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4. Themes and Messages: Identify the themes and messages you want to convey through your drama
script. Whether it's exploring love, betrayal, power, or societal issues, having a clear understanding
of the underlying themes will help guide your storytelling and make it more impactful.

5. Conflict Resolution: Create a satisfying resolution that ties up loose ends and provides closure for
the audience. However, remember that not all conflicts need to be neatly resolved. Leaving some
room for interpretation and ambiguity can add depth and leave a lasting impact.

Activity 2!

Guidelines:
Determine the setting of the mystery story. Will your story take place in a school, a remote forest,
or an eerie old town? Choose a captivating location that suits the mysterious atmosphere.
Select the main character. Who will be the detective or hero in your mystery story? Describe their
appearance, personality, and special skills.
Decide on the mystery that needs to be solved. Is it a diamond theft, a lost treasure, or a
missing person case? Choose an intriguing mystery that keeps the readers curious.
Create clues that will help the detective or hero solve the mystery. These clues can be hidden
messages, footprints, secret codes, or mysterious objects. Think carefully about how these clues
will connect with each other.
Design challenging puzzles. These puzzles can be logic puzzles, visual puzzles, or word puzzles.
Ensure that the puzzles assist in uncovering the mystery.
Don't forget to build a gripping climax and exciting twists in your mystery story plot. How does the
detective or hero successfully solve the mystery?

Assessment Criteria:
Originality and creativity of the mystery story.
Coherence and consistency of the plot and storyline.
Strong connection between the clues, puzzles, and the mystery story.
Use clear, engaging, and theme-appropriate language.
Surprise elements and a thrilling climax in the story.

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