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Fill in the Blanks - The Hound of the Baskervilles
Read The Hound of Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and answer questions from the story. This very short, and not well thought out instructional activity, requires learners to read the story and complete a reading comprehension...
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Writing A Summary - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Learners explore short stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. In this literature lesson, students read one of his short stories listed and then summarize the story in a written piece.
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Comparing Realistic and Fictional Settings
Students examine setting in a work of realistic fiction. In this literature lesson, students read The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and then write an essay that compares real-life settings to the settings in the novel.
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True or False - The Hound of the Baskervilles
Students read The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and answer true or false questions for the text. In this literature analysis instructional activity, students read the story and answer true or false questions for the...
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Comparing Realistic and Fictional Settings
Students explore The Hound of the Baskerville's by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. In this literature lesson, students read the book and write down the main facts about the settings. Students write an essay about realistic settings and compare...
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Literary Analysis - The Hound of the Baskervilles
Young scholars explore literary analysis through the reading of The Hound of the Baskerville's by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. In this analysis activity, learners take notes on the literary elements included in the novel. Young scholars write...
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Writing a Book Review of The Hound of the Baskervilles
Young scholars explore The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Students review the process of writing a book review and what needs to be included in the finished product. After reading The Hound of the Baskervilles,...
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Lesson Mystery: The Game is Afoot
Students 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 lesson. Each student...
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It's a Mystery to Me
Students read a variety of mysteries to improve their reading and comprehension skills. Using a worksheet, they define and practice using new vocabulary. In groups, they read stories from Poe and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and write an...
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Writing a Short Story
Students complete a short story writing activity using the text of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Hound of Baskervilles. In this short story instructional activity, students write a short story from the perspective of the assistant from...
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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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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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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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Who Wrote That?
Students explore the Project Gutenberg website and conduct a webquest to answer questions about well known literature and authors.
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Comparison and Contrast - D. H. Lawrence
Read The Horse Dealer's Daughter and The Rocking Horse Winner by D. H. Lawrence, then write an essay comparing and contrasting the two stories. Learners choose some aspect to write about, such as themes, characters, setting, or plot.
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???The Hell of Mirrors??? by Edogawa Rampo
Students read and analyze the story "The Hell of Mirrors," by Edogawa Rampo. They watch a video excerpt, answer discussion questions, construct a periscope, complete handouts, define key vocabulary terms, take a quiz, and write a book...
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Writing a Fable
Middle schoolers are introduced to the definition of a fable in that it is a story that has a moral for people to apply in their lives. They then read a fable together so they have a better understanding. Next, students write their own...
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Essay on Themes
Students read the book THE CALL OF THE WILD by Jack London and discuss the different elements in the book. They then write an essay on a theme providing examples backing up their main point of their essay.
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Understanding Realistic Fiction
Students write a story. In this genres lesson, students learn the meaning of realistic fiction and write a short story in that genre.
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Your Future Occupation
Middle schoolers write a story about themselves as the main character in a work situation. For this writing perspectives lesson, students brainstorm about their future occupation. Middle schoolers then use themselves as the main...