Mysteries of Sherlock Holmes

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1 Name: Student Journal Mysteries of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Reading Schedule Group members: Mysteries of Sherlock Holmes Student Journal Due Date Discussion Date Introduction Pages 2 4 The Adventure of the Speckled Band The Redheaded League The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle Pages 5 6 Pages 7 8 Pages 9 10 The Exchange Assessment True or False? Things are never what they seem to be.

2 Getting Started What If? You are walking down the street one day and you see a bright green leaf in the middle of the sidewalk. As you approach it, the leaf seems to hop. You think it must be your imagination. Leaves don t move by themselves, and there is no wind. Then to your surprise, the leaf hops again! You tell your friends about the hopping leaf. One friend says the leaf was probably an insect called a katydid. It is a kind of grasshopper that looks like a leaf. Another friend says it was your imagination. The wind must have blown the leaf. You were just too preoccupied to realize it at the time. Make notes about how this would affect you. Whose explanation would you believe? Would you try to figure out what really happened with the leaf? Would your discovery make you question the appearance of other things? Connect to The Exchange Question Discuss how this situation could relate to The Exchange Question: True or False? Things are never what they seem to be. Summarize your discussion. Student Journal page 2 of 10 Hampton-Brown

3 Introduction Read the Introduction on pages 9 11 in Mysteries of. The Introduction will help you understand key concepts in the book. Knowing them will help you discuss and write about the book. The Introduction includes information about the character of the creator of, Arthur Conan Doyle common elements found in detective stories After you read the Introduction, answer these questions to check your understanding. 1. Who is? 2. Who inspired Arthur Conan Doyle to create the character of Sherlock Holmes? 3. What do most detective stories have in common? Student Journal page 3 of 10 Hampton-Brown

4 Introduction: Key Concepts Word Web Study the Word Web for clue. What words does clue make you think of? Write a sentence using the word clue. Word Web Key Concepts clue detective investigate mysterious suspicion evidence proof Key Concept clue mystery crime On a separate sheet of paper, create a similar Word Web for each of the Key Concept words. Write a sentence for each one. Student Journal page 4 of 10 Hampton-Brown

5 Respond to The Adventure of the Speckled Band 1. Personal Response is a famous fictional detective. Think of a detective from a book, TV show, or movie. How does this character compare to Holmes? 2. Mood What details about this story make it mysterious? Use the word mysterious in your response. 3. Minor Character Why does the author include the character of Dr. Watson? What does Dr. Watson add to the story? 4. Generate Questions Write a question about this section for someone else reading this book. Exchange questions with them. Do you agree with their answer? Student Journal page 5 of 10 Hampton-Brown

6 Respond to The Adventure of the Speckled Band, continued 5. Evidence and Conclusions In The Adventure of the Speckled Band, figures out how Julia was murdered. List the clues that Holmes uses to solve the crime in the Details Web. Details Web Clues Holmes Uses What does each detail tell Holmes that helps him solve the murder? Student Journal page 6 of 10 Hampton-Brown

7 Respond to The Redheaded League 1. Personal Response In this story, Mr. Wilson is tricked into a phony moneymaking scheme. How do you know when an offer or plan is phony or illegal? How did you learn to identify these clues? 2. Character When does Mr. Wilson s suspicion about the Redheaded League start? What does this tell you about his character? Use the word suspicion in your response. 3. Plot How does John Clay convince Mr. Wilson to join the Redheaded League? Why is this important to the story? 4. Generate Questions Write a question about this section for someone else reading this book. Exchange questions with them. Do you agree with their answer? Student Journal page 7 of 10 Hampton-Brown

8 Respond to The Redheaded League, continued 5. Evidence and Conclusions In The Redheaded League, John Clay plans to rob the City Bank. Read the goal. Then write the events and the outcome in the Chart. Goal and Outcome Chart Goal Events John Clay and his partner Archie want to steal the French gold from the City Bank vault. Outcome How does John Clay show he might be the fourth smartest man in London even though his plan fails? Student Journal page 8 of 10 Hampton-Brown

9 Respond to The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle 1. Personal Response Holmes uses the expression wild goose chase. This expression means to travel from one place to the next without a logical pattern. When have you been on a wild goose chase? What was the result? 2. Judgments Do you think a private detective like Holmes helps or hurts police who investigate crimes? Explain. Use the words detective and investigate in your response. 3. Comparisons How is the character of John Horner similar to the character of James Ryder? How is Horner different from Ryder? What If? 4. Connect Look at your notes on Student Journal, page 2. Think about what might happen if you only believed what you saw and did not ask questions or investigate. Compare this to Mysteries of. Does Holmes assume things are never as they appear to be? Student Journal page 9 of 10 Hampton-Brown

10 Respond to The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle, continued 5. Minor Character In The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle, James Ryder steals a jewel and hides it inside of a goose. List the causes and effects of this event. Use the Cause and Effect Chart to answer the question. Cause and Effect Chart Causes Effects Who are the minor characters in this story? How are they important to the story? Student Journal page 10 of 10 Hampton-Brown