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Chapter VI: “The Adventure of Black Peter”
The Return of Sherlock Holmes

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Abstract: A gruesome murder occurs in Forest Row and Police Inspector Stanley Hopkins asks Holmes for help. When Peter Carey’s (also called Black Peter) tobacco pouch is found at the scene of the crime, Holmes investigates.

Source: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Return of Sherlock Holmes (London: Georges Newnes, Ltd, 1905)


Lexile Level: TBD
       
Origin: British
       
Genre: Fiction, Mystery/Suspense
Reading Level: 5.6        Language: English        File Name: 1226
Sunshine State Standards:
LA.A.2.2: The student constructs meaning from a wide range of texts.

LA.D.2.2: The student understands the power of language.

LA.E.2.2: The student responds critically to fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drama.


Theme: Mystery
Reading Strategy: KWL (What do we know, what do we want to find out, what did we learn?)
 
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