Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Teacher Resources

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s name has become synonymous with his most famous character, Sherlock Holmes. Introduce young writers to the mystery genre with a lesson the features several of Doyle’s most famous stories, and here’s a video that traces the evolution of the famous detective. Young sleuths can also investigate how portrails can influence a drama with a lesson that looks at actors who have taken on the role.

Certainly part of the continuing appeal of Doyle’s stories and novels, especially to teachers and students, has to do with how Holmes models reasoning skills. This critical thinking activity encourages individuals to develop their own powers of deduction. Such reasoning is also essential in writing proofs in geometry and chemistry.

Sherlock Holmes was not Doyle’s only literary creation and mystery not Doyle’s only genre. His Professor Challenger, sometimes lost in Sherlock’s shadow, commands the show in a series of fantasy and science fiction stories, of which The Lost World is the most famous, adapted into films and abridged versions for readers of all ages.

Take some time to investigate the many plans, activities, and videos in our collection of resources about this amazing physician, politician, knight, and author.