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“The Adventure of the Cardboard Box”
His Last Bow: A Reminiscence of Sherlock Holmes

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Abstract: Miss Cushing receives a parcel in the mail that contains two severed human ears and Sherlock Holmes helps to crack the case involving her sister.

Source: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, His Last Bow: A Reminiscence of Sherlock Holmes (New York: George H. Doran, 1917)


Lexile Level: TBD
       
Origin: British
       
Genre: Fiction, Historical
Reading Level: 6.6        Language: English        File name: 1159
Sunshine State Standards:
LA.D.2.3.1-7: The student understands the power of language.

LA.E.1.3.1-5: The student understands the common features of a variety of literary forms.

LA.E.2.3.1-8: The student responds critically to fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drama.


Theme: Mystery
Reading Activity: Comprehension (Decode, make connections to prior knowledge, think about and control what is being read)
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