Watercolor of a magnifying glass over a keyhole beside a fingerprint on paper, candles and old books — clues for teaching mystery writing.
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Mystery Writing Through Film: From Vertigo to Knives Out

The best mysteries fool you on purpose — the truth in plain sight the whole time. Here’s how I use two films that pull that trick in opposite ways, Vertigo and Knives Out, to teach middle schoolers the craft of misdirection, then set them writing their own.

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