Response
Journal
Complete
each response AND a vocabulary map for each chapter.
Chapter
One
Chapter Two
Chapter
Three
Chapter
Four
At
the beginning of this chapter, Doyle, the writer of the novel, goes into
great
detail to describe the physical characteristics of Sir Henry
Baskerville.
This information is important, not just because it is essential
in
creating a good story, but because these are the things that Holmes
would
observe. List three specific
descriptors of Baskerville and explain what each tells the reader about his
personality and/or life.
Chapter
Five
In
this book, Doyle uses a metaphor of threads compared to clues or leads.
What does Holmes see as the “Three Broken Threads,” and how did they
break?
Doyle
goes into great detail describing the
setting. Using several specific,
exact examples of Doyle’s, explain how the setting affects the mood.
Chapter
Seven
Many
of the characters in this novel remark about the strange sounds they
hear
on the moor at night. Write a dialogue between two members of a
mystery
book club, explaining the frightening sounds heard upon the
moor.
You may begin this way:
Club
member #1: That
otherworldly sound the locals hear on the moor
can
only be the demon hound.
Club
member #2: Well,
there could be a rational explanation for the
noise,
though. For example, it could be…
Chapter
Eight
Franklin
is used by Doyle as comic relief. Find
the definition of comic relief in literature and explain how Franklin fits this
definition.
Chapter
Nine
Reread
the paragraph starting with “October 17th” on the bottom of page
152 and ending with “…two nights before” on page 153.
Change the mood by changing the diction in several sentences of your
choice.
Chapter Ten
Chapter
Eleven
Sherlock
Holmes, Dr. Watson,
Dr. Mortimer, Sir Henry
Baskerville,
Mr.
Barrymore, Beryl Stapleton,
Mr. Stapleton, Mr. Frankland
Chapter
Twelve
Doyle
was actually trying to kill Sherlock Holmes once and for all when he wrote this
novel because he was making a name for himself in historical fiction.
However, when an American publisher offers him a great deal of money, he
concedes to write Hounds.
How
does he compromise between killing off his character and pleasing his publisher
and audience?
Chapter
Thirteen
Love
can be misleading and can mislead is a theme in this novel.
It is illustrated with Mrs. Barrymore and the love for her brother, Mr.
Barrymore and the love for his wife. How
is this them illustrated in this chapter?
Chapter
Fourteen
Chapters
Fifteen
Finally
all of the threads are tied together.
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