Full Circle Journal Question Full Circle Journal Question

Think about mystery stories that Think about mystery stories that you have read or heard. What is you have read or heard. What is your favorite mystery, and why?your favorite mystery, and why?

Full Circle vocabularyFull Circle vocabulary

Dispel _ to scatter or drive awayDispel _ to scatter or drive away

Harass – to consistently bother or Harass – to consistently bother or tormenttorment

Wary – cautious or watchfulWary – cautious or watchful

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Despondently – in a very discouraged Despondently – in a very discouraged or depressed manneror depressed manner

Sullen - showing irritation or Sullen - showing irritation or unhappiness in a gloomy, silent or unhappiness in a gloomy, silent or moody mannermoody manner

Egotistical – conceited overly proudEgotistical – conceited overly proud

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Inexplicable – difficult or impossible to Inexplicable – difficult or impossible to explainexplain

Brevity - the quality of being brief in time or Brevity - the quality of being brief in time or durationduration

Skewed distorted or slanted in a particular Skewed distorted or slanted in a particular direction : unbalanceddirection : unbalanced

NOTES ON THE STORYNOTES ON THE STORY

Author _ Sue GraftonAuthor _ Sue Grafton

Setting - Santa Teresa, CaliforniaSetting - Santa Teresa, California Modern day time around 1990 or soModern day time around 1990 or so Based on the real city Santa BarbaraBased on the real city Santa Barbara

Characters Characters

Kinsey Millhone _ private detective She is Kinsey Millhone _ private detective She is the protagonistthe protagonist

Caroline Spurrier – the murdered girlCaroline Spurrier – the murdered girl

Judy Layton - Caroline Spurrier’s roomateJudy Layton - Caroline Spurrier’s roomate Michelle Spurrier - Caroline’s motherMichelle Spurrier - Caroline’s mother

Literary TermsLiterary Terms

Plot diagram Plot diagram

ironyirony

Emerald – African American clerk at the Emerald – African American clerk at the police station (in records )police station (in records )

Detective Dolan – Police detective Detective Dolan – Police detective

Dave Birkett – crime scene photographerDave Birkett – crime scene photographer