Starter quiz
- Who is the murder victim of 'The Boscombe Valley Mystery'?
- James McCarthy
- John Turner
- Charles McCarthy ✓
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- Who is the perpetrator in 'The Boscombe Valley Mystery'?
- James McCarthy
- John Turner ✓
- Alice Turner
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- Who is wrongfully convicted in 'The Boscombe Valley Mystery'?
- James McCarthy ✓
- Alice Turner
- Patience Moran
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- Who is the murder victim in 'The Speckled Band'?
- Dr. Roylott
- Percy Armitage
- Julia Stoner ✓
- Helen Stoner
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- How was Charles McCarthy murdered in 'The Boscombe Valley Mystery'?
- with a gun shot
- being hit on the head with a rock ✓
- being bitten by a poisonous snake
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- How are the lines between victim and villain blurred in 'The Boscombe Valley Mystery'?
- Charles McCarthy is the murder victim but has been a threatening presence too. ✓
- Charles McCarthy is the murder victim but also killed Turner's daughter.
- Charles McCarthy is the murder victim and has suffered all his life.
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Exit quiz
- Who are the murder victims of 'The Speckled Band' and 'The Boscombe Valley Mystery', respectively?
- Julia Stoner, Charles McCarthy ✓
- Dr. Roylott, John Turner
- Julia Stoner, James McCarthy
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- What does sympathetic mean?
- to feel pity towards someone ✓
- to feel excitement towards someone
- to feel hatred towards someone
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- Julia Stoner from 'The Speckled Band' and Charles McCarthy from 'The Boscombe Valley Mystery' are both victims. Which victim is presented more sympathetically?
- Charles McCarthy
- Julia Stoner ✓
- Dr. Watson
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- Which of the below is a comparative connective?
- and
- however ✓
- additionally
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- ''Writhed, shrieked'' -what do these verbs suggest about Julia Stoner from 'The Speckled Band'?
- she was powerful upon death
- she was helpless upon death ✓
- she was calm upon death
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- Read this quote from 'The Boscombe Valley Mystery': '‘...for my father was a man of a very violent temper.’' What does this quote suggest about Charles McCarthy?
- McCarthy was not a completely innocent victim. ✓
- McCarthy was likeable.
- McCarthy was a good father.
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Key learning points
- Julia Stoner and Charles McCarthy are presented as very different victims.
- Stoner is presented more sympathetically than McCarthy.
- Contrasting connectives are important for comparative responses.
- Comparisons should always be justified by quotes and analysis.
- You should include a summary at the end of a comparative response.
Common misconception
All victim profiles are similar.
Conan Doyle manipulates his presentation of victims depending on how he wants the reader to view them.
Keywords
Compare - To compare is to estimate the similarities or differences between two things
Victim - A victim is a person harmed, injured or killed as a result of a crime.
Sympathetic - A sympathetic character is one that you feel pity or sorrow for.
Comparative connective - A comparative connective (e.g. however, but, similarly) expresses similarity or difference between two ideas.
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