This document contains instructions for a 7th grade research worksheet about a fictional detective or "sleuth." Students are asked to provide information like the sleuth's name, a biography of the author who created them, a physical description of the sleuth, their method of detection, personality traits, potential sidekicks, titles of popular stories, common traits of those stories, and a synopsis of one compelling story. Sources must be cited. The goal is for students to learn about a sleuth character and the works they appear in to complete a two-page response.
This document contains instructions for a 7th grade research worksheet about a fictional detective or "sleuth." Students are asked to provide information like the sleuth's name, a biography of the author who created them, a physical description of the sleuth, their method of detection, personality traits, potential sidekicks, titles of popular stories, common traits of those stories, and a synopsis of one compelling story. Sources must be cited. The goal is for students to learn about a sleuth character and the works they appear in to complete a two-page response.
This document contains instructions for a 7th grade research worksheet about a fictional detective or "sleuth." Students are asked to provide information like the sleuth's name, a biography of the author who created them, a physical description of the sleuth, their method of detection, personality traits, potential sidekicks, titles of popular stories, common traits of those stories, and a synopsis of one compelling story. Sources must be cited. The goal is for students to learn about a sleuth character and the works they appear in to complete a two-page response.
WORKSHEET Fill out the information below according to the directions. Make sure your answers are as complete as you can possibly make them. All responses must be in your own words. (If you plagiarize you will receive a 0% for this entire project.) Keep all your responses on two pages. In other words, when you submit this worksheet it should be two pages long.
I. Full name of sleuth:
II. Author: III. Provide a brief biography of the author: IV. Provide a physical description of the sleuth character(s). V. Explain the method of detection used by the sleuth. VI. Describe the sleuth’s character. Be specific. (For example: What are his likes and dislikes? How does he treat other people? Does he have any funny quirks? What sets him apart from others? What makes him memorable to the reader? Etc.) VII. Does the sleuth have a “sidekick” or “foil”? If so what is his or her name? VIII. Describe the sidekick. What is he like? What does he look like? How would you characterize his relationship with the sleuth? IX. What are the names of the three most popular (or well-known, interesting, etc.) novels or short stories in which the sleuth appears? X. What common traits and characteristics do the sleuth’s stories/novels have? XI. Choose one story or novel that you find particularly compelling or interesting. Give the name of it and provide a brief synopsis below. XII. Below, list the works you consulted to obtain this information. (Three sources minimum required.)