A literacy unit surrounding the topic of Ancient Egypt, the death of the young pharaoh Tutankhamun and the discovery of his tomb by Howard Carter. WAGOLL: Newspaper article - Who killed the Pharaoh Tutankhamun? Lesson 1: Comprehension challenge (differentiated: bronze, silver, gold) Lesson 2: Who killed Tutankhamun? Research/note-taking project - link to topic - children to formulate their own theory based on the evidence available oracy/ debate opportunity Lesson 3: Reading as a writer - identify the features of a newspaper article - differentiated Lesson 4: Treasure hunt: history detectives - children to work in mixed ability pairs Lesson 5: Diary entry- Howard Carter: The discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb scaffolded worksheet knowledge organiser to support writing the diary entry Lesson 6: Edit and improve Carter’s diary entry Lesson 7: Expanded noun phrases : The items found in King Tut’s tomb (differentiated bronze, silver gold) HA: to use research to create their own word bank Lesson 8: Research for newspaper article - planning document knowledge organiser/ word bank Lesson 9: Draft headline and orientation Lesson 10: Draft paragraph 1 and 2 - background information and how was the tomb discovered Lesson 11: Draft paragraph 3 and 4 - what was found inside and quotes from who was there Lesson 12: Draft re-orientation Lesson 13: Edit and improve Lesson 14: Publish - newspaper format send/ main