1. “The Adventure of the Speckled Band” From Summarizing to Analyzing

2. What determines how someone creates their own reality? What about how he/she uses that reality to create stories?

3. Study the picture carefully and prepare to make observations

4. Go to the following website and read about Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s beliefs and experiences. http://www.victorianweb.org/author s/doyle/spiritualism.html

5. Consider the two together. What observations can we make? Sir Arthur Conan Doyle on spiritualism and the creation of Sherlock Holmes.

6. Essential Question Can multiple versions of reality exist at the same time?

7. Discuss the essential question with your group in relation to the story. Move from summary to analysis with an active verb. Active verbs are to use for this assignment are: suggests, conveys, argues, symbolizes.

8. Your assignment: Write an analysis paragraph answering the following question(RAPPS is helpful): How does Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s experiences help him create the character and situations in his short stories, particularly “The Adventure of the Speckled Band”? Your paragraph must : 1.include a detail from the text (e.g. words, description, quote, etc). This should be cited 2. include an active verb (e.g. suggests, symbolizes, conveys, argues…) 3. include a concept – a word you can’t touch