The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle
Lesson plans and teaching resources

A useful site to help students see the conventions of the genre.

Summary, themes, discussion questions. 5 pages; Adobe Reader required.

Standards, essential question, themes, character analysis, project ideas, pictures of the moores, pre-reading and post-reading activities. 3-week unit plan designed for 9th grade; 31 pages; Adobe Reader required.

Background information, pre-reading activities.

Downloadable text of the novella in multiple formats, including EPUB, Kindle, and plain text.

Downloadable audio text of the novella in multiple formats, including MP3, iTunes, and Ogg Vorbis.

This site is a companion to the video of The Hound of the Baskervilles starring Richard Roxburgh and Ian Hart. It has extensive background resources. Don't miss the Teacher's Guide.

Background: Conan Doyle's inspiration for the novel.

20-question objective assessment.

Students consider numerous portrayals of the same character to examine what gives characters lasting power and why and how they evolve over time.