Term 1 has focussed on crime fiction with students increasing their genre specific vocabulary by searching for clues, hunting for suspects and motives, plus keeping an eagle eye open for foreshadowing and red herrings in a number of texts. Sherlock Holmes: A Study in Pink provided the opportunity to write PEEL paragraphs about genre features as seen in the film, whilst reading Roald Dahl’s short story, “Lamb to the Slaughter” lead to newspaper reporting on crime. The term will end with Grade 9’s creating original crime fiction narratives.

It’s been an engaging unit with lots of positive comments by students.