Be more Sherlock! The benefits of planning and application

Not only was Sir Conan Doyle's creation one of the greatest minds in literature, he was practised in the noble art of pugilism, and the way he approached a fight is exactly how students should approach the exam paper.

I show my students these 2 video clips from Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes, with the question “Why is Sherlock so successful?”

Sherlock Holmes Opening Fight Scene

Sherlock Holmes Fight Number 2

The answers they give correlate perfectly with what they should do to succeed in their exam.

1.Read the opponent/case carefully

2.Plan before jumping in

3.Adapt attack/answers depending on the strengths and weakness of the opponent/business

I hope it helps.