Sherlock Holmes Lesson 1

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Recap:

Write the text below out adding in where punctuation is missing.

14 are missing!

I want to go to the park but it is raining I asked my brother should we wear a coat if we go out today he said well done sherlock of course we should

Friday 7th February 2025

Recap:

Write the text below out adding in where punctuation is missing.

I want to go to the park but it is raining. I asked my brother, "Should we wear a coat if we go out today? He said, "Well done Sherlock, of course we should!".

Learning objective:

To examine why Sherlock Holmes is one of the most famous detectives in literature.

Sherlock Holmes

These are some of the famous Sherlock's in media.

Why is Sherlock so popular?

1. Holmes was one of the first fictional detectives.

2. Conan Doyle believed that in a mistery story you must give the reader all the elements to find the solution.

3. He used fingerprints and other clues that were new at that time.

4. Readers love Holme's ability to deduce lots of information from small details.

5. Loyal friendship with Dr. Watson.

Who is the author? - Make notes!

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle  (22 May 1859 – 7 July 1930) was a British writer and physician. He created the character Sherlock Holmes in 1887 for ''A Study in Scarlet'', the first of 4 novels and 56 short stories about Holmes and Dr. Watson.

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Victorian England 1832-1901

Not only was Sherlock based on a real person, but he was created during the era of Victorian England, and the story takes place in the same time period. Naturally, this allows the bizarre detective to give us a peek into what it was like to be a person (or detective) in London in the late 1800s and early 1900s.

The most important  periods of English Literature are:

Old English (Anglo-Saxon Period): 450–1066

Middle English Period: 1066-1500

Renaissance: 1500-1600

Neoclassical Period: 1600-1785

Romantic Period: 1785-1832

Victorian Age: 1832-1901

Edwardian Period: 1901-1914

Georgian Period: 1910-1936

Modern Period: Early 20th century

Postmodern Period: Mid-20th century

Victorian Era

Victorian era literature was characterized by depictions of everyday people, hard lives, and moral lessons. 

Interesting facts about Sherlock Holmes

Holmes was inspired by a teacher

Conan Doyle was so impressed by Dr Joseph Bell, a lecturer at the University of Edinburgh, who could diagnose patients on sight, that he based Sherlock’s skills of perception on him.

A Study in Scarlet wasn’t popular

His first adventure was rejected by several publishers and printed in Beeton’s Christmas Annual, which was not a success.

Sherlock Holmes is the most popular film character

…or at least, the most popular human character! He’s been in 226 films while Dracula has been in 239!

And he’s been on film for more than 100 years

With the first silent version – Sherlock Holmes Baffled – made in 1900.

Conan Doyle tried to kill Sherlock Holmes because he was bored

After two years of writing the popular stories, the author was sick of the detective, and complained ‘it takes my mind from other things’.