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SUITABLE FOR ALL KS3 CLASSES. ALL RESOURCES ON THE FINAL SLIDES OF EACH PPT. This scheme includes: 3 Detective Fiction Context Lessons 12 Lessons on Doyle’s ‘The Speckled Band’, including creative and critical tasks Detective Fiction Newspaper-Report Writing Assessment Task with Planning Resources and Feedback Sheet 4 Lessons on Doyle’s ‘The Red-Headed League’ (with vocabulary list and homework task)

This is part of a Detective Fiction Scheme of Work, in which students study the context surrounding the creation of the genre, the story ‘The Speckled Band’ by Arthur Conan Doyle, and the story ‘The Red-Headed League’, also by Doyle. These four lessons can stand alone, however. Each lesson includes the section of reading that the tasks pertain to (with vocabulary indexes) and resources, at the end of each powerpoint. There is also a challenge vocabulary list and homework sheet included.

This is one lesson that is included in a detective fiction scheme of work you can find in my store. This lesson will last about 40 minutes, and is one of the shorter lessons in the scheme. The section of reading in The Speckled Band spans over Sherlock and Watson hiding out in the apartment, waiting for the ‘crime’ to occur. The Hot-Seating activity has students pretend to be Watson or Holmes, and be asked questions about the case by the rest of the class. This lesson includes: Do now vocab task (with resource) Reading task (with extract) Hot-seating task (with guidance) Online quiz as plenary

This is one of the lessons in a detective fiction scheme of work, with a focus on Doyle’s ‘The Adventure of The Speckled Band’. Full scheme is available in-store. This lesson includes: Inference task (Crime scene focus) Hypothesis task (Clue focus) Reading and comprehension task (extract included) Creative writing task with accompanying vocab list Peer review task

This lesson forms part of a scheme of work on Detective Fiction, In this lesson students will learn: How to write sensationalist headlines How to write introductions to news reports on crime (using a double sided resource) How to structure a news report (with a resource) Lesson contains a vocab list addition

This lesson is the fifth lesson in a scheme of work for The Speckled Band. In this lesson’s reading (included), Sherlock Holmes explores the crime scene (Stoke Moran). This lesson contains: Do-now and vocabulary task (with resource) Discussion and Inference Task Reading and Progress Check (with resource) CSI video and analysis Descriptive Writing Task and Progress Check

This is the fourth lesson in a scheme of work on ‘The Adventure of The Speckled Band’. In the previous lesson, students were introduced to the character of Dr. Roylott through Helen’s descriptions of him. In this lesson, students will meet Dr. Roylott for the first time, learn about villain archetypes and design their own villain. This lesson contains: Do-now and reading task (with resource) Analysis tasks and intro to archetypes Vocab list Villain creation sheet Progress Check

This is the third lesson in a scheme of work on The Adventures of The Speckled Band. This lesson includes Helen’s full description of Dr. Roylott and his behaviour in her initial conversation with Sherlock Holmes. This lesson includes: Contains: Do-now and reading task Analysis tasks with resources Vocab list Paragraph task with success criteria and sentence frames Self-assessment task with resource

This is the second lesson in a scheme on ‘The Speckled Band’. In this section of the reading (included in the powerpoint), Helen describes the death of her sister to Sherlock. In this lesson, students will consider how Helen may be a suspect in the death. Do-now and Inference tasks Reading tasks with resources Vocab list Casefile task with matching resource

PLEASE NOTE: ALL RESOURCES INCLUDED AND AVAILABLE ON THE FINAL SLIDES OF THE PRESENTATION. This lesson introduces students to The Speckled Band for the first time, and includes: A do-now and vocabulary list Inferences and predictions task Reading and analysis task (with the correct section of text in the resources section) An analysis task with matching resource A descriptive writing task with a ‘prompts’ display resource and success criteria A peer-assessment task

This SOW includes: Vocabulary List 14 lessons (suitable for 1 hour) Differentiated varied resources (comprehension, creative and critical tasks) Assessment lesson (descriptive writing inspired by Beowulf) 12 simplified extracts (rewritten in a simpler poetic form, so that the story is understandable for Year 7- Year 8.

This lesson includes: Vocab List One simplified extract (I have rewritten this section of Beowulf so that it is appropriate for Y7-8 students, yet still challenging). Guided analysis task (with scaffold resource) Description task & criteria (Meeting and exceeding) Self-reflection task

**This Lesson Includes: ** Vocab List Two Simplified Extracts (After the Death of Grendel, Introduction to Grendel’s Mother). I have rewritten these sections of the original text so they are easily understood by a Y7-Y8 student, but still challenging. Comprehension Questions and Answers annotation task Description task & Success Criteria (Plus Sentence Openers) Self-Reflection Task

This lesson lasted me around 50 minutes with my Year 7 Group. Includes: Vocab List Two simplified extracts (Death of Beowulf by The Dragon, Beowulf’s Funeral). These are rewritten so they are simple enough to be read by a Year 7/8 Student. Book Review Main Task Final Reflection Activity

A few resources to help students to write a descriptive writing piece inspired by their study of Beowulf, including: Vocab List Assessment Guidance (Paragraph topics, success criteria) Planning sheet (in the Ppt.) Teacher Feedback Sheet (teachers can highlight strengths and actions)

Includes: Vocab List Two Simplified Extracts (King Hrotghgar after Beowulf leaves, the Dragon Introduction). These are rewritten to be simple enough for Y7/8 to understand, but still challenging. Annotation Tasks Comprehension Q&A Progress Check

Includes: Vocab List Simplified Extract (suitable for Y7-8) I Do/We Do Annotation Creative writing Improvement Task Progress Check

Includes: Vocabulary List Simplified Extracts with Illustration (Suitable for Y7-Y8) I Do/We Do Annotation Tasks Sea Monster Descriptive Writing & Success Criteria Self-Reflection Task

Includes: Vocab List Discussion re. heroic traits Simplified extract ‘Zooming in’ task Analytical Writing task with Sentence starters & Success Criteria Self-reflection task

This lesson contains: A vocab list A simplified version of Beowulf (the section in which the Vikings of Heorot pray to the ‘wrong’ Gods to rid them of Grendel), and a discussion about the concept of sin and the Christian notion of false gods. A making a monster worksheet Progress checks