Movies as Literature - Sherlock Holmes - The Red Headed League

Another great session in Google Hangouts with “the gang”! 
It was a little frustrating because I misunderstood that in order to have 15 people in Google Hangouts you needed to purchase a domain and a Google Business account. Good to know!! 

We were one too many, so I know that it was frustrating for our students that kept getting bumped out!! They were very patient! I have now purchased the necessary account and so all should be well!! 

The Red Headed League though a great mystery to explore, didn’t have as much action or tension compared to The Hound of the Baskervilles, so I don’t think that it was a favourite of most of our students, however in the Google Doc and then in class they explored foils, different Sherlock personas, Arthur Conan Doyle’s life and much more. 

I especially appreciated their answers and discussion on the question about blessings vs things being too good to be true and the question about our attraction to crime both as spectators and participators all the way back to biblical times. The questions for the Red Headed League are here.

Our next mystery is Father Brown AKA The Detective in May.. there are many great life messages in this movie and I am very much looking forward to the discussion. 

Blessings! Natalie