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Sherlock Holmes. Crime and Mystery Stories. Victorian Era. Science Discovery Technology Thinking/Deduction. The Characters. Sherlock Holmes Stoic Deductions Puzzles Hobbies/Skills A Scandal in Bohemia, Hound of the Baskervilles, Falls of the Reichenbach
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Sherlock Holmes Crime and Mystery Stories
Science Discovery Technology Thinking/Deduction
The Characters Sherlock Holmes • Stoic • Deductions • Puzzles • Hobbies/Skills • A Scandal in Bohemia, Hound of the Baskervilles, Falls of the Reichenbach • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=im4TYITM0VE
The Characters Dr. John Watson- Veteran, Writer/Narrator, Roommate, Sidekick, Engaged
The Characters James Moriarty • Nemesis • Genius • Criminal • Deduction Irene Adler • Worthy Opponent • “The Woman” • Smart • Resourceful
Vocabulary • In Medias Res- ‘in the middle of things’ • Hook- something interesting that grabs your attention in the beginning • Characterization- describing a character in detail • INDIRECT: describing actions or words without telling you their personality exactly • DIRECT: telling you exactly what that person is like
Vocabulary • Locked-Room Mystery= a story where the characters are trapped with one another with no means of escape, and one of them has committed the crime. The others have to figure out who it is (ex. Mafia, or Murder on the Orient Express) • Moment of Revelation- when the investigator either realizes or reveals who the criminal is
Vocabulary • Red Herring = a false set of clues • Deduction = looking at all the details and forming a big picture • Twist = unexpected information that changes the way we view someone or something • Femme Fatale = a ‘dangerous woman’ that distracts or double-crosses the investigator