The Primary Shakespeare Company
Hamlet
ACT 1
Something is rotten in the state of Denmark...
In which we learn that...
Norway and Denmark have fought terrible wars, the old king is gone and a new one sits on the throne! Hamlet is unhappy and something spooky has been seen around the castle. There is a mystery to be solved and only one person can do it!
Welcome to Act i. Below are plans for literacy, reading comprehension, grammar and punctuation, maths and games. Each subject/activity is related to this act of the play. The literacy PDFs are a whole week (5 days) of fully resourced lessons.
ACT 1
Literacy
The Story
We've created a comic book version of the play for you. You can see it in sections, or look at the whole thing here.
LITERACY PLANS -
setting descriptions
Act 1 literacy deals with using the senses to write a setting description. The five Act 1 lessons include SENSORY TABLEAU, FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE, WRITING, EDITING and PERFORMING.
reading comprehension
A bespoke retelling of the story, differentiated appropriately for the year groups. Read the story and answer the questions.
Grammar & Punctuation
YEAR 3/4
YEAR 5/6
Grammar
Time fronted adverbials
Grammar
PASSIVE VERBS
punctuation
direct speech
punctuation
commas
Focused lesson plans where children are taught the fundamentals of spelling, punctuation, and grammar. These lessons are designed to help students develop their writing skills, enhance their understanding of how language works, and improve their ability to communicate effectively.
Act 1 Games
Four fun tasks to use as extension activities, to support your literacy or as homework