https://padlet.com/annacrigger97/aq4m3jdsm1ue83h1 This is a timeline analysis of Sherlokian.net, a Digital Humanities project and a digital portal to Sherlock Holmes. en-us 2021-10-14 01:25:10 UTC 2025-10-23 09:33:50 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f4d5.png annacrigger97 https://padlet.com/annacrigger97/aq4m3jdsm1ue83h1/wish/1815608763 This is the first day exploring the website. I assume looking over every aspect of Sherlockian.net will most likely take a few days. At first glance, the website seemed bare and simplistic. There are simple headers at the top of the homepage, much like any other accessible website. However, after further exploration, I noticed that the pictures of the side of the page also like to different pages about Sherlock Holmes and the background/history surrounding the character. Sherlockian.net includes information surrounding the investigating aspect of one of the most popular mystery characters ever created. Furthermore, the website covers the celebrating and teaching of Sherlock Holmes. I first explored the "About Sherlock Holmes" page, and was informed about various information about the character such as the following: personality, birthday, zodiac sign, hobbies, religion, sexuality, etc. I was interested to learn about the relationship between Sherlock Holmes and his arch-enemy, Professor James Moriarty, and also Holmes' love interest, Irene Adler. I would like to note that I have watched the most recent Sherlock Holmes movies with Robert Downy Jr. playing the main role; I had some background, but I have never read any of the original Sherlock Homes stories written by Arthur Conan Doyle. It was exciting to learn all the logistics behind the fictional character. However, I would also like to note that this webpage delves into the question: Did Holmes Exist? ]]> 2021-10-14 01:37:47 UTC https://padlet.com/annacrigger97/aq4m3jdsm1ue83h1/wish/1815608763 annacrigger97 https://padlet.com/annacrigger97/aq4m3jdsm1ue83h1/wish/1815617778 This is a direct link to Sherlockian.net]]> 2021-10-14 01:41:24 UTC https://padlet.com/annacrigger97/aq4m3jdsm1ue83h1/wish/1815617778 annacrigger97 https://padlet.com/annacrigger97/aq4m3jdsm1ue83h1/wish/1815716066 This section of the Sherlock Holmes Digital Humanities project delves into the canon of the character an his companion, John Watson. Specifically, different mediums surrounding the two characters such as entertainment, writings about the writings, webpages and series, reviews, and the arts. I was especially interested in the tab following information about scholarly articles surrounding Sherlock Holmes, his story, and works by other scholars analyzing the character and Arthur Conan Doyle's creativity. The layout of this webpage is easy to navigate, and the reader is provided with many links to scholarly articles that can be used in future scholarly work. I thought it was also useful that the same link follows to the teaching tab, thus sticking to a more academic and educational relationship with the reader. Furthermore, under the adaptations tab on Sherlockian.net, I was interested in the illustrations topic. After exploring the links I was interested in the linked website arthur-conan-doyle.com and its inclusion of scans of the original illustrations for Conan Doyle fictions, specifically Sherlock Holmes stories. The pictures are eerie but also provide a visual for how the stories play out. Most of these illustrations were produced around 1903-1944. I was fascinated by the inclusion of other resources following the background of Sherlock Holmes and his creator. I will say, however, that the layout of this new website was a bit confusing, so as a consumer I decided to stay on the homepage only so that I didn't loose my place in where I was in this D.H. project. In addition, I unexpectedly was interested in exploring the links under the film animation/anime section under the adaptations tab. I had no idea that anime had creations that followed the story of a similar Sherlock Holmes character. I learned that there is an anime called Sherlock Hound, even including a Moriarty character! I love how this D.H. project explores fun and more entertainment-focused information about Sherlock Holmes, instead of a purely historical background. I also love the inclusion of the theoretical aspect surrounding Arthur Conan Doyle's creation, such as discovering a fictional character's personal aspects, such as their sexuality--which was talked about in yesterday's post. ]]> 2021-10-14 02:21:39 UTC https://padlet.com/annacrigger97/aq4m3jdsm1ue83h1/wish/1815716066 annacrigger97 https://padlet.com/annacrigger97/aq4m3jdsm1ue83h1/wish/1817803259 I would like to note that I did some additional research into the creator of Sherlock Holmes, Arthur Conan Doyle. I feel that the D.H. project skips the historical aspect surrounding the character of Sherlock Holmes, as the project more specifically hones in on the characteristics and fun facts about the character himself. I do think that it is important to gain some historical context about the author, as gaining context about the man that created one of the most influential and entertaining mystery characters of all time is important to gather information and answer the question: why was Sherlock Holmes created in the first place? These letters are examples pulled from a larger book, a collection of many letters by Conan Doyle. This allows us as readers and consumers to get into the head of Conan Doyle and come to the conclusion of how and why Sherlock Holmes was created; we get an insight inside Conan Doyle's head and thinking.]]> 2021-10-14 17:41:44 UTC https://padlet.com/annacrigger97/aq4m3jdsm1ue83h1/wish/1817803259 annacrigger97 https://padlet.com/annacrigger97/aq4m3jdsm1ue83h1/wish/1822581006 Exploring the teaching tabs using the character and story of Sherlock Holmes was useful in learning some new creative writing lesson plans and learning methods. This tab specifically supports "educators who bring Sherlock Holmes into their curriculum." I was especially interested in the section that follows "The 5 Scariest Sherlock Holmes Stories for Halloween" mostly because that is certainly in season, as it is currently October. This page gives summaries of some scary stories following the character, Sherlock Holmes, and provides story names so that they may be explored further upon one's research on the topic(s). I haven't heard of a lot of these listed stories, but not that I have read the following summaries, I peaked interest into looking into such stories outside of the DH project. I have heard of, however, the short story "The Hound of the Baskervilles," and I find that the summary was fascinating by giving basic details of the story. Perhaps one day I'll explore this title further. I would certainly say that this story is one of the scariest. Furthermore, the link following "Sherlock Holmes and the Horror of Frankenstein" was also fascinating; I have never heard of such a combination but I certainly do prefer having two popular stories merged together. I love how this story is more horror-oriented, and how short the read is. This literary mashup is a quick, easy, and in turn, a great source of fanfiction mixed with creative writing ideas. ]]> 2021-10-17 22:37:18 UTC https://padlet.com/annacrigger97/aq4m3jdsm1ue83h1/wish/1822581006 annacrigger97 https://padlet.com/annacrigger97/aq4m3jdsm1ue83h1/wish/1822584940 Graphic Novel by Luke B. Kuhns, drawn by Marcie Klinger (2013)]]> 2021-10-17 22:43:26 UTC https://padlet.com/annacrigger97/aq4m3jdsm1ue83h1/wish/1822584940 annacrigger97 https://padlet.com/annacrigger97/aq4m3jdsm1ue83h1/wish/1824821538 Today I decided to explore the "Sharing" tab from the main website. Under this tab, various articles and interesting sites are listed, along with some blogs and fan works and commentary. I especially was interested in the provided discussion groups and podcasts listed under this tab, including a 221B Baker Street Online Community. I have personally heard of this group before, so it was a great reminder to check out what this group has been up to recently--it has been a few years for me. However, under further exploration I noticed that this page had been taken down sometime between now and 5 years ago--the DH project had not updated this page yet. I did peak interest in exploring another group though, which was a fan forum on Sherlock. I was also interested in the wiki pages provided, following the character, Sherlock Holmes, and what he's about exactly. I will say that I'm starting to notice that this DH project has a plethora of information with countless links leading to outside resources--which I like a lot. However, I will note that the design of the website is basic, which initially helps out with accessibility and usability. On the other hand, the simplicity mixed with the plethora of what seems like unlimited information becomes overwhelming for the user. I never know what to click, nor do I have time, to click and explore all the information. In the end, the information being at the user's fingertips is useful, but overwhelming in the sense that there is simply so much on this topic. While the information is useful, entertaining, fun, and enlightening, I struggle to be able to learn about it all. However, isn't that just the struggle in academia? ]]> 2021-10-18 17:20:43 UTC https://padlet.com/annacrigger97/aq4m3jdsm1ue83h1/wish/1824821538 annacrigger97 https://padlet.com/annacrigger97/aq4m3jdsm1ue83h1/wish/1824823694 2021-10-18 17:21:31 UTC https://padlet.com/annacrigger97/aq4m3jdsm1ue83h1/wish/1824823694 annacrigger97 https://padlet.com/annacrigger97/aq4m3jdsm1ue83h1/wish/1824851117 I was especially interested in the section under the sharing tab and under the heading that provided various links to games and puzzles. I did find, however, that most of the links were old and/or not working correctly. A lot of the links also did work, but took the user to a page with no results following the topic of Sherlockian games/puzzles. The first link did work and led me to this website linked above that gives insight to a real Baker Street Experience. This game allows the user to experience an interactive audio adventure set in the universe of Sherlock Holmes, specifically hooking up to an Amazon Alexa device. I've played a brief version on my Alexa before at home and it was a fun way to distract myself from doing homework. It was entertaining to also look at the gallery pictures at the bottom of this website (linked above).]]> 2021-10-18 17:31:32 UTC https://padlet.com/annacrigger97/aq4m3jdsm1ue83h1/wish/1824851117 annacrigger97 https://padlet.com/annacrigger97/aq4m3jdsm1ue83h1/wish/1828727324 Looking at the "About" page on Serlockian.net, I was interested to explore the authors/creators of this DH project and their background. I was pleasantly surprised to see some history on the matter also a focus on this page. The team that created this DH project includes faculty, academic specialists, graduate students, and undergraduate students; they are a team of architects, researchers, writers, designers, librarians, and developers. They have a diverse interest and credibility, thus providing multiple different perspectives on the character Sherlock Holmes and what surrounds him. I would like to note that the team was also mostly student-led. The history of the matter was also very impressive, which expends on why this DH project is so full of information and wild directions following the character, Sherlock Holmes. Creating this project required conducting research with community members, deciding and developing the main navigation, designing page templates, writing new content, developing a social media content strategy, updating thousands of links, moving over hundreds of pages of content with a diverse team. It was interesting to learn about WIDE research program, as this was a big factor in creating this GH project in the first place. This research program is/was a digital humanities lab run out of Michigan State University. Creating a lab dedicated to the digital humanities brought many different departments together because of widespread collaboration; digital humanities opens up collaboration to all studies besides English studies. ]]> 2021-10-19 23:48:52 UTC https://padlet.com/annacrigger97/aq4m3jdsm1ue83h1/wish/1828727324 annacrigger97 https://padlet.com/annacrigger97/aq4m3jdsm1ue83h1/wish/1828729602 This is a link to WIDE (Writing, Information, and Digital Experience), a website and digital research lab run out of Michigan State University. ]]> 2021-10-19 23:50:18 UTC https://padlet.com/annacrigger97/aq4m3jdsm1ue83h1/wish/1828729602 annacrigger97 https://padlet.com/annacrigger97/aq4m3jdsm1ue83h1/wish/1830981237 For the final day of exploration, I decided to check out lesson plans and activities following the literary studies of Sherlock Holmes and the Hound of the Baskervilles storyline. As a teacher and person who appreciates education, it made sense to me to explore the teaching tab on the GH project a little further. I might even use these lesson plans for a creative unit in my ENGL 201 class if I can find room for it. I noticed that there were some lesson plans that required purchase and such, but that is normal for finding lesson plans and activities online. Nonetheless, these sources were still helpful. I appreciated that there was a free PDF of the story linked with a lesson plan, so that would be helpful providing for the class. I liked that there were some assessment activities included in the links as well; this would be really helpful in setting up a Kahoot activity for students to interact with the text while testing for reading comprehension. ]]> 2021-10-20 16:28:22 UTC https://padlet.com/annacrigger97/aq4m3jdsm1ue83h1/wish/1830981237 annacrigger97 https://padlet.com/annacrigger97/aq4m3jdsm1ue83h1/wish/1830985577 This link provides multiple links to various PDFs and HTMLs, with images, backgrounds, and formats for the source.]]> 2021-10-20 16:29:45 UTC https://padlet.com/annacrigger97/aq4m3jdsm1ue83h1/wish/1830985577 annacrigger97 https://padlet.com/annacrigger97/aq4m3jdsm1ue83h1/wish/1830990061 This is a link to a teaching source that provides adaptations and literary review/background on the character. This would be very useful in a creative unit on Sherlock Holmes. ]]> 2021-10-20 16:31:09 UTC https://padlet.com/annacrigger97/aq4m3jdsm1ue83h1/wish/1830990061 annacrigger97 https://padlet.com/annacrigger97/aq4m3jdsm1ue83h1/wish/1830999214 Abstract:  This article examines how both scientists and creationists, as they argue over intelligent design, invoke and quote the fictional character of Sherlock Holmes to support their opposed positions. Rhetorical analysis of Holmes’s repeated contributions to the debate reveals not only how the argument for design falls apart, but also how the argument for Darwin compromises itself when following the detective onto shaky logical ground. The sciences and the humanities must work together to combat the corrosive influence of pseudoscientific reasoning on our students and the general public; this article contributes to that joint enterprise. ]]> 2021-10-20 16:34:16 UTC https://padlet.com/annacrigger97/aq4m3jdsm1ue83h1/wish/1830999214 annacrigger97 https://padlet.com/annacrigger97/aq4m3jdsm1ue83h1/wish/1906708177 While many lessons focusing on Sherlock Holmes is focused towards middle and high school, some lessons can be focused on the college or higher ed level as well. The following podcast by Maria Konnikova uses Sherlock Holmes and ideas surrounding the character to encourage critical thinking. Theme is a key concept surrounding SH and how we as humans interact with the world. how we can think better, how we can interact better, etc. Life for Holmes was very analytical and mindful. However, we as humans analyze things very little, and we go through life in a mindless way compared to Sherlock Holmes. It is important to pay attention to what isn't there. Using SH to make better decisions allows us to recognize what is or isn't there to influence our decision making to be more analytical, reflective, and influential. ]]> 2021-11-22 17:57:50 UTC https://padlet.com/annacrigger97/aq4m3jdsm1ue83h1/wish/1906708177 annacrigger97 https://padlet.com/annacrigger97/aq4m3jdsm1ue83h1/wish/1906720350 "But the main purpose of this blog post was to recommend some more recent novels featuring the character of Sherlock Holmes that would be great reads for a 6th-12th grade audience.  None of these books were written by Arthur Conan Doyle, but all of them were inspired by him.  Some of these stories focus primarily on the character of Holmes, while in others Holmes stays in the background for much of the time while other characters (like The Baker Street Irregulars) take the spotlight. Some of these stories take place during the time of Doyle's original stories, while others fill in gaps in the timeline."

Everyone as likely heard of Sherlock Holmes and what a great storyline he followed as a great detective character. Since the birth of the SH character, other stories and mystery novels have been influenced by the great detective. The following blog suggests some books that were influenced and/or inspired by the concept of SH, while also making literature following SH more relevant and interesting to younger readers. Traditionally, younger readers are uninterested in reading traditional works like Sherlock Holmes stories, so it's understandable when they might take more of an interest in newer novels influenced by SH. 

SH is great to talk about in schools, as students can use this as an opportunity to think differently and explore new outlets surrounding the character. Lessons like a literature review or a rhetorical analysis can be created by analyzing different works by and/or influenced by SH.


]]> 2021-11-22 18:04:42 UTC https://padlet.com/annacrigger97/aq4m3jdsm1ue83h1/wish/1906720350 annacrigger97 https://padlet.com/annacrigger97/aq4m3jdsm1ue83h1/wish/1906730718 "This course is a writing workshop. Students plan, create, and research for a story they will write. You will discover the value of attention to detail for a plot for writing a novel, teleplay, or screenplay. The main goal of the course is for students to develop skills for writing a mystery-suspense-crime story. Technique is taught. Bring your creativity."

Unfortunately, this lesson is not free to use. However, I recognize that educators need to make some extra money in some way or another. Looking at the preview of the lesson does get me excited as an educator though. Using Sherlock Holmes and other crime, mystery, and thriller stories, I am interested in this creative writing lesson plan. I think it would be a great opportunity to have a narrative unit with this type of creative lesson for the students. With a mystery theme and perhaps even a SH theme, students get interested in critical thinking at the same time as critical reading and writing, as well as creative thinking, reading, and writing. While the focus of this lesson is to cater to suspence-thriller writers, any student who enjoys literature and writing can participate and creatively think/write. ]]> 2021-11-22 18:10:25 UTC https://padlet.com/annacrigger97/aq4m3jdsm1ue83h1/wish/1906730718 annacrigger97 https://padlet.com/annacrigger97/aq4m3jdsm1ue83h1/wish/1906740364 "Rationale: Using powerpoint technology, students will be introduced to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and his works concerning Sherlock Holmes. This can be used during
a unit on mystery and included with Doyle's work The Hound of the Baskervilles."

While this lesson plan is basic, it does provide basic information surrounding Sherlock Holmes and his creator, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. This plan would be really useful in creating a basic PowerPoint on the character and Doyle surrounding basic biographical information. The plan shows that this information is meant to be used as an introduction of SH and later turn into a thinking activity(ies) for students later on. However, I will say that these additional activities are pretty vague on this website, so I would think that the teacher will have to come up with that portion of the lesson plan on their own. However, the simple information for an introduction is really useful. I would just be sure to double check that information is relevant/correct with a quick Google search.]]> 2021-11-22 18:15:48 UTC https://padlet.com/annacrigger97/aq4m3jdsm1ue83h1/wish/1906740364 annacrigger97 https://padlet.com/annacrigger97/aq4m3jdsm1ue83h1/wish/1906753237 This website is a link to various lesson ideas focusing on Sherlock Holmes. This includes biographical and basic information surrounding SH and his creator, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. This link also includes some PDFs of short stories about SH that can be used in the classroom. One of my favorite things was that this website included links to literary adaptations activities and lessons for students.]]> 2021-11-22 18:23:17 UTC https://padlet.com/annacrigger97/aq4m3jdsm1ue83h1/wish/1906753237 annacrigger97 https://padlet.com/annacrigger97/aq4m3jdsm1ue83h1/wish/1906755592 "How do literary characters evolve in various portrayals? How do these variations affect our understanding of the characters? In this lesson, students consider numerous portrayals of the same character to examine what gives characters lasting power and why and how they evolve over time."

This would make for a fun narrative unit and/or literature review on creative mystery works!]]> 2021-11-22 18:24:37 UTC https://padlet.com/annacrigger97/aq4m3jdsm1ue83h1/wish/1906755592