The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle

In The Hound of the Baskervilles, Sherlock Holmes and his associate, Dr. Watson, are faced with one of the most difficult cases of their careers. The two sleuths are confronted with a spectral dog of death that has been a curse of the Baskerville family for over two hundred years. With the recent death of Sir Charles Baskerville, Holmes has been approached by an acquaintance of the Baskerville family concerning the case. Set in the late 1800s, the novel will interest students in the era in will interest students in the era in which the great detective lived. Students will become detectives by examining evidence, developing a working hypothesis, and drawing conclusions.

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Novel/Drama curriculum units contain complete lesson plans with preliminary and follow-up work, teacher notes with plot summary, background, and rationale, ready-to-use worksheets, and suggested answers for student questions. These study guides encourage the development of thinking, reading, speaking, research, and writing skills as well as critical thinking skills such as analysis, synthesis, and evaluation.