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Learn mystery literature with a theater and mystery-story expert! Read Sherlock Holmes and Father Brown stories, deep-dive into literary analysis, and have some good old-fashioned fun as you solve the mysteries!
Total classes: 8
Prerequisite: None (Sherlock Holmes vs. Father Brown I is not required)
Suggested grade level: 8th to 12th grade
Suggested credit: ½ semester English or Literature
Description
Learn mystery literature with a theater and mystery-story expert! Read Sherlock Holmes and Father Brown stories, deep-dive into literary analysis, and have some good old-fashioned fun as you solve the mysteries!
Outline
“A Scandal in Boehmia” – Sherlock Holmes
“The Secret Garden” – Father Brown
“A Case of Identity” – Sherlock Holmes
“The Flying Stars” – Father Brown
“The Boscombe Valley Mystery” – Sherlock Holmes
“The Invisible Man” – Father Brown
“The Five Orange Pips” – Sherlock Holmes
Materials and Homework
Course materials: Mr. O’Brien will provide PDFs of the stories, all of which are in the public domain; or parents may purchase collections of the stories, many of which are readily available.
Homework: Daily assignments will consist of reading that day’s story and taking a computer-graded quiz for immediate feedback. There will be a final essay assignment. Homework should take no more than one to two hours per day outside of the time spent watching the class recording.
