T h i s week we a r e goi ng t o be l ooki ng a t The Tempest, by William Shakespeare. Below is a link to a series of animations, which tell the st or y.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/english-ks2- the-tempest-home/zfskxyc
Task One Wa tch episode one - Rock the ship Bullet point the key events f r om the fir st episode.
Wa t ch episode t wo - Set me f r ee. Bullet point the key events f r om the second episode.
Thinking about what has happened so far, you need to write to write down your prediction of what the rest of the story is going to be about.
Task Two Wa tch episode thr ee – Full fathom five. Make notes on the key events.
Dr a w your own pictur e (or use the ima ge below) of Ar iel. La belling the image, descr ibe wha t kind of cha r a cter Ariel is – focus on his personality/characteristics. Read Ar iel’s stor y below to find out mor e information about him.
Task 3 Your next task is to write a diary entry as if you are Ariel. You can base the entr y on the pa st few da ys. Use your bullet points f r om da y one, to r ef r esh your memor y of pr evious episodes or wa t ch t he clips a ga in. Think a bout the ta sks Ar iel ha s completed. For episode t hr ee, t hink a bout how Ar iel feels a bout Pr osper o t r ea t ing him so mea nly! Wha t does he t hink Pr osper o is going t o do next ? Use the Success steps below to ensur e you include a ll the fea tur es for a diary entry.
Success Steps - Da t e - retells past events (chr onological or der ) - Dear... (sign in) - informal language - 1st per son - thoughts and feelings - past tense - emotive language - sign out - Adverbials of time
T ask Four - Watch episodes four and five. Read Caliban’s st or y below. Remember to make notes. The key events a nd cha r a cter s.
Your t a sk is t o a let t er f r om Ca liba n t o Pr osper o.
Wr ite a letter to Pr osper o, expla ining how his tr ea tment is unfa ir. Remember tha t: • Ca liba n showed Pr osper o all the pa r ts of the isla nd. • Prospero was initially kind and taught him how to speak. • Caliban hates Prospero now.
At one point he says that he is glad that Prospero taught him how to spea k, because now he ca n cur se! Caliban will be angry that he is being repaid in such a cruel and heartless way and treated as a slave.
Success steps for informal letters. • Address of sender (Right) • Date • Who it’s to • Introduction • Outline main points • Informal/chatty language • Questions • Sign off
T a sk Fi ve Wa tch the r ema ining thr ee episodes, ma king notes for ea ch one.
Your task is to retell the story. Take your time with your writing and spread over a few days. You may wish to watch all previous episodes again or use the notes you ha ve alr eady made. You should already have the key events for ea ch episode.
When wr iting use ISPACE to ver y the wa y you sta r t your sent ences. It is up t o you how you set your wor k out . You ma y wa nt t o ma ke a book or just wr it e the stor y up. Remember to use illust r a t ions t o a ccompa ny your t ext .
Task 6 Play Top Trumps at home. Can you make more cards for the other main characters? You may want to make your own for the characters below
Compr eh ensi on
Write some statements of your own. Can someone in your house identify which are fact and which are opinions?