Informative: Select a character, Watson or Sherlock, and define character traits which distinguish this individual in the Holmes' canon. Persuasive: Using information you've gather in your informational essay, determine which character, Watson or Sherlock, best represents the qualities of a hero and holds the more significant role in the Holmes' canon.
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After reading Doyle's "The Adventure of the Speckled Band," students watched an episode of the BBC's Sherlock to visually examine the relationship of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson, the intricacies of a "mind palace," and the daring exploits of another seemingly-unsolveable case in "A Study in Pink."
For those of you now relishing in the pandomonic wave of the series, here is the link to Watson's blog: http://www.johnwatsonblog.co.uk/. Enjoy! While completing the Math & Reading sections for the recent PSSA exams, students put on their detective hats and joined Sherlock Homes, along with Dr. John Watson, on a case in "The Adventure of the Speckled Band." Starting on such a venture isn't that simple, however. Prior to reading and analyzing Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's story, students needed to better understand the characteristics of the mystery genre and the art of deduction.
Made famous and synonomous with Doyle's titled protagonist, a deduction requires a set of information (clues) which an individual must analyze to breakdown and/or create connects between the facts and its source. From the story, readers gathered quite quickly that Dr. Grimesby Roylott was the villian in question. The above image shows the case revolving around a young woman's bizarre demise, her sister's growing fears, and a "speckled band." Much like Dr. Watson, students kept up with Holmes to uncover the truth that lay shadowed, yet still in plain sight. |
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