Write your own Holmes mystery
Using
what you have learned about characteristics of a Sherlock Holmes mystery, write
your own. It can be a significant mystery
(someone stole my car!) or a small one (why do my socks go astray in the
dryer?). It can be funny or serious in tone. As a reminder,
include some of the following:
a. Retelling of an action sequence
b. Holmes using deductive reasoning
c. Holmes taking justice into his own hands
d. Character from a foreign land with a dark past
e. Holmes unable to solve the case
f. Exotic murder weapon
g. Young woman about to be married
h. Grotesque details
i. Crime committed
Story Guidelines
– Due dates: Pre-Write due January 25; Rough Draft due February
1; Final Draft due February 15
– Essay
length: 500 – 900 words (between 2 and 6
pages)
– Rough
drafts can be typed or hand-written, but must be double-spaced.
– Final
draft format:
– Typed
(if this is not possible, please let me know)
– 1
inch margins
– Name
and date on the upper right hand corner
– Number
the pages on the lower right hand corner
– Title
centered above the text of the essay
