Ruth M. Wilson
The beginning section of this unit was presented to my eighth grade class in June. This was to see if the students would be interested in a new approach to reading during the last weeks of school, and to help me judge if this unit would be feasible to do next year.
When the lesson was introduced, there was very little interaction between the students. However, when the class was asked to answer the comprehension questions located at the end of the story, they had difficulty doing this assignment. Most of the discussion hinged upon the fact that they just did not know how to approach the problem. Comments such as: “I don’t understand the first question. What does this mean? I don’t know how to do this. This is hard. I can’t do it.” These grumbling statements showed the lack of self-confidence the group had in themselves. After assuring the students that we had discussed everything that was mentioned in the questions, they began to settle down and be less upset. Suddenly, they began to pair off into groups and talk about the questions and what would be a suitable answer.
Realizing that this was the “business approach” to learning, I allowed the process to proceed. This team work, although somewhat noisy, produced very good answers to questions they had said they could not do!
I then decided that all end of lesson comprehension questions will be conducted in the same manner. The sharing of knowledge and ideas left a positive feeling within the class. The relaxed atmosphere broke the strict quiet barrier and they began to
think.
One young man confided that he had seen the movie of the story just read, but still liked reading the mystery. “The only thing, Mrs. Wilson I knew who the murderer was.” Thanks to him, he never told the class!
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ANSWER KEY FOR B: HOLMES 2
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CODE: 111
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WORD ORDER
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1. SPAIN
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ABUSE
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2. BOTANY
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ADDICTION
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3. DR. WATSON
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BAKER STREET
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4. TRAGEDIES
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BOER WAR
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5. EXTENSIVELY
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BOTANY
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6. EDINBURGH
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BUNSEN
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7. KNIGHTHOOD
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COLLEAGUES
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8. DEGREE
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DEGREE
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9. BUNSEN
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DR. WATSON
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10. EUPHORIC
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EDINBURGH
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11. ABUSE
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EUPHORIC
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12. BAKER STREET
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EXTENSIVELY
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13. LITERARY
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JOURNALS
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14. SOJOURN
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KINGSLEY
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15. MYCROFT
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KNIGHTHOOD
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16. COLLEAGUES
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LITERARY
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17. MEMOIRS
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LODGINGS
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18. ADDICTION
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MEMOIRS
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19. WEIRD
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MYCROFT
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20. BOER WAR
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OBSERVATION
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21. OBSERVATION
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SLEUTH
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22. LODGINGS
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SOJOURN
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23. JOURNALS
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SPAIN
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24. KINGSLEY
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TRAGEDIES
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25. SLEUTH
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WEIRD
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ANSWER KEY FOR B:HOLMES2
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CODE: 127
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WORD SCRAMBLE
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1. SHELTU
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SLEUTH
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2. RWIDE
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WEIRD
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3. REAYITLR
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LITERARY
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4. ISPNA
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SPAIN
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5. RAJUNSLO
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JOURNALS
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6. CHEPOURI
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EUPHORIC
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7. NTODACDII
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ADDICTION
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8. YOATNB
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BOTANY
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9. SJOUONR
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SOJOURN
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10. ORTNBAOEVIS
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OBSERVATION
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11. DEREGE
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DEGREE
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12. BNENUS
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BUNSEN
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13. RBOE WRA
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BOER WAR
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14. XVIEEYETSLN
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EXTENSIVELY
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15. EABUS
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ABUSE
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16. LNKSYIEG
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KINGSLEY
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17. OESULLAEGC
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COLLEAGUES
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18. RBEKA ESETRT
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BAKER STREET
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19. FCTYMRO
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MYCROFT
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20. GHIDNEUBR
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EDINBURGH
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21. TGIESEADR
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TRAGEDIES
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22. DSNOIGGL
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LODGINGS
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23. EOMSMIR
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MEMOIRS
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24. DR. TNSOAW
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DR. WATSON
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25. OHDTIGNOKH
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KNIGHTHOOD
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ANSWER KEY FOR B:HOLMES 2
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CODE: 432
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WORD MATCH
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1. BAKER STREET
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the home of Holmes and Watson
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2. KINGSLEY
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son of Sir Arthur Connan Doyle
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3. MYCROFT
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brother of Sherlock Holmes
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4. JOURNALS
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daily record of experiences or observations.
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5. DR. WATSON
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trusted friend of Holmes
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6. LITERARY
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pertaining to the use of books or writings.
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7. DEGREE
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certificates of achievements
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8. COLLEAGUES
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friends or companions
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9. SOJOURN
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to make a temporary stay
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10. EUPHORIC
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light headedness
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11. TRAGEDIES
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sorrowful, serious, somber
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12. BOTANY
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the study of plants
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13. EDINBURGH
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a city in Scotland
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14. SLEUTH
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a detective
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15. WIERD
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odd or acting funny
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16. OBSERVATION
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to look closely
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17. LODGINGS
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places to sleep.
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18. ADDICTION
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having given up to some habit
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19. BOER WAR
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war fought in South Africa
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20. KNIGHTHOOD
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honor bestowed by a British Monarch
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21. ABUSE
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to use wrongly, misuse
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22. SPAIN
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a country in Europe
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23. BUNSEN
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burner used in a chemistry laboratory
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24. EXTENSIVELY
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far reaching
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25. MEMOIRS
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memories written down
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