The Speckled Band
Sherlock Holmes is a very intelligent person, he has got a best friend. His name is Watson. Sherlock is the most famous detective. He solved a lot of cases.
The Speckled BandThe Speckled Band is about three people. They lived in a big house. These people were Helen, Julia – Helen’s sister-, and Dr. Roylott, her stepfather. Dr. Roylott is a bad person. In the story Julia died. Sherlock studied the case a lot with Watson, they discovered that Dr. Roylott had got strange animals. They discovered that Dr. Roylott controlled the money but only until her daughters got married. Sherlock knew this. Dr. Roylott killed Julia because Julia was engaged and if she had married her boyfriend, Dr, Roylott wouldn’t have had more money. Also Dr. Roylott needed to kill Helen but Sherlock Holmes solved the case and saved her life. Dr. Roylott went to prison.
Sherlock Holmes Written by Andrea TJ21745
Summary written by Victoria TN41615
Watson:
Watson is the best friend of Sherlock Holmes. He eats very much and he loves pies. He went with Sherlock to all of his cases. Watson is a doctor and he can save victims in serious conditions.
The Speckled Band
That was a very interesting story. It started when a woman called Helen visited Sherlock Holmes. She was very frightened because her sister,Julia, had a mysterious death. Holmes and Watson went to Helen's house and checked her bedroom when they heard a cry in the next room.
Sherlock discovered who killed Julia inside the room. It was her stepfather, doctor Roylott.
Summary written by Constanza TN41615
Sherlock Holmes is a very intelligent person, he has got a best friend. His name is Watson. Sherlock is the most famous detective. He solved a lot of cases.
The Speckled BandThe Speckled Band is about three people. They lived in a big house. These people were Helen, Julia – Helen’s sister-, and Dr. Roylott, her stepfather. Dr. Roylott is a bad person. In the story Julia died. Sherlock studied the case a lot with Watson, they discovered that Dr. Roylott had got strange animals. They discovered that Dr. Roylott controlled the money but only until her daughters got married. Sherlock knew this. Dr. Roylott killed Julia because Julia was engaged and if she had married her boyfriend, Dr, Roylott wouldn’t have had more money. Also Dr. Roylott needed to kill Helen but Sherlock Holmes solved the case and saved her life. Dr. Roylott went to prison.
Summary written by Alana TN41615
Activity 1- Description of a character
Julia in the Speckled Band is a beautiful girl who has got a stepfather call Dr. Roylott and her sister Helen. Julia has got a very good personality but she is bad when persons do bad things to she. She lives in the stepfather house with her sister. Because their mother was died.
Activity 2 - Make summary of the Speckled Band
Julia had a problem when her sister died. The excuse of the situation anyone knew. But Julia thought was his stepfather. Because she notes him very strange that days…she listened sounds and saw things very particular. And like she was so scared she travelled to London to saw Sherlock and his best friend Watson and resolved the mistake of her sister. The case was very difficult to solve . But at the end they knew the stepfather killed Helen because she was married and he hasn’t got any many.
Summary written by Victoria TN41615
THE SPECKLED BAND:
Summary written by María Paz TN41615
Helen was Julia’s sister and Roylott was her stepfather. She visited Sherlock Holmes because her sister had a strange death. She was very frightened woman because her stepfather, Roylott, was a very violent man and she was afraid that Roylott was going to punish her and that’s why she visited Holmes.
THE SPECKLED BAND:
The speckled band is a very strange story. Helen visited Holmes because her sister had a strange death and she wanted to know who killed her sister, Julia. Holmes and Watson investigated the case. One night Holmes and Watson rescued Helen because she was shouting because she heard a strange noise. They discovered who was the killer of Julia, and Holmes, Watson and Helen were very happy because they discovered the killer.
Written by Joaquín TN41615
Sherlock Holmes:
Sherlock Holmes is thin, intelligent, and He is a private detective. He studies all the clues of the mystery. He’s friend was Watson. It’s his friend since he was a child.
This is a resume of the history: The Speckled Band
A woman, Helen, who had lost her mother, went to visit Sherlock. She had a stepfather who had killed her mother. A snake killed her sister. Sherlock Holmes helped her discover the responsible person for this crime because Helen didn’t know who killed her sister. Sherlock Holmes discovered who it was and Helen was relieved.
Summary written by María Paz TN41615
Watson:
He is Sherlock Holmes best friend, Watson admires Holmes a lot. He eats a lot, he is very clever and interesting. Watson is a kind, patient man who is always willing to help others.
The Speckled band:
Watson and Holmes received a call from Helen Storner, a young woman. She was very frightened, because her sister, Julia, was dead. Julia’s last words were: ‘The speckled band’.
Watson and Holmes went to Helen’s stepfather’s house to investigate.
They found a strange ventilator, a rope, and a bed fastened to the floor. Later, they went to Dr. Roylott’s room where they found a saucer of milk and a metal safe.
At night they waited for a signal. They listened to a shout, they went to Dr. Roylott’s room and they found his body. The speckled band was a snake of India.
Sherlock Holmes Written by Andrea TJ21745
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He has to investigate a case in London.
He is very intelligent.
Watson helps him .
Watson helps him .
Holmes is very confident and polite,too.
He sometimes needs to find some clues.
I liked the story because is very interesting and I like detective stories.
Doctor Roylott died
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Roylott was a doctor who had lots of money . He doesn't work. He is a violent man. He has no friends. Roylott has a snake and has a monkey.The snake is called "the speckled band".The snake lives in a safe because it is very dangerous.The snake kills Julia and doctor Roylott.
Written by Antonella TJ21745He went to prision because he attacked his servant"
Written by Quero TJ21745
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Written by NICOLAS TJ2 1745
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In this part of the story, Sherlock Holmes, Watson and Helen discovered it was a lie: Dr. Roylott wasn´t repairing the bedroom.
They suspected that Dr. Roylott was guilty.
Written by Alejo Arca TJ21745
That afternoon, Holmes and Watson went to Stoke Moran to meet Helen...
Written by Nicolas TJ21745
Things change
The students of the course TN41830 have done the Quiz in the post "...made of..." and made slides illustrating one of the questions. They have been very creative! Click on the pictures to see them big and then click on backwards to return to the blog :)
Toy story 2 by Renata
I watched the film a long time ago, the film is about some toys. It is about the toys which came to life, and other toy is stolen, his friends toys, go to look for this toy and in the way they have a lot of problems, one toy is lost in the way, but after some time, they find it in a toyshop. The toys continue the search, Woody (the stolen toy) makes new friends in the thief’s house, Woody is very friendly, and makes friends for a short time. His other toys meet Woody, and go to Andy’s house (the boy who is the owner of the toys).
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