The protagonist is the main character in a film, play or novel.

Someone’s occupation is the job that they do.

To predict is to make an educated guess based on the information that you have.

An era is a period of history defined by a particular event or character.

If you are meticulous, you show great attention to detail.

Making predictions about Sherlock Holmes

English

Analysing Helen Stoner’s presentation in ‘The Speckled Band’

Making predictions about ‘The Speckled Band’ mystery

Analysing atmosphere and character in ‘The Speckled Band’

Investigating Julia’s death in ‘The Speckled Band’

Analysing Dr. Roylott in ‘The Speckled Band’

Writing an argument about Dr. Roylott from ‘The Speckled Band’

Creating newspaper headlines and subheadings

Writing the opening of an article on ‘The Speckled Band’ case

‘The Speckled Band’ case: writing a newspaper article body

'The Speckled Band' case: concluding newspaper articles

Using rhetorical devices in newspaper articles

Reading about Stoke Moran and analysing atmosphere in ‘The Speckled Band’

Reading and summarising the conclusion of ‘The Speckled Band’ mystery

Planning a newspaper article about the solved  case of ‘The Speckled Band’

Writing your own newspaper article about Sherlock Holmes

Reading 'The Boscombe Valley Mystery'

Solving 'The Boscombe Valley Mystery'

Comparing the victims in ‘The Speckled Band’ and ‘The Boscombe Valley Mystery’

Analysing John Turner from ‘The Boscombe Valley Mystery’

Comparing ‘The Speckled Band’ and ‘The Boscombe Valley Mystery’

‘The Speckled Band’ and ‘The Boscombe Valley Mystery’: a written comparison

in 'Sherlock Holmes: Short Stories', pupils practise using analytical writing sentence structures, to formulate their arguments. In 'Myths and Legends Re-Told', pupils develop these skills further, applying them to a range of pre- 20th Century texts. 

in 'When the Sky Falls' pupils read fiction texts for fluency and comprehension. In 'Sherlock Holmes: Short Stories' pupils start to analyse the language choices of an author.

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.

Sherlock Holmes: short stories

An educated guess based on available evidence

Which word best describes Sherlock Holmes?

What object does Holmes use that gives clues about his character?

What does the object Holmes is often pictured with suggest about him?

What type of language should be used when stating a prediction?

Two pieces of evidence to support your prediction

What  *two* things from the the list below should you include when making a prediction?

Recall historical data on a particular event

Make an educated guess based on available evidence

Who was on the throne in the Victorian era?

A genre of fiction that focuses on love and romance

A genre of fiction that focuses on scientific concepts

A genre of fiction that has a problem that needs to be solved

A scientist studying the Earth's structure

A legal professional representing clients in court

Starter Quiz

What does it mean to predict?