The Sign of the Four Lesson Plan

Students should read Chapters 10, 11, and 12.

Common Core Objectives

1. 1

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.2

2. 2

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.7

3. 3

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.9

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 10: The End of the Islander

Holmes, Watson, and Athelney Jones head to the wharf, where they wait on a police boat for one of the Baker Street Irregulars to signal that the Aurora has launched. Holmes explains that the...