Daily Lessons for Teaching The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

Daily Lessons

This section contains 30 daily lessons. Each one has a specific objective and offers at least three (often more) ways to teach that objective. Lessons include classroom discussions, group and partner activities, in-class handouts, individual writing assignments, at least one homework assignment, class participation exercises and other ways to teach students about the text in a classroom setting. Use some or all of the suggestions provided to work with your students in the classroom and help them understand the text.

Lesson 1

Objective: Section 1, A Scandal in Bohemia Sir Arthur Conan Doyle sets his mysteries of Sherlock Holmes mainly in London in the late 19th century, commonly known as the Victorian Era. This lesson will explore the setting of "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" and analyze the effect setting has on the plot.

1) 1-Writing warm up: After reading "A Scandal in Bohemia," what do you know about...
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