Unit 4 Law and order Extended Reading & Project 课件-2023-2024学年高中英语译林版（2020）选修第二册

Book 9 Unit 4 Law and order Extended Reading The Red-headed League Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) Sir Arthur Conn Doyle was a _ writer, whose best -known fiction stories about the private detective _, which are generally considered a major _ (innovate) in the field of crime fiction. Scottish innovation Sherlock Holmes What kind of information can you get from the illustration about the main character as well as the setting of the short story? Main charactor: Setting: Sherlock Holmes London Key elements Plot (What; How) Setting (When; Where) Theme (Why) Characters (Who) Elements of the Short Story 5 Setting Setting (when / where) in the early hours of the morning / in Baker Street Characters Sherlock Holmes, the dectective Doctor Watson the assistant & criminal Clay the red-headed & not overbright pawnbroker Mr. Wilson What is he doing? character map Mr Wilson Clay, the assistant the chairman of the bank directors Characters & their relationships 1 2 3 4 5 Makes use of him to commit the crime The formula of a classic detective story: Introduction to the detective; Exposition of the crime and clues; Investigation; Announcement of the solution; Explanation of the solution; Ending. Where does the excerpt belong in the original story? Explanation Plot core & most attractive Clues Speculations (推断) The assistant had some strong motive for working in the pawnshop. The assistant was digging a tunnel to some other building. The assistant worked for half wages. The assistant had a fondness for photography and often vanished into the cellar. The task took many hours a day for months on end. The assistant’s knees were worn, wrinkled and stained. Find out the clues or Speculations of the story The assistant was doing sth mysterious in the cellar. To be a Sherlock Holmes! Clues Speculations (推断) The assistant would make his attempt on Saturday. The cellar stretched out behind the pawnshop. A bank was connected to the pawnshop. They closed their League offices. Saturday would