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FAST FACTS ABOUT THIS SHERLOCK HOLMES GRAMMAR ACTIVITY:
- Recommended for: Grades 6-8
- Lesson Duration: 40 minutes
- Formats: PPT, PDF, and Google Slides
- Editable: all text is editable in PPT and PDF versions; Google Slides are not editable so that students can write on the pages without jumbling the text
- Great as an alternative to Halloween or for mystery genre units!
IS THIS A GOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL SUB ACTIVITY?
Yes! This is a simple activity with easy-to-follow directions. Middle school students should have no problem figuring out what to do.
A Google version is included, but no technology is needed if you print the 3 PDF pages for students to write on. You have the ability to edit the text, but the activity is ready-to-go without editing.
THIS SHERLOCK HOLMES GRAMMAR ACTIVITY CONTAINS 3 PDF PAGES:
This Sherlock Holmes Grammar Activity features an excerpt from A Scandal in Bohemia, a short story originally published in The Strand Magazine in 1891.
The included passage describes Count Von Kramm, a masked “Bohemian nobleman” who seeks help from Sherlock Holmes and Watson early in the story. Of course, Sherlock Holmes quickly deduces “The Count’s” true identity, and the story begins.
- Page 1 — Passage from A Scandal in Bohemia, with 15 words removed and changed into fill-in-the-blanks. The part of speech needed is listed in parentheses directly underneath the blank. Total passage length=120 words.
- Page 2 — 15 fill-in boxes with only the part of speech listed. Students should fill in the boxes before they look at the passage.
- Page 3 — Full 120-word passage from A Scandal in Bohemia, words used in the Grammar Fill-Ins are underlined.
More Halloween alternative activities for middle school:
- La Llorona Story and Discussion (Grades 6-9)
- “Hansel & Gretel” Grammar Fill-Ins (Grades 5-8)
- “The Fall of the House of Usher” Grammar Fill-Ins (Grades 7-10)
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