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Goodnight ladies, goodnight...

In which we learn that...

Claudius hatches another plan, Hamlet goes on a voyage, but is it a safe one? Laertes returns, what will he make of the goings on at Elsinore Castle? Poor Ophelia won't stop her strange singing and Gertrude has some sad news to tell...

Welcome to Act iv. 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 4

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.

ACT 4

WHOLE COMIC

Literacy

Medium Term Plan

LITERACY PLANS -

NEWSPAPER REPORTS

Act 4 literacy deals with newspaper reporting about the murder of Polonius! The 5 lessons include EXPLORING FEATURES, UNDERSTANDING EVENTS, DRAFTING, EDITING & PUBLISHING.

YEAR 3/4

YEAR 5/6

reading comprehension

A bespoke retelling of the story, differentiated appropriately for the year groups. Read the story and answer the questions.

YEAR 3/4

YEAR 5/6

Grammar & Punctuation

YEAR 3/4

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.

YEAR 3/4