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Organizing a Sherlockian Book Drive
Chuck Kovacic -- The Curious Collectors of Baker Street. The Curious Collectors of Baker Street worked with the Los Angeles Unified School district to donate new, hardbound editions of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes to their 87 middle and senior high school libraries. |
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Recovering the Classical in the Common: Figures of Speech in ‘A Scandal in Bohemia'
Karen Murdock -- For high school and college teachers.
Karen Murdock -- For high school and college teachers.
The Black-Eyed Theatre -- Sherlock Holmes: The Sign of Four -- Education Pack
Engagement with young people is key to what the Theatre does, and their extensive, participatory education programs, which run alongside each production, aim to make their work as relevant and accessible as possible.
As well as free, high quality education packs designed for teachers and students to draw as much as possible from their theatre visits, they provide interactive workshops run by experienced theatre professionals with a passion for what they do, knowledge of the texts and energy to engage young people.
Engagement with young people is key to what the Theatre does, and their extensive, participatory education programs, which run alongside each production, aim to make their work as relevant and accessible as possible.
As well as free, high quality education packs designed for teachers and students to draw as much as possible from their theatre visits, they provide interactive workshops run by experienced theatre professionals with a passion for what they do, knowledge of the texts and energy to engage young people.
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Sherlockian Book Reviews — 5th grade to high school
Sherlockian books for Younger Readers - Sally Sugarman Sherlockian and retired professor of Childhood Studies Sally Sugarman gave us a reading list of contemporary mysteries that focus on young sleuths who admire Sherlock Holmes' character and methods. One of these series is "The Boy Sherlock Holmes" by Shane Peacock. The first two books have been reviewed by Dr. Wayne Scott, a Sherlockian and retired professor of English and American Studies,in Columbia, SC. A contributor to the college textbook American Civilization and Culture. Our contributors are greatly interested in promoting reading among young people, particularly reading about Sherlock Holmes. Dr. Wayne Scott, a retired professor of English and American Studies, is a Sherlockian in Columbia SC. His book reviews are a regular feature on the website. |
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Scouting and Sherlock Holmes — 6th grade to high school -- Jerry Riggs
Colonel (later Lord Robert) Baden-Powell, the originator of the Boy Scouts in the UK, emphasized methods for training in observation and deduction. He called the latter of these skills "Sherlocking" or "Sherlock Holmesism." Baden-Powell's original army handbook became a craze-sensation among the British civilian population. Clubs of girls and boys sprung up all over Britain to play the games in the book and take the challenge to attain the same caliber of expertise as elite trained scouts. Jerry Riggs' contribution on Scouting and Sherlock Holmes came just in time for the Boy Scout Centennial. Sherlockian Jerry Riggs has been involved with Boy Scouts in the Chief Okemos Council in Michigan for nearly fifty years. He developed ways to instruct his Scouts in the time-honored “Sherlocking” that was first developed by Lord Baden-Powell for British army scouts and later used by him in the International Boy Scout movement. |
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Past Jan Stauber-Sherlock Holmes Literacy Grant Projects
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Jessica Armstrong, Shawnee High School, Shawnee, OK,
At Shawnee High School, Wolf Time will be used to help students explore interests, enhance their learning goals, and have exposure to new educational opportunities. With this project, the Shawnee High School Library will be able to provide students with equal access to the Sherlock Holmes books and provide book talks, summaries, and other planned activities such as scavenger hunts, book club, and trivia. |
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Marti Brown, Westwood High Schoo, Blythewood, SC
To introduce the Sherlock Holmes unit, students would participate in Sherlock Holmes escape-room game activities in the school library. Students would then be given a brief introduction by the librarian to the world of Sir Author Conan Doyle and his creation, Sherlock Holmes. |
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Linda Marchisio, Bacon Academy, Colchester, CT
"Forensics in Literature: Sherlock Holmes" (grades 11-12). Using The Hound to illustrate techniques of deductive reasoning in science for juniors and seniors, they successfully taught their course in the Fall and Spring semesters. "Forensics in Literature: Sherlock Holmes" |