The Sign of the Four Lesson Plan

Students should read Chapters 7, 8, and 9.

Common Core Objectives

1. 1

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.1

2. 2

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.2

3. 3

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.3.A

4. 4

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.3.E

Note that it is perfectly fine to expand any day’s work into two days depending on the characteristics of the class, particularly if the class will engage in all of the suggested classroom exercises and activities and discuss all of the thought questions.

Content Summary for Teachers

Chapter 7: The Episode of the Barrel

Holmes and Watson set out with Toby the dog to follow the trail of the murderer—or, rather, the scent of the creosote he stepped in. Along the way, Holmes explains...