KS3 complete Detective Fiction SOW suitable for Year 8 or lower ability Year 9. Includes lesson by lesson power points and feedback sheets that could be used for this unit or others.

<p>This is a bank of 26 lessons (or more depending on the time provided for the two writing tasks) that explore detective fiction using extracts from Agatha Christie and Arthur Conon Doyle. There is also one extract from Wilkie Collins’ “Woman in White” as this is a useful SOW to proceed the teaching of novel, “The Woman in White”.</p> <p>Each lesson contains:</p> <ul> <li>a thinking starter</li> <li>a thinking plenary</li> <li>a writing or reading task (including poetry)</li> <li>group work, paired work or individual work</li> <li>open ended tasks where more able students can be extended while those in need of differentiation can also be supported using the numerous resources provided</li> </ul> <p>The writing tasks in the unit are based on writing a detective story and a film review of the Sherlock Holmes film.</p> <p>The students are also given the chance to compare and contract TV detectives from the UK and America and extracts from Perry Mason and Murder She Wrote are hyperlinked for easy use.</p> <p>There is a workbook to accompany the SOW - sold as a bundle with this SOW and separately</p> <p>Enjoy!</p>

<p>It’s a good activity for Primary 3, 4 and 5 students who would like to play detectives. This is an exercise for the students to spot errors and how they can right the mistakes.</p>

<p>Times table detective game.</p> <p>Children are to work out the times tables on the detective investigation sheet and find the matching answer on one of the dominos cards. Each domino card displays a letter which will help to spell the criminals name.</p> <p>Resources Included:<br /> Powerpoint Presentation<br /> Domino cards<br /> Worksheet<br /> Answer Sheet</p>

<p>A lesson resource or unit of work when introducing the topic of Time Detectives or timelines to young children.<br /> There is a planning sheet included with learning objectives and activity ideas.<br /> There are 2 worksheets included where children can familiarize themselves with the idea of using information and answering questions. There is a template timeline sheet that children can use to make a simple personal timeline.<br /> There is a colour timeline completed by ‘Robert’ to share with your class to give them some ideas for when they make their own.</p>

<p>A set of resources for your topic on Time Detectives linked to History and Literacy.<br /> The resource includes a planning sheet with learning objectives and 3 activity ideas.<br /> There are flashcards in colour and black and white showing 12 artefacts.<br /> These can be hidden indoors or outdoors for a treasure hunt. You may want to laminate if using outdoors or reusing resources for displays or for future classes.</p> <p>There are 2 worksheets each showing 6 artefacts. These are in colour and black and white.<br /> Use the worksheets on their own for children to label the objects or as a recording tool. Children mark off the objects they find on the treasure hunt and then label them.<br /> Activities:</p> <ol> <li>Treasure Hunt</li> <li>Research in groups and presentation</li> <li>Chronological timelines</li> </ol>

<p>12 cross curricular task cards for children to choose from or work through connected to their topic on Time Detectives, History or Time.<br /> Each of the task cards can be worked on in pairs, individually or in groups.<br /> Examples are:<br /> Write a letter to the Future You.<br /> Listen to a famous speech such as the moon landing.<br /> Make a timeline or time capsule.<br /> Interview a grandparent.<br /> Link this resource with others in this set including a Bundle of Resources on Time Detectives.<br /> The final page has 2 Time Detective pictures that children could use for their topic book covers or add to your weekly timetable or displays.<br /> Cut and laminate the resources for durability and reuse.<br /> Useful too, for homework tasks.</p>

<p>These activities will accompany the geography tasks outlined in the ‘Time Detectives’ Medium Term Planning document sold in my shop.</p>

<p>These history worksheets will accompany any worksheet activity outlined on the Medium Term Planning document sold in my shop.</p>

<p>Homework sheet comprising of 6 activities.</p>

<p>2 X LESSONS</p> <ol> <li>Students will look at Victorian society and the rise in crime rates that triggered the rise of the police force. They are then introduced to Jack the Ripper and encouraged to think how the context of the time actually enabled Jack the Ripper to commit his crimes so successfully / why the police were unable to catch him. Plenary tasks asks why detective fiction may have been popular at this time.</li> <li>Students look at the history of detective fiction, beginning with Poe / Murders at the Rue de Morgue. A focus on the character of the detective and detective conventions, testing knowledge by applying knowledge of conventions to extracts from The Sherlock Holmes Tale ‘The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire.’ Then, students look at images of Holmes study (Sherlock Holmes museum) and deduce ideas about his character. Lesson ends with fun observational skills competition where students spot the hidden animals in the pictures.</li> </ol>

Time to be a mask detective and ask, ‘what is a mask?’ Children explore the rich masking tradition in Africa and consider their design and purposes, looking at lots of examples from across Africa.

This fun yet challenging, cross-curricula lesson has elements of: computing, history and writing, all built into a lesson centred around independent learning.<br /> <br /> Children will complete a series of engaging tasks including labelling a graphic of a Viking with researched information on clothing and possessions, learning what a person from that time may have owned and building their understanding of life was really like in the time period. They then complete 3 written activities and an extension activity based upon that knowledge they have gained. <br /> <br /> Activities include framing historically-valid questions, critical thinking and drawing comparisons: all aspects of the new 2014 curriculum. The activities are designed to elicit a deeper level of thought and understanding of the era. <br /> <br /> Can be taught as two separate hour long lessons but better over one longer session, contains starter and plenary, made for KS2 but accessible to higher ability KS1 and lower ability KS3

<p>This resource is a medium term planning document that I wrote for Year 2 this year around our topic, Time Detectives. It has all National Curriculum subjects for the term written in depth with Learning Targets (objectives), Cultural capital, essential knowledge, differentiation and vocabulary clearly listed. A lot of this planning is hands on and enquiry based but most worksheets that I have made for this unit of work can be bought for £1 each from my shop.<br /> I hope you enjoy flicking through!</p>

<p>An engaging and practical based lesson presentation (24 slides) which challenges the students to carry out a range of practical tasks to learn the identification tests and positive results for the anions.</p> <p>The lesson begins by challenging the students to use their prior knowledge of chemical formulae to name two sets of ions. Students will be reminded of the definition of a cation so they can use this to write an accurate one for the anions. The rest of the lesson looks at the different tests and time is taken to explain the details behind each of them. Progress checks have been written into the lesson at regular intervals to allow the students to check their understanding. A set homework has also been included.</p> <p>This lesson has been written for GCSE students.</p>

'The Tree Detective&' is a creative cross-curricular activity developed to support KS2 teachers within the curriculum framework. It is packed with seven exercises that feed pupils&'; imagination, encouraging them to investigate, learn about nature-related topics, and increase their environmental awareness.

<p>These resources link to your topic on History, Time Detectives, Ourselves and Literacy. Sheets 1 and 2 are examples of letters written by children to include in their time capsules. Children can use these to stimulate their own letter writing.<br /> Sheet 3 is a guide for children writing their letters to Future Me! There are 10 ideas of what could be included in the letters.<br /> Sheet 4 gives a list of ideas of what children might put into their time capsules.<br /> Sheet 5 gives some ideas for children to consider when making their time capsules and decorating them.</p>

Powerpoint exercise outlining how to become a History Detective.

<p>**Here is a full. 15+ lesson scheme on forensic linguistics, linguistic devices and brevity devices, which is a fantastic way to introduce or review language devices with KS3. **</p> <p>This lesson pack comes with a full PPT of 15 full lessons, all resources and worksheets, and assessment activities to complete with students. There are also extension (purple) activities to complete with students to stretch and challenge them.</p> <p>There are also worksheets provided and handouts for each lesson. Just download and go!</p> <p>Each lesson is timed at around 45/50 minutes, but can be adapted as required.</p>