder
Inside Right of folder
THE REPORT:
Your file folder must include a report. The report can be
written as a narrative with paragraphs, or as an extremely
detailed list. It can be typed or written legibly, and must
demonstrate proper spelling and punctuation.
The report must present the following information...
Report element…
Mystery
Characters /suspects
Setting
What to include…
 What crime is involved in
this mystery? (Describe
it clearly and completely.)
 If there is no specific
crime in the story, what
exactly is the mystery all
about?
 Name important
characters in the story.
 Give each a brief
description of them and
any suspicious behaviors.
 When and where does the
story take place?
 Describe the setting and
explain how it is a part of
the story.
 Draw a picture and paste
it in or put it with the
artifacts.
Important events in the story
 Your reflection
 Describe three key
events in the story that
helped the mystery get
solved.
 Describe how the story
ended.
 What is your response to
this novel?
 What did you like best
about the story and
characters?
 What will you always
remember about the
book?
THE EVIDENCE
Your file folder must include evidence in the form of a
creative art project or interesting artifact related to the
story.
You can create a wanted poster, a map of the setting, samples
of fingerprints, photos of the scene of the crime, evidence
baggies containing other clues, or any else that is interesting
and fun and relates to the story that you read.
*Check spelling, grammar, punctuation, and capitalization.*
MYSTERY BOOK REPORT
For your next book report you will read a mystery
book. After you have completed your reading, follow
the instructions below.
1. Create a detective case file (file folder)
2. Write the name of your detective agency and the
detective (you) on the file
3. Write the name of the book and the author on the
file
4. Inside the file folder should be the official
report. This report should include:
 the location and approximate time of the mystery
(the setting)
 brief description of the mystery; what was the
problem; what needed to be solved
 list at least 3 clues that helped the mystery be
solved; beside each clue, write the information that
the clue revealed in the end
 who was involved (main characters); beside each
character note any suspicious behavior that
occurred at any point in the story and whether or
not any additional information was revealed about
the character at the end of the story
 describe how the mystery was solved
 worksheet that you filled out prior to beginning your
report.
Your report should be typed and double-spaced and
include proper spelling, punctuation, grammar,
capitalization, and punctuation.
Mystery Book Project
Description of the mystery genre:
Name of the mystery book I will read for my project:
Title: ______________________________________
Author: ____________________________________
Project Due Date: _________________________
Parent Signature: _____________________________