Secret Societies and Conspiracy Theories

Task 1 - 1hr 30:

Listen to the 'The Problem of Cell 13' by Jacques Futrelle here.

Read along here. 

As you listen to the story, make notes about the plot:

• Who are the characters?
• What happens?

You could also use simple images to record key events, as done in the video. 

Task 2 - 30 mins:

Draw Van Dusen based on description at the beginning if the story. Label it using quotations from the text.

Worksheet here.

Task 3 - 1-2hr:

(a) Summarise each section/paragraph of the story (If you opt for paragraphs this will take a while!). Be as brief as you can and summarise the absolute most important information we learn from each section.

(b) Now, reduce your summary so that you have a 15 sentence summary of the story.

(c) Now reduce it to 5 sentences.

(d) Now, reduce it to 10 words. 

Worksheet here.

What are the features of a Whodunnit?

What features of language have been used to make this text engaging? (It’s not enough just for the story to be interesting)

Similarities and differences

Which do you prefer and why? Persuade me - room 101

Creating a character worksheet here.

Getting to know your character worksheet here.

Testing out your character worksheet here.