Sherlock Holmes: short stories
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In this unit, pupils read and explore two famous Sherlock Holmes stories. They start by reading and analysing 'The Speckled Band' before using it as inspiration to write a newspaper article. They then read and analyse 'The Boscombe Valley Murder' before writing a comparison of the two stories.
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Sherlock Holmes: short stories
In this unit, pupils read and explore two famous Sherlock Holmes stories. They start by reading and analysing 'The Speckled Band' before using it as inspiration to write a newspaper article. They then read and analyse 'The Boscombe Valley Murder' before writing a comparison of the two stories.
22 cashar- Making predictions about ‘The Speckled Band’ mystery
- Making predictions about Sherlock Holmes
- Creating newspaper headlines and subheadings
- Investigating Julia’s death in ‘The Speckled Band’
- ‘The Speckled Band’ and ‘The Boscombe Valley Mystery’: a written comparison
- Comparing the victims in ‘The Speckled Band’ and ‘The Boscombe Valley Mystery’
- ‘The Speckled Band’ case: writing a newspaper article body
- 'The Speckled Band' case: concluding newspaper articles
- Reading about Stoke Moran and analysing atmosphere in ‘The Speckled Band’
- Solving 'The Boscombe Valley Mystery'
- Writing your own newspaper article about Sherlock Holmes
- Planning a newspaper article about the solved case of ‘The Speckled Band’
- Reading 'The Boscombe Valley Mystery'
- Writing an argument about Dr. Roylott from ‘The Speckled Band’
- Analysing atmosphere and character in ‘The Speckled Band’
- Using rhetorical devices in newspaper articles
- Comparing ‘The Speckled Band’ and ‘The Boscombe Valley Mystery’
- Analysing Helen Stoner’s presentation in ‘The Speckled Band’
- Writing the opening of an article on ‘The Speckled Band’ case
- Analysing Dr. Roylott in ‘The Speckled Band’
- Reading and summarising the conclusion of ‘The Speckled Band’ mystery
- Analysing John Turner from ‘The Boscombe Valley Mystery’