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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "The Adventure of the Dying Detective" by Arthur Conan Doyle

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the full text of the short story "The Adventure of the Dying Detective" by Arthur Conan Doyle featuring Sherlock Holmes.
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Jc Online: Brincanda De Detetive

For Students 3rd - 8th
Short, illustrated children's detective stories collected by the well-known "Jornal do Comercio," a Brazilian periodical. Read the stories online and see if you can help Inspector Arruda solve the mysteries.
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Word Detective

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
In this activity, students will become word detectives to find spelling patterns in a story, and then sort the words they find according to the patterns. This "word detective" will become a favorite independent activity throughout the...
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Becoming History Detectives Using Shakespeare's Secret

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Is the case closed on the authorship of Shakespeare's plays? Student history detectives explore the evidence for and against one of the possible alternatives, Edward deVere, using the novel Shakespeare's Secret plus a variety of online...
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Gothic Undercurrents: Edgar Allan Poe

For Students 9th - 10th
This biography features Edgar Allan Poe who introduced the genre of horror and mystery to literature in the nineteenth century with stories such as "The Raven."
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: John Thorndyke's Cases by R. Austin Freeman

For Students 9th - 10th
Classic Reader provides numerous classic works from famous authors. First published in 1909, one work is the short story collection entitled John Thorndyke's Cases. This detective story collection was written by R. Austin Freeman.
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Just the Facts, Ma'am

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Students read The Web Files by Margie Palatini and use the format to write three-scene detective stories of their own. Teacher instructions, student instructions, and student writing samples are provided, as well as an interactive...
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Georgetown University

Georgetown University: Edgar Allan Poe (1809 1849)

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
This site is a professor's guide for students. This guide features information on how to distinguish between Poe and his narrators in his stories.
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Christian Classics Ethereal Library

Ccel: The Man Who Was Thursday

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is provided for by the Christian Classics ethereal Library. Masterful detective fiction from G.K. Chesteron. Offered here in html, .rtf, .pdf, and plain text.
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Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore

Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore: Poe's Tales

For Students 9th - 10th
An introductory discussion of the publishing history of Poe's short stories, along with links to numerous text versions of the stories themselves, such as "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," which can be read online.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "The Adventure of the Devil's Foot" by Arthur Conan Doyle

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the full text of the short story "The Adventure of the Devil's Foot" by Arthur Conan Doyle featuring Sherlock Holmes.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "The Adventure of the Red Circle" by Arthur Conan Doyle

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the full text of the short story "The Adventure of the Red Circle" by Arthur Conan Doyle featuring Sherlock Holmes.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge" by Arthur Conan Doyle

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the full text of the short story "The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge" by Arthur Conan Doyle featuring Sherlock Holmes.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "The Adventure of the Bruce Partington Plans" by A. C. Doyle

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the full text of the short story "The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans" by Arthur Conan Doyle featuring Sherlock Holmes.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "The Adventure of the Cardboard Box" by Arthur Conan Doyle

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the full text of the short story "The Adventure of the Cardboard Box" by Arthur Conan Doyle.
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World Wide School

World Wide School: Etext of Double Barrelled Detective

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides the complete etext for Mark Twain's story, Double Barrelled Detective.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Expository Escapade: Detective's Handbook

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Working on higher-level thinking skills with your readers is made easier with this lesson. You will have your learners connect with and analyze a mystery story at their grade-appropriate level. Lesson plan, printable worksheets, and...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: The Hound of the Baskervilles 1: Meet Sherlock Holmes

For Students 9th - 10th
Students investigate the iconic and much-beloved character of Sherlock Holmes, as well as the mystery genre, in this excerpt from Masterpiece's 2002 version of The Hound of the Baskervilles. As students are introduced to Holmes, they use...
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: American Literature: American Romanticism: Edgar Allan Poe

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on Edgar Allan Poe and his short story "The Fall of the House of Usher." It features links to the Discovery Education Video: "Profile of the Author: Edgar Allan Poe" (Registration required), a Poe biography, the text...
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Author: Edgar Allan Poe

For Students 9th - 10th
This site focuses on Edgar Allan Poe's life and his short stories. It includes a link to a Poe biography and links to the full text of 53 of his short stories including the following: "The Black Cat," "The Tale Tell Heart," "The Fall of...
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Science Detectives

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students are given a scenario for this lesson where they must use investigative skills like a detective would to decide whether changes that happen to objects in the story are physical or chemical. They then conduct an experiment with...
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Guy Garrick by Arthur B. Reeve

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the full text of the novel Guy Garrick by Arthur B. Reeve, a detective story. Guy Garrick, a detective who has made a scientific study of crime, has been the hero of a number of earlier short stories. In the present novel he is...
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The Honor of the Name by Emile Gaboriau

For Students 9th - 10th
Classic Reader provides numerous classic works from famous authors. First published in 1869, one work is The Honor of the Name. This detective story was written by the French author, Emile Gaboriau.
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Story Behind the Science

Story Behind the Science: Detection of Black Holes [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Article outlining the scientific history behind the discovery of black holes. The writer discusses how scientific theories guide scientists in creating explanations for natural phenomena.

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