A Study in Scarlet Lesson Plan

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Kind of Activity:

Creative Writing

Objective:

Students will write a newspaper article responding to the day's reading.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.09-10.1.D, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.09-10.2.B, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.09-10.3.D

Structure:

For this activity, students will prepare a newspaper report on the sequence of events that took place during A Study In Scarlet. It should be noted that students are expected to incorporate some knowledge of the characters that a reporter wouldn't necessarily have, such as various moments of foreshadowing and symbolism. Students should also incorporate their literary knowledge of the work into their reports.

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