The Mummy's Curse - Session 8 - Prediction

In the eighth session of "The Mummy's Curse," students are drawn into a suspenseful scenario featuring Arthur Conan Doyle and the famous archaeologist Howard Carter. The lesson invites children to engage their imagination and prediction skills by contemplating Doyle's cunning plan. Doyle intends to conduct a séance, a mystical ritual, with the ulterior motive of coaxing Carter into revealing his future excavation sites, specifically where he intends to uncover the tomb of the ancient Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamun. Students are prompted to consider the outcomes of this intriguing setup and to speculate on whether Doyle's deceptive strategy will succeed or if Carter will see through the ruse.

This creative exercise not only encourages students to delve into the historical context surrounding the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb but also allows them to explore character motivations and plot development. They are asked to formulate their own predictions about the events that might unfold following Doyle's planned séance. By doing so, they learn to use clues from the narrative and their understanding of the characters to make informed guesses about the story's direction. This activity serves as an excellent opportunity for students to practice critical thinking and express their ideas in writing, as they document their predictions under the prompt "I predict that" followed by their name, personalising their engagement with the lesson.