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A Detective At Work

You will have been reading lots of different mystery stories and may also have talked about how detectives solve crimes. For this assessment you must try to think like a detective would - put yourself in their shoes!

In order to complete this piece of work you must have read one of the stories about Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

Imagine that you are the Inspector in charge of the case and after Holmes has solved the mystery, you have to write a report for your superiors about what happened. Use the 'framework' below and fill in the appropriate details. Write as much as you can for each section, don't worry about space, the next title will move down for you. Remember to delete these instructions before you print your work.

Name of Case

 

Name of Victim

 

A Description of the Crime, including details of times, places and names of other people involved

 

Details of Clues

 

Motive

 

Persons interviewed in connection with this crime

 

Research undertaken

 

A summary of how the crime was solved

 

Action taken to apprehend the criminals

 

Any further information

 

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