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Sherlock Holmes: The Red-Headed League Reader's Theater Script for Grades 9-12
Sherlock Holmes: The Red-Headed League Reader's Theater Script for Grades 9-12
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A no-prep Sherlock Holmes Reader’s Theater script for grades 9–12. Designed for fluency practice, close reading, literary discussion, and small-group performance with printable and digital teacher support.
Resource Type
RT Script
Best For
Grades 9 to 12
Subjects
Literature, ELA
Classroom Uses Fluency Practice, Small Groups, Performance Reading, Discussion, Review, Assessment view all
- Fluency Practice
- Small Groups
- Performance Reading
- Discussion
- Review
- 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
- 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
Teach Sherlock Holmes: The Red-Headed League with a reader's theater script that helps grades 9-12 students follow clues, motives, and plot twists through performance and close reading.
This mystery activity turns Conan Doyle’s story into an engaging lesson on inference, suspense, and evidence-based discussion without losing the fun of the case.
- Grades: Grades 9 to 12
- Scenes: 10 scenes
- Roles: 7 roles (ideal for small groups)
- Word Count: ~2200 words
- Reading Time: ~19 minutes (classroom aloud)
- Features: PDF & DOCX; Google Classroom Ready; Self-Graded Quiz
What’s Included
- Script: 2200 words, 10 scenes, 7 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
- Fluent oral reading and structural analysis (setup–twist–capture)
- Media-literacy connections to scams and ‘too-good-to-be-true’ offers
- Collaborative problem solving
Performance / Teaching Notes
- Let students hypothesize after the league dissolves; spotlight deductive steps aloud
- Debrief with a modern scams checklist
Standards
CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.3, CCRA.R.7, CCRA.W.2, CCRA.SL.1, CCRA.L.4
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