Story planning - Read Introduction. (as long as you can read them!) but always use neat, clear writing when it comes to writing the story itself. Use the attached planning sheet to plan your detective mystery. Get a partner to check your plan. Writing a Detective Mystery Author: dsmith Last modified by: Planning Your Mystery Setting What Is Your Setting?. *If there are not enough boxes, attach an additional sheet of paper. 1. 4. 3. 2. 8. 7. 6. 5. Title: Document 1 Students use a mystery planning sheet to map out and eventually compose an original mystery that contains all of the ingredients of a mystery. The Mystery Cube asks children to separate a mystery into six distinct elements. Using it, children begin to see how a writer constructs a mystery—and can try. Use the attached planning sheet to plan your detective mystery. Get a partner to check your plan. Writing a Detective Mystery Author: dsmith Last modified by: Spaceship Writing Sheet (Laura Feeney) PDF; Science Fiction Story Planning Sheet (Charley Maitland) DOC;. Mystery Planning Template (Belinda Collins) General (Fiction) Story Writing. Story Writing Tips & Guides Settings Characters. Story Planning Sheet (Jean Laughton) PDF; How to start a story (Jo Garton) PDF; The checklists/planning sheets are helpful starting points. Last updated Dec 30, 2013. Powerpoint on writing mystery stories. Writing Exercise 1: Planning Think Sheet Contents: What is the purpose of this Think Sheet? What steps of the writing process will be covered by this Think.