The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Lesson Plan

Sherlock’s Legacy

Kind of Activity:

Group Work

Objective:

Students will imagine and grapple with the distinct characteristics of the Sherlock Holmes character and stories.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.3

Structure:

To begin the activity, give students the following scenario: you are one of the lawyers responsible for managing Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s estate for his descendants. You and your team are being inundated with requests from writers who want to write TV shows, movies, and novels based on Sherlock Holmes. It is up to your team to determine who gets permission to use the Sherlock Holmes character. Your supervisor says that in order to field...