KS3 Lesson - a lesson on structure and sidekicks in crime fiction using the short story The Speckled Band. A variety of activities, including an examination of sidekicks, a tension worksheet, and more.
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Crime Fiction SOW
20 Lessons examining a range of Crime Literature, looking at a variety of themes, tropes and conventions. Pupils encounter a diverse range of crime texts, from classic detective fiction to psychological and gothic crime, while developing their skills in reading, analysis, evaluation and creative writing. Texts include: The Speckled Band, The Case of the Registered Letter, Lamb To The Slaughter, The Cask Of Amontillado, The Count of Monte Cristo, Silence Of The Lambs, The Secret History and Murders At The Rue Morgue. The SOW also includes 2 assessment activities: one reading assessment and one creative writing assessment. **What's Included?** 20 detailed, ready to teach lessons Lessons exploring themes, characterisation, language, structure, genre, and more A range of activities for each extract Retrieval questions in every lesson, with questions revisiting and building on previous learning Discussion and analytical tasks Annotated quotations and detailed language analysis Model paragraphs and model answers Key context lessons and accompanying worksheets A variety of creative writing activities and tasks Reading and comprehension activities Evaluation and extended-response tasks Reflection and plenary activities for every lesson 2 assessment activities with opportunities to assess both reading and writing skills A Crime Fiction homework sheet of 24 homework tasks of varying difficulties. Pupils are to choose one task each week to complete that matches their confidence and ability. **Please note that Lamb To The Slaughter, Silence Of The Lambs, The Secret History extracts have not been included due to copyright. Lamb To The Slaughter can be found online, and for Silence Of The Lambs and The Secret History the link to the sources is in the notes of the first slide of the lessons that require them.**
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The Speckled Band
A 6 lesson unit exploring Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Speckled Band. Pupils examine the conventions of classic crime fiction, the structure of the story, characterisation, justice, gender, and how Doyle creates suspense and mystery. **What’s included?** Lessons covering key themes, characters, structure and conventions Activities and comprehension questions Contextual information about crime fiction and society Language analysis and examination of quotes Model answers and model analytical paragraphs Discussion and evaluation tasks Retrieval questions linked to previous learning Activities exploring Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson Tasks examining justice, gender and power A range of comprehension and analysis activities covering the entire short story Reflection and plenary activities for each lesson This unit is also available as part of a 20 lesson crime fiction SOW, found here for only £12.00: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/crime-fiction-sow-13497039
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