Year 7 - English
Planning a newspaper article about the solved case of 'The Speckled Band'
Sherlock Holmes: short stories
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Unit Summary
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.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to create a detailed plan to support your own writing.
Key Notes
- Newspaper articles include a headline, subheading, opening, main body and tail.
- The crime case within 'The Speckled Band' lends itself well to being written about in a newspaper article.
- When writing a full newspaper article, you must plan each section.
- You can use a multiple paragraph outline to plan each section of your newspaper article.
Vocabulary To Learn
- Perpetrator: A perpetrator is someone who carries out a harmful or immoral act.
- Orchestrate: To orchestrate something is to arrange it for a desired effect, often secretly.
- Culminate: Culminated means to reach the end of development.
- Maverick: A maverick is someone who does things differently to others.
- Multiple paragraph outline: A multiple paragraph outline is a structured plan allowing you to map out information for each paragraph of your extended writing.
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Planning is not necessary before writing.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
Newspaper articles include a headline, subheading, opening, main body and tail. The crime case within 'The Speckled Band' lends itself well to being written about in a newspaper article.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'Perpetrator'
A perpetrator is someone who carries out a harmful or immoral act.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: Planning is not necessary before writing. Correction: Planning is important in helping us structure our work and keep a clear focus.
More Lessons In This Unit
- 'The Speckled Band' and 'The Boscombe Valley Mystery': a written comparison Study Guide
- 'The Speckled Band' case: concluding newspaper articles Study Guide
- 'The Speckled Band' case: writing a newspaper article body Study Guide
- Analysing atmosphere and character in 'The Speckled Band' Study Guide
- Analysing Dr. Roylott in 'The Speckled Band' Study Guide
- Analysing Helen Stoner's presentation in 'The Speckled Band' Study Guide
- Analysing John Turner from 'The Boscombe Valley Mystery' Study Guide
- Comparing 'The Speckled Band' and 'The Boscombe Valley Mystery' Study Guide
- Comparing the victims in 'The Speckled Band' and 'The Boscombe Valley Mystery' Study Guide
- Creating newspaper headlines and subheadings Study Guide
- Investigating Julia's death in 'The Speckled Band' Study Guide
- Making predictions about 'The Speckled Band' mystery Study Guide
- Making predictions about Sherlock Holmes Study Guide
- Reading 'The Boscombe Valley Mystery' Study Guide
- Reading about Stoke Moran and analysing atmosphere in 'The Speckled Band' Study Guide
- Reading and summarising the conclusion of 'The Speckled Band' mystery Study Guide
- Solving 'The Boscombe Valley Mystery' Study Guide
- Using rhetorical devices in newspaper articles Study Guide
- Writing an argument about Dr. Roylott from 'The Speckled Band' Study Guide
- Writing the opening of an article on 'The Speckled Band' case Study Guide
- Writing your own newspaper article about Sherlock Holmes Study Guide
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