Tombful of Trouble - Session 2 - Worksheet
English Resource Description
Session 2 of the "Tombful of Trouble" worksheet, aimed at KS2 students, delves into chapters 3 and 4 with a variety of discussion questions and reading activities. Students are encouraged to ponder why Lord Carnarvon might overlook potential worst-case scenarios and to discuss the controversial topic of museums acquiring artefacts from other countries. The character of Agatha and her puzzlement over Ada also forms a part of the discussion, prompting critical thinking. The reading activities include continuing a timeline to track events, conducting character analyses of Howard Carter and Ada, and adding information to a suspect board that covers a range of characters from the story. Students are also asked to predict Ada's identity and engage in reading comprehension exercises.
The worksheet offers a "Grammar Hunt" activity focusing on direct speech, adverbs, apostrophes, hyphens, and a list of vocabulary words to workshop, enhancing language skills. Writing opportunities are provided, including a debate on whether museums should repatriate artefacts and a creative diary entry from Ada's perspective. Additionally, the worksheet suggests cross-curricular links to a variety of other subjects such as science, computing, history, geography, art, design technology (DT), music, physical education (PE), religious education (RE), and personal, social, health, and economic education (PSHE). These links aim to deepen students' understanding by connecting the themes of the worksheet to broader educational topics, such as Ancient Egyptian research, creating 3D models of historical sites, and exploring the culture and beliefs of the time.