Sherlock Holmes stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
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Hell hounds and other beasts | ||
Students research Hell-hound or beast legends which inspired writers such as Arthur Conan-Doyle and Thomas Hardy, and produce a Wikipedia entry. | |||
| KS3 KS4 | Prose Published: 14/05/2013 | |||
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Rules for writing detective stories | ||
A worksheet designed to generate discussion about whether The Hound of the Baskervilles fits the rules of crime fiction as laid down by members of The Detection Club. | |||
| KS3 KS4 | Prose Published: 06/05/2011 | |||
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Characterisation cards | ||
Focus on characterisatation in 'The Speckled Band'. Group the quotations according to the character they refer to. (Answers on page 2.) | |||
| KS3 KS4 | Prose Published: 20/07/2007 | |||
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Characterisation in 'The Speckled Band' | ||
Three grids designed to further understanding of how character is created. | |||
| KS3 KS4 | Prose Published: 13/07/2007 | |||
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Clues and plot twists in 'The Speckled Band' | ||
Complete the table to show the effect of clues and plot twists. | |||
| KS4 | Prose Published: 25/11/2005 | |||
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How to be a literary detective | ||
A useful and interesting unit aimed at improving pupils' skills in inference and deduction. Based on 'The Speckled Band' and 'The Cay'. | |||
| KS3 KS4 | Prose Published: 09/06/2005 | |||
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The Hound of the Baskervilles (pre-1914 prose - coursework) | ||
How does Conan Doyle create a suitably fearful environment for his hellish hound? | |||
| KS4 | Prose Published: 29/04/2005 | |||
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The Hound of the Baskervilles: spelling test and sequencing task (Teacher's copy) | ||
Test your spelling of key words and sequence events. | |||
| KS4 | Prose Published: 17/03/2005 | |||
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The Hound of the Baskervilles: spelling test and sequencing task | ||
Test your spelling of key words and sequence events. (Teacher's copy available.) | |||
| KS4 | Prose Published: 17/03/2005 | |||
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The Hound of the Baskervilles: Cloze | ||
Fill in the gaps to complete the plot summary. | |||
| KS3 KS4 | Prose Published: 17/03/2005 | |||
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'The Adventure of the Speckled Band': scrambled text | ||
The story in chunks for students to sequence. | |||
| KS3 KS4 | Prose Published: 18/11/2004 | |||
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'The Adventure of the Speckled Band': scrambled text (teacher's copy) | ||
The story in chunks for students to sequence. | |||
| KS3 KS4 | Prose Published: 18/11/2004 | |||
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Clue sheets for 'The Speckled Band' | ||
Lovely, in depth introductory exercise - students build up the story using given clues. | |||
| KS3 KS4 | Prose Published: 26/09/2002 | |||
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The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb |
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A lovely pre-teaching exercise - build up the story using a series of clues. | |||
| KS3 KS4 | Prose Published: 01/10/2001 | |||
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Miss Stoner's speech in The Speckled Band - a story within a story | ||
How is suspense built up in this extract? | |||
| KS3 KS4 | Prose Published: 01/08/2001 | |||
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Sherlock Holmes and Victorian England | ||
Fab fact sheet. | |||
| KS3 KS4 | Prose Published: 01/04/2001 | |||
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Settings in The Speckled Band | ||
Use details from the quotations to explain how setting affects plot and atmosphere. | |||
| KS3 KS4 | Prose Published: 01/04/2001 | |||
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Investigating Dr Roylott | ||
Fill in the boxes with character information. | |||
| KS3 KS4 | Prose Published: 01/04/2001 | |||
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The character of Dr Roylott in The Speckled Band | ||
Looking at how Doyle presents his arch villain. | |||
| KS3 KS4 | Prose Published: 01/04/2001 | |||
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