Interactive Novel Study- "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes"

Th Adventures of Sherlock Holmes consists of a collection of twelve short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle. The first short story was published on October 14, 1892. None of Sherlock’s stories are in chronological order and the only characters common to all twelve short stories are Holmes and Dr. Watson. The stories are told in first-person narrative and are from Dr.Watson's point of view. This series of short stories will have your student excited and eager to join the adventure as we go back in time.

"Even at 126 years old, the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a book that will inspire readers to use their scientific inquiry and reasoning  skills, even in literature.

 This novel study will give students an opportunity to improve their literacy and comprehension skills while reading fictional texts. To help guide their learning, students will be making annotations during the reading time. Students will get a chance to dive into the novel and make inferences about the author, the characters, and the text’s purpose. During class time, Students will be able to discuss each short story, analyze the story’s elements, participate in activities and answer text-dependent questions. 

The class will meet once a week on Mondays. The students will be asked to read 1 short story per week. After reading the story, students will briefly answer discussion questions on a worksheet provided by me and participate in class discussions on the following Monday. In addition to in class discussions, students will also complete various activities including a novel analysis, a movie-novel comparison, an essay, a final project. 

The Class will follow this weekly schedule:

WEEK ONE:
Pre-novel Study activities
Read “A Scandal in Bohemia”
Answer “A Scandal in Bohemia” Question Set

WEEK TWO: 
Read “The Red-Headed League”
Complete the Worksheet- http://www.disaleditora.com.br/_files/ws_redheaded.pdf
Write the Newspaper Article for Question 8
Prepare ideas for discussion

WEEK THREE:
Read “A Case of Identity”
Peer Activity: Write a set of questions for your classmates to answer and exchange/attach them in class.
Make annotations in the Margins

WEEK FOUR:
Read “The Boscombe Valley Mystery”
Essay: Compare and Contrast: The Boscombe Valley Mystery  vs.   A Case of Identity.
Students will use a Venn Diagram to help organize their thoughts.
Guiding Question: What are some similarities and differences between the two texts.
Prepare your journal for discussion next class.

WEEK FIVE:
Final Project Preparation:
Students will assess their learning of the novel study by creation a Poster Board Presentation of their favorite Sherlock Holmes Short Story.
The directions for the Poster Board activity will be attached.

WEEK SIX:
Presentation Day!!!!
Students will share their learning with their classmates!!