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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In deze les zitten 18 slides, met interactieve quizzen, tekstslides en 4 videos.

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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 - Tekstslide

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 - Tekstslide

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

Slide 3 - Tekstslide

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 - Quizvraag

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 vraag

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 vraag

Continue with chapter 3

Slide 9 - Tekstslide

Slide 10 - Video

When did you come across something scarlet in the story?

Slide 11 - Open vraag

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

Slide 12 - Tekstslide

Slide 13 - Video

Vocabulary practise

Slide 14 - Tekstslide

Slide 15 - Tekstslide


Slide 16 - Open vraag

Slide 17 - Tekstslide

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

Slide 18 - Open vraag