1. “The Adventure of the Speckled Band” By: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle “The Adventure of the Speckled Band”

2. Author Notes  Born in Scotland  Enjoyed writing mystery stories in his early twenties  Studied medicine, and it was observed that he was more often accurate in guessing the occupations of his patients than in diagnosing their illnesses

3. More Author Notes  Based the character of Sherlock Holmes on a surgeon in Scotland whose hobby was deducing people’s characters from minor details of their appearance

4. Who is Sherlock Holmes?  He is the famous detective who is known for deductive reasoning.  He analyzes the evidence and draws specific conclusions.

5. Author notes continued  Doyle wrote 56 stories and four novels about Sherlock Holmes  He felt his other writings were overlooked because of the popularity of Holmes, so he wrote a story in which the famous detective died.

6.  The public outrage was so overwhelming that Doyle gave in and wrote “The Hound of the Baskervilles”, resurrecting the character of the famous detective.

7. Mystery Story  A mystery story is a fictional tale that tells how a puzzling mystery is solved.  The leading character is often a detective who matches wits with someone who has committed a crime.

8. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

9. Vocabulary Words – “logy” means “the study of” 1. ecology – the study of humans and their environment 2. biology – the study of life and living organisms 3. psychology – the study of mental processes and behavior 4. theology – the study of religion 5. anthropology – the study of the origin of humans 6. pathology – the study of diseases 7. geology – the study of the earth

10. Vocabulary Words – from your story… 1. defray – to pay or furnish the money for 2. manifold – many and varied 3. morose – gloomy, ill-tempered 4. convulsed – taken over by violent, involuntary spasms 5. imperturbably – unexcitedly, impassively 6. reverie – daydream 7. tangible – able to be touched or felt

11. Grammar for the Week: Predicate Nouns  A predicate noun is a noun that comes after a linking verb.  It also explains or identifies the subject in a sentence:  Watson was a medical doctor.  “Doctor” is the predicate noun.

12. Find the predicate nouns:  The two men were both bachelors.  Watson became a married man.  Before last summer, Watson was the teacher.  Edward was the head waiter at Donald’s new restaurant.