Tombful of Trouble - Session 3 - Worksheet

In Session 3 of "Tombful of Trouble," aimed at Key Stage 2 students, the worksheet focuses on chapters five and six of the text, combining a mix of discussion questions, reading activities, and writing opportunities. The discussion questions encourage critical thinking, asking students to consider the properties of alabaster, compare different areas within the story such as the jewellery room and the pottery area, and debate the ethical considerations of museums removing artefacts from their original locations. Reading activities include continuing a timeline of events, updating a suspect board with facts about various characters, engaging in drama to explore character perspectives, making predictions about the story's plot, and completing reading comprehension exercises.

The worksheet also highlights grammar and punctuation through a 'Grammar Hunt' where students search for examples of direct speech, adverbs, apostrophes, and conjunctions within the text. A 'Words to Workshop' section provides a list of vocabulary words for students to explore, including 'restored', 'ornately', 'peril', and 'ethical', among others. Writing opportunities prompt students to write a diary entry from the perspective of the character Ada and to start researching and planning a non-chronological report about Tutankhamun. Cross-curricular links are extensive, connecting the themes of the story to subjects such as Science, Computing, History, Geography, Art, Design and Technology, Music, Physical Education, Religious Education, and Personal, Social, Health and Economic education, with activities that can be continued throughout the unit of work.