The Mummy's Curse - Session 18 - Worksheet

Session 18 of the KS2Gems worksheet series, titled "The Mummy's Curse," offers a rich array of learning activities for students. The session, which references events from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, invites students to delve into a discussion on historical happenings in Egypt during the years 1923 and 1924, as well as the motivations behind Arthur Conan Doyle's Egyptian-based stories. It also prompts a critical conversation about the influence of the press on public opinion. The reading segment of the worksheet includes a variety of activities such as completing a timeline of key events, engaging in drama by improvising Doyle's stories, and undertaking a book review and reading comprehension tasks with additional resources provided.

Grammar and punctuation are addressed through a 'Grammar Hunt' that focuses on modal verbs, adverbs, dashes, and hyphens. Students are encouraged to expand their vocabulary with a 'Words to Workshop' exercise that explores words like 'luminous', 'suspended', and 'curiously'. Writing opportunities include crafting news reports on the specified events in Egypt, penning narratives based on Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories, and composing a biography of the author himself. The worksheet also presents cross-curricular links, integrating subjects such as science, computing, history, geography, art, design and technology, music, religious education, and personal, social, health, and economic education. These subjects cover a broad spectrum of topics, from the science of rocks and light to creating animations and understanding ancient Egyptian beliefs, all of which can be continued throughout the unit of work.