(Recorded Course) Sherlock Holmes vs. Father Brown with Kevin O’Brien

 

Learn mystery literature with a theater and mystery-story expert! Read Sherlock Holmes and Father Brown stories, deep-dive into literary analysis, and have some good old-fashioned fun as you solve the mysteries!

How to get the most out of Sherlock Holmes vs. Father Brown with Kevin O’Brien:

  • Watch each Recorded class session.
  • Complete all quizzes and assignments. Parents can grade any essay questions, or they may purchase Instructor Access for Kevin O'Brien to grade the essay questions.
  • The reading for each week can be found in that week's module.
  • Repeat for each until course is completed.
  • Once the course is completed to the parent's satisfaction, there is a Certificate of Completion at the end to be filled in for your records. Homeschool Connections does not provide record keeping.

Total classes: 8

Duration: 55 minutes per class

Prerequisite: None

Suggested grade level: 9th to 12th grade

Suggested credit: ½ semester English or Literature

Instructor: Kevin O’Brien

Instructor Email: kevin@classeswithkevin.com

Course description: The two greatest sleuths in the history of detective fiction are Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes and GK Chesterton’s Father Brown. We will read and discuss a different mystery story every day, alternating between these two characters -- who both demonstrate, in their own ways, how Reason and Faith work together!

Course outline: 

  1. Introduction and scenes from “The Honor of Israel Gow” - Father Brown

  2. “The Speckled Band” - Sherlock Holmes

  3. “The Blue Cross” - Father Brown

  4. “The Dancing Men” - Sherlock Holmes

  5. “The Queer Feet” - Father Brown

  6. “The Red Headed League” - Sherlock Holmes

  7. “The Hammer of God” - Father Brown

  8.  “The Final Problem” - Sherlock Holmes

Course materials: Mr. O’Brien will provide FREE course materials as PDFs of the stories, all of which are in the public domain.

Homework: Daily assignments will consist of reading that day’s story and taking a computer-graded quiz for immediate feedback. There will be a final essay assignment, graded by Mr. O’Brien.  Homework should take no more than one to two hours per day outside of the live class.