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Sherlock Holmes - The Adventure of the Engineer’s Thumb Readers Theater Script for Grades 9 to 12

Sherlock Holmes - The Adventure of the Engineer’s Thumb Readers Theater Script for Grades 9 to 12

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Classroom Use at a Glance

A no-prep Reader’s Theater script for grades 9–12 designed for fluency practice, content review, discussion, and quick classroom implementation.

Resource Type RT Script
Best For Grades 9 to 12
Subjects Literature, ELA
Classroom Uses Sub Plan, Small Groups, Fluency Practice, Performance Reading, Content-Area Reading, Review, Discussion, Assessment view all
  • Sub Plan
  • Small Groups
  • Fluency Practice
  • Performance Reading
  • Content-Area Reading
  • Review
  • Discussion
  • Assessment
Included Reader’s Theater Script, Teacher Guide, Student Worksheet, Quiz, Google Forms Quiz, Answer Key, Discussion Questions, Writing Prompt view all
  • Reader’s Theater Script
  • Teacher Guide
  • Student Worksheet
  • Quiz
  • Google Forms Quiz
  • Answer Key
  • Discussion Questions
  • Writing Prompt
Format PDF, DOCX, Google Docs, Google Forms, Printable, Editable view all
  • PDF
  • DOCX
  • Google Docs
  • Google Forms
  • Printable
  • Editable
Prep Level No Prep
Time Required One Class Period
Differentiation Mixed Reading Levels, Vocabulary Support, Small-Group Support view all
  • Mixed Reading Levels
  • Vocabulary Support
  • Small-Group Support

A well-paid late-night consultation leads a young engineer into a hidden workshop and a deadly industrial secret. The script moves from ominous warnings to a near-fatal escape and forensic follow-up, spotlighting risk, greed, and quick thinking.

  • Grades: Grades 9 to 12
  • Scenes: 10 scenes
  • Roles: 8 roles (ideal for small groups)
  • Word Count: ~3100 words
  • Reading Time: ~22 minutes (classroom aloud)
  • Features: PDF & DOCX; Google Classroom Ready; Self-Graded Quiz

Best for: Fluency, close reading, discussion & writing.

What’s Included

  • Script: 3100 words, 10 scenes, 8 characters; casting breakdown (PDF & DOCX / Google Docs ready)
  • Teacher Guide (~18 pages): summaries, context, prompts, alignment, keys
  • Student Worksheet set (~25 slides): vocabulary, short-answer, analysis, and application items
  • Google Forms quiz: 20 self-graded questions

Skills Addressed

  • Thriller pacing and fluent delivery
  • Analysis of greed, deception, and survival
  • Critical thinking with evidence synthesis

Performance / Teaching Notes

  • Stop before the press-room reveal for predictions
  • Connect to modern scam awareness in debrief

Standards

CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.3, CCRA.W.2, CCRA.W.9, CCRA.SL.1, CCRA.SL.6, CCRA.L.4

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