Complete Year 7 scheme on Conan Doyle’s ‘The Speckled Band’! Boost reading & analysis skills through engaging lessons, assessments, and interactive resources. This comprehensive unit of work is designed for Year 7 students, guiding them through Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic mystery, The Speckled Band. The scheme develops reading and analysis skills as students become detectives, examining evidence to solve a murder mystery. The unit culminates in a reading assessment, offering teachers a clear way to measure progress. Interactive lessons and a well-structured learning route ensure smooth delivery. Resources include: A fully digital version of The Speckled Band, divided into chapters for easy teaching. Ready-to-use, interactive lessons. A reading assessment to evaluate student understanding Comprehensive guidance for teachers to lead students through the story. Perfect for engaging students with a captivating detective tale while building core literacy skills!

A full unit of work based on an adaptation (included) of The Odyssey by Homer designed for KS3 year 7, year 8 or year 9. Includes models for how to write analysis and descriptive paragraphs and ends with a reading analysis assessment. There are over 20 full lessons with interactive activites that lead students through the plot, ancient Greek gods and context, explore key characters and analyze how Odysseus is presented as a hero as a summative assessment. Everything is explained for teachers in the accompanying learing route document. The scheme is designed around a student friendly adaptation of The Odyssey, split into chapters, with a running glossary of key terms and comprehension questions. There is even over 15 simple homework tasks that cover key vocabulary, grammar and punctuation tasks and much more!