Adventure 4: “The <em>Gloria Scott</em>”Lit2Go: An online service of Florida's Educational Technology Clearinghouse

Home  »  Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan  »  The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes  »  Adventure 4


Adventure 4: “The Gloria Scott
Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Abstract: While in college, Holmes visits a friend and strikes a tender spot when talking to his friend’s father. This leads him into his investigation of a mystery involving blackmail.

Source: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (London: George Newnes, 1894)


Lexile Level: TBD
       
Origin: British
       
Genre: Fiction, Historical
Reading Level: 7.1        Language: English        File name: 1166
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 Strategy: Comprehension (Decode, make connections to prior knowledge, think about and control what is being read)
 
Download Support Material
 
Download MP3        View text as webpage        Download PDF
Mp3 Length: 0:40:15        Word count: 7841        Use PDF for printing

 
|  Home  |  Site Map  |  Search  |  License  |  FAQ  |  Credits  |  Help  |
 
 

This collection of children's literature is a part of the Educational Technology Clearinghouse and is funded by various grants. Copyright 2009 by the Florida Center for Instructional Technology, College of Education, University of South Florida.


Lit2GoEducational Technology Clearinghouse