Murder Mystery Lesson 2: Study in Scarlet

Murder Mystery
  • The test is on 17 April.
  • You are going to write your own murder mystery story in class.
  • Handwritten on paper.
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This lesson contains 18 slides, with interactive quizzes, text slides and 4 videos.

time-iconLesson duration is: 50 min

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Murder Mystery
  • The test is on 17 April.
  • You are going to write your own murder mystery story in class.
  • Handwritten on paper.

Slide 1 - Slide

Learning objectives for this lesson
  1. Read (or listen) to chapter 1 'Mr Sherlock Holmes' of A Study in Scarlet. (The full text is in the assignment on Moodle or use the audio clips with the text in the next slides.)
  2. Find out the meaning of some of Sherlock's 'sophisticated' vocabulary.

Slide 2 - Slide

Start with chapter 1 (two parts)
  • While reading (or listening) look out for something scarlet in the story.

Slide 3 - Slide

Slide 4 - Video

Slide 5 - Video

"If we don't get on, it will be easy to part company", I answered.
In the above statement whom does 'I' refer to?
A
Sherlock Holmes
B
Stamford
C
Dr. Watson

Slide 6 - Quiz

Can you think of a reason why Arthur Conan Doyle picked Watson as the narrator of the story? The title character is Sherlock Holmes after all.

Slide 7 - Open question

This story was written in 1887 when forensic science wasn’t as advanced as it is now. Do you think Victorian readers would have been impressed with Sherlock Holmes?

Slide 8 - Open question

Continue with chapter 3

Slide 9 - Slide

Slide 10 - Video

When did you come across something scarlet in the story?

Slide 11 - Open question

Watson and Sherlock meet
  • Now you may have a look at the first meeting from the 'updated' version in the BBC series.

Slide 12 - Slide

Slide 13 - Video

Vocabulary practise

Slide 14 - Slide

Slide 15 - Slide


Slide 16 - Open question

Slide 17 - Slide

Write a paragraph (50 words) in the style of Sherlock Holmes using a selection of 'sophisticated' words.

Slide 18 - Open question