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What a Character! Comparing Literary Adaptations
What do Robert Downey Jr., Basil Rathbone, Jeremy Brett, Fritz Weaver, Roger Moore, Benedict Cumberbatch, and Daffy Duck have in common? Why, it’s elementary, my dear Watson! They all have portrayed Sherlock Holmes. Literary detectives...
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The Game is Afoot - A Study of Sherlock Holmes
Mystery is an exciting genre for young readers to investigate. The plots are so intriguing! Here is a series of lessons featuring Sherlock Holmes stories that invite learners to enter the world of the mystery genre. Based on what they...
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Lesson Mystery: The Game is Afoot
Learners enter and experience the world of Sherlock Holmes and hard-boiled detectives in this unit on mysteries. They review and analyze the ""Whodunit Requirements" and the "Mystery Contract" that accompany this activity. Each student...
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Word Scramble -- The Hound of the Baskervilles
In this word scramble learning exercise, students unscramble words from The Hound of the Baskervilles. Students can check their answers by looking up the words in the book.
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Sherlock Holmes Characterization
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 8 short answer questions based on characterization techniques used in the Sherlock Holmes series.
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Sherlock Holmes
In this literature activity, students find the words that are associated with the novels of Sherlock Holmes and the answers are at the bottom of the page.
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Sherlock Holmes
In this literature learning exercise, middle schoolers find the words associated with the story of Sherlock Holmes and the answers are found at the bottom of the page.
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The World of Sherlock Holmes
In this literature activity, students find the words that are part of the story of Sherlock Holmes and the answers are found at the bottom of the page.
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Sherlock Holmes Database Investigation
High schoolers conduct a character study using the literature of Sherlock Holmes. They use a database with different cases that need to be solved. Students use the computer software to work through a list of suspects and match them with...
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A Little Mystery and Intrigue in Writing Short Detective Stories
Students read and analyze the twelve short stories in the novel "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes." They create their own detective that has to solve a new kind of crime, and write and edit a short story with their original detective as...
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"The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle"
Seventh graders read Sherlock Holmes silently and work together to demonstrate an understanding of the story. They participate in small group and whole class discussions and analyze Holmes' method of deducing details about an object and...
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Unit Plan: Short Stories
Tenth graders complete a unit of lessons on the story elements of Sherlock Holmes short stories. They analyze the plot elements, complete graphic organizers, read and discuss the plots, observe a person and take notes, and analyze an...
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"The Five Orange Pips" Lesson
Seventh graders read sections of a Sherlock Holmes novel. They identify references to hate groups that are the criminals in the story. They discuss the symbols found in the story.
Bibliomania
Bibliomania: The Hound of the Baskervilles
This site contains the full text of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes mystery "The Hound of the Baskervilles." Includes a summary note.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: The Hound of the Baskervilles
View, read and discuss Conan Doyle's tale, "The Hound of Baskersvilles," and compare and contrast the story with the film. Explore the genres and elements of mystery and suspense that are present, and analyze characters, especially...
University of South Florida
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Lit2 Go: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Biographical material about Doyle, and complete texts of many of his works. These include: "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes," "Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes," "The Return of Sherlock Holmes," "His Last Bow," "The Mystery of Cloomber," and...
Project Gutenberg
Project Gutenberg: Audio Books
A special subcollection of Project Gutenberg's online book catalog: audio books, recorded by real people (there is also a computer-generated audio books collection). Currently includes 35 or so selections ranging from fairy tales,...
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Sherlockian.net : Everything the Web Offers on S. Holmes
This is an incredibly extensive site that provides any information you could possibly want about Sherlock Holmes, the detective created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
University of Virginia
University of Virginia: The Sign of Four
Use this etext to read the entire novel at the electronic text center from the University of Virginia.
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Pbs Learning Media: The Hound of the Baskervilles 3: The Seance
Students explore the advantages and disadvantages of adapting a classic work for the screen in this excerpt from Masterpiece's 2002 version of The Hound of the Baskervilles. Using a scene that was created especially for the film,...
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Pbs Learning Media: The Hound of the Baskervilles 2: The Mysterious Moor
Students examine the importance of setting in this excerpt about the moors, from Masterpiece's 2002 version of The Hound of the Baskervilles. The legend of the hound that haunts the mysterious landscape of Dartmoor captured Arthur Conan...
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Pbs Learning Media: The Hound of the Baskervilles 1: Meet Sherlock Holmes
Students investigate the iconic and much-beloved character of Sherlock Holmes, as well as the mystery genre, in this excerpt from Masterpiece's 2002 version of The Hound of the Baskervilles. As students are introduced to Holmes, they use...
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Pbs Learning Media: The Hound of the Baskervilles
This is a collection of three media galleries from MASTERPIECE: "The Hound of the Baskervilles" by Arthur Conan Doyle. It introduces the famous character of Sherlock Holmes and the mystery/horror genre.
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Pbs Learning Media: Arthur Conan Doyle Collection
Investigate the iconic character of Sherlock Holmes, as well as the mystery/horror genre that Arthur Conan Doyle helped to develop, by examining the film adaptation of "The Hound of the Baskervilles." The collection includes three media...