The Sign of the Four Lesson Plan

Students should read Chapters 1, 2, and 3.

Common Core Objectives

1. 1

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.6

2. 2

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.9

3. 3

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.2

4. 4

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.5

Note that it is perfectly fine to expand any day’s work into two days depending on the characteristics of the class, particularly if the class will engage in all of the suggested classroom exercises and activities and discuss all of the thought questions.

Content Summary for Teachers

Chapter 1: The Science of Deduction

We first encounter Sherlock Holmes as he is taking a “seven percent solution” of cocaine in his study, to the chagrin of his partner, John Watson. Watson worries for...