Clear Creek High School – Literary Genre: Mystery

Mar 2026 · 2nd Semester

Students enrolled in Literary Genres will spend time analyzing the fictional and poetic elements of literary texts and read to appreciate the writer's craft. High school students will discover how well written literary text can serve as models for their own writing. High school students respond to oral, written, and electronic text to connect their knowledge of the world. This course is an in-depth exploration of fictional prose in which the elements of mystery play a controlling part. Students in this class examine the detective story, the gothic novel, the suspense novel, the tale of espionage, and the crime story. Reading selections are a combination of classic and modern works suitable for the high school classroom.