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Greetings, fellow writers!
I am now on the verge of writing my first murder mystery! It's mostly just for fun, but who knows it might evolve into something more, anyways, I've got almost everything about the structure of the mystery pinned down: the suspects, motives, the method of murder, etc. The problem that I'm facing right now is just how the murderer did it, exactly, let me explain...
The murder takes place in a highschool in the United States--which I don't really have a good amount of knowledge on, if I had the chance to visit it would be a whole lot easier but since I can't, this may be the only alternative. There are some things that I need to know about it's structure, which is crucial to how the murderer commited the crime, so here are the questions, which will be subdivided into 3 series...
1. Let's say for 11th graders...How many periods does a student have in a day and how many breaks? And how long are the breaks between periods? And how long is lunch time? And can a student leave the cafeteria and freely roam the school during lunch?
2. If you are excused during class (let's say going to the bathroom), do you need a bathroom or hall pass or something?(I've seen this on TV before, not sure if it is true or not), if so and you show the hall monitor your pass will he really follow you everywhere you go? And how long can you stay out of the classroom without getting in trouble? (is there a determined amount of time for going to the bathroom?)
3. Last series of questions. I've heard that in America, some schools have their own pools. So how does their accessing work, exactly? Are they reserved only for the swim team? If no one is scheduled to use it, is it locked up, preventing anybody from getting inside? Is there any period during the day where the pool is left unattended? Is it possible for a student to reach the school's pool all alone? If so, when during the school day? And finally...(possibly the most important question), Would it be possible to hide something there? (per say, a bag of rocks) If so, where?
I appreciate the help. Please and thank you!
I am now on the verge of writing my first murder mystery! It's mostly just for fun, but who knows it might evolve into something more, anyways, I've got almost everything about the structure of the mystery pinned down: the suspects, motives, the method of murder, etc. The problem that I'm facing right now is just how the murderer did it, exactly, let me explain...
The murder takes place in a highschool in the United States--which I don't really have a good amount of knowledge on, if I had the chance to visit it would be a whole lot easier but since I can't, this may be the only alternative. There are some things that I need to know about it's structure, which is crucial to how the murderer commited the crime, so here are the questions, which will be subdivided into 3 series...
1. Let's say for 11th graders...How many periods does a student have in a day and how many breaks? And how long are the breaks between periods? And how long is lunch time? And can a student leave the cafeteria and freely roam the school during lunch?
2. If you are excused during class (let's say going to the bathroom), do you need a bathroom or hall pass or something?(I've seen this on TV before, not sure if it is true or not), if so and you show the hall monitor your pass will he really follow you everywhere you go? And how long can you stay out of the classroom without getting in trouble? (is there a determined amount of time for going to the bathroom?)
3. Last series of questions. I've heard that in America, some schools have their own pools. So how does their accessing work, exactly? Are they reserved only for the swim team? If no one is scheduled to use it, is it locked up, preventing anybody from getting inside? Is there any period during the day where the pool is left unattended? Is it possible for a student to reach the school's pool all alone? If so, when during the school day? And finally...(possibly the most important question), Would it be possible to hide something there? (per say, a bag of rocks) If so, where?
I appreciate the help. Please and thank you!