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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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Acronymns - The Hound of the Baskervilles
Students explore the characters in The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. In this literature lesson, students review examples of acronyms. Students write acronyms using the names of the characters in the book and...
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Time Line Events - The Hound of the Baskervilles
Pupils explore time lines through reading The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. In this literature lesson, students read the book and write down facts and the order that they happen. Pupils create a time line of the...