A 6 lesson unit exploring Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Speckled Band. Pupils examine the conventions of classic crime fiction, the structure of the story, characterisation, justice, gender, and how Doyle creates suspense and mystery.

What’s included?
Lessons covering key themes, characters, structure and conventions
Activities and comprehension questions
Contextual information about crime fiction and society
Language analysis and examination of quotes
Model answers and model analytical paragraphs
Discussion and evaluation tasks
Retrieval questions linked to previous learning
Activities exploring Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson
Tasks examining justice, gender and power
A range of comprehension and analysis activities covering the entire short story
Reflection and plenary activities for each lesson

This unit is also available as part of a 20 lesson crime fiction SOW, found here for only £12.00: /teaching-resource/crime-fiction-sow-13497039