Spar Mystery Boot Camp: Understanding The Hound of the Baskervilles With Debate

In this 2-week multi-day class (exact same content my own 6-week Spar Mystery!: Understanding The Hound of the Baskervilles with Debate) we will use discussion and debate skills to expand our critical thinking solving this classic mystery.

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New class

55 minutes

per class

3x per week

over 2 weeks

10-15

year olds

3-6

learners per class

per learner - per class

How does a “Multi-Day” course work?

Meets multiple times at scheduled times

Live video chats, recorded and monitored for safety and quality

Discussions via classroom forum and private messages with the teacher

Great for engaging projects and interacting with diverse classmates from other states and countries

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Mon Jun 20

Jun 20 - Jun 29 (2 weeks)

Mo, Tu, We
10pm - 10:55pm

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Mon Jul 4

Jul 4 - Jul 13 (2 weeks)

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10pm - 10:55pm

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Mon Jul 25

Jul 25 - Aug 3 (2 weeks)

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11am - 11:55am

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Class Experience

Dear Detectives, The Game's Afoot!

I am so very proud to adapt my own Spar Mystery!: Understanding The Hound of the Baskervilles into a 6 session 2-week class with exactly the same lessons and content as the long term 6-week version of the class.  Same lessons, same enjoyment of the class except we get to finish the book faster!

Now is the time to use your essential skills of critical thinking and deduction with one of the finest detective mysteries ever written, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's...

*To gain confidence in speaking and organization 
*Understand all the basic ideas of debate and rhetoric
*Gain deeper understanding of mystery literature through debate
* To communicate effectively through speaking, thinking adroitly and responding fluently
* Improve memory retention and organizational skills
* Gain confidence and poise in oral presentation
* Expand vocabulary and word usage
*To gain deeper understanding of the nuances of literature and the mystery novel

Longtime teacher of literature for both middle and high school students, I am also a mystery aficionado who has taught a high school class in genre literature, featuring numerous mystery novels including The Hound of the Baskervilles. I am also the founder and former coach of an award-winning Speech and Debate team that competed at local, state and national levels, long-time speech judge for local, regional, national speech events for NCFL and National Speech and Debate Association, former teacher of high school debate and rhetoric, art history, literature, and AP Language and Composition.

Students will be required to read the portions of the text we will be considering for the upcoming class. We will be reading three chapters per session. In addition, there are optional assignments, crafted to enhance critical thinking skills, after each class. If students choose to complete the optional assignments they will receive  immediate written feedback.

Learners will need a copy of The Hound of the Baskervilles, available via download from Project Gutenberg https://www.gutenberg.org/files/2852/2852-h/2852-h.htm or for purchase via Amazon or through Thriftbooks.com.

Families and learners will receive written assessments throughout the class.

2 hours 45 minutes per week in class, and an estimated 0 - 1 hours per week outside of class.

The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is of course a murder mystery, and while the descriptions are not of a graphic nature, there is mention of knives, firearms, and physical battles as well as attacks by vicious dogs that are essential to the themes of the story.  If you have questions or concerns please feel free to reach out to me.

The Hound of the Baskervilles is in the public domain and available for download on Project Gutenberg.  https://www.gutenberg.org/files/2852/2852-h/2852-h.htm  Copies of the book are of course available at local libraries or for purchase via amazon.com, local bookstores,  or via second-hand bookstores such as Thriftbooks.com  https://www.thriftbooks.com/ as well at reduced prices. 
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Teacher

Cindy Frank

🇺🇸

Lives in the United States

Former High School Literature and Art History Teacher, Speech and Debate Coach

408 total reviews

372 completed classes

About Me

Hello, Everyone, I'm Cindy Frank!

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