Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Dancing Men Arthur Conan Doyle Author • Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (22 May 1859 – 7 July 1930) • Scottish physician and writer • crime fiction • prolific writer Think about: • What kind of role does Watson play in the story? • What's the definition of "normal sidekick" in a detective story? Common elements • genius detective • normal sidekick: audience surrogate • red herring Clues • dancing man ---- symbols • the smell of powder ---- window opened • a hole near the window-sash ---- the third bullet • candle ---- window opened for a very short time • footmarks and brazen cylinder ---- the killer Sherlock's logic • method of exclusion: A/B/C → remove B&C(use evidence that has been discovered ) → A is the final answer • Possibility comparison • use imagination scientifically Writing skills • Why author mentioned Watson's investment in South Africa at the beginning of the passage? • side description Homework Group work: Use symbols of dancing men to write conversations or stories.(Everyone in the group should write at lease one sentance.) Symbols