Hound of the Baskervilles Study Guide

Solve the mystery of the Hound of the Baskervilles alongside Sherlock and Watson as you work through Progeny Press' Christian literature study guide.

The Hound of the Baskervilles features a death, an old family legend of a demon hound on the vast, bleak moors, and a desperate plea for help. Holmes sends Watson ahead to keep Sir Henry Baskerville safe, wherein Watson finds himself entangled in an intricate web of rationalism vs. supernatural, and good vs. evil.

This Progeny Press guide includes features about:

• The author
• Vocabulary, critical thinking, & analysis
• Literary Techniques: thesaurus skills, antonyms & synonyms, anthropomorphism, personification, foreshadowing, rhetoric, poetic justice, irony, misdirection, maxims, mood, juxtaposition, comic relief, corollaries, paradoxes, euphemism, doublespeak, epiphanies, nihilism, context, full-circle endings, conflicts, structure, and themes.
• Character Values: Character, misfortune, spiritual battle, deceit, light, judging, responsibility, prisoners, actions, love.
• Activities/Writing Assignments on: maps, the moors, legends, dogs, phrenology, the peerage system, detective novels, African gold, architecture, butterflies, painters, phosphorus, and abuse. Activities include word search activities, field trips, service projects, essays, discussion questions, and more.
• A living reading list by the same author and other books like The Hound of the Baskervilles.

  The format is ideal for homeschoolers; the large 8.5x11 printed workbook format is convenient to read, easy on the eyes, and easy to transport from car to home. Plus, every question has plenty of whitespace for student's answers, which encourages neat and clean handwriting practice. A removable answer key is also included for the teacher.

  PLEASE NOTE: the text The Hound of the Baskervilles is required and must be purchased separately.

  Setting: England 1880s / Genre: British Lit

  Grades: 8-12