Good morning Class 4,
It is beautiful and sunny outside today.
We are starting a new text in English. If we were at school we would be beginning our Shakespeare project but unfortunately we can not do the Shakespeare project right now. However the people at the Primary Shakespeare Company have made some fantastic resources for us to use so that we can still learn through one of Shakespeare’s fantastic stories!
We will be looking at The Tempest.
Some of you may have read this story, try not to tell any one else in the class what happens!
You need to click this link and ask an adult to log you in with an email address and click on Part 1: Prospero’s Library.
Here you will find a short video about the first part of the story. Then do the quiz to check you understood what happened so far.
When you have done that, come back to this blog to complete the comprehension sheet below.
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On this website you will find lots of resources which we will be using in the coming weeks.
It all looks very fun so I am sure you will enjoy it!
Sorry the link has been added now!
Hi everyone when we go back to school are we going to do the Shakespeare project? ?
Hi Martin,
For now we will learn about Shakespeare on the blogs, unfortunately we won’t be able to do the acting part but I will make sure you have some fun activities to do at home and on the blogs! ?
1. Far away in Italy the city Milan
2. Prospero was a clever duke of Milan
3. The word that tells us is loved
4. Miranda
5. Prospero locked himself in a library
6. Antonio
7. Because he was to sad to be the duke
8. Prospero new skill was magic
9. Antonio was annoyed because everyone hated him
10. King alonso of Naples
11. Food,water and his spell book
12. Antediluvian
Great work Albert! Did you enjoy the video? Are you excited to learn more about the story? What do you think is going to happen?
1. The story began in a faraway city in Italy called Milan.
2. Prospero was clever duke ho ruled Milan.
3. The word was loved.
4. Miranda.
5. He locked himself in the library.
6. Antonio.
7. He was learning magic
8. Antonin was annoyed because no one respected him
9. He wanted to be a duke.
10. No one could of seen them
11. The 3 things were food water and Prospero’s spellbook.
12. Another word for ancient is old
Great work Alfred!
What do you think is going to happen in the story?
1. Milan
2. the duke of Milan.
3. loved
4.Miranda
5. in the library
6. Antonio
7.because he was too sad to be duke of Milan.
8.spells
9. because the people of Milan did not respect him or like him. They wanted Prospero.
10. King Alonso
11. They waited until night because then nobody could see or hear them and what they were doing.
12. Water, food and his spell book.
13. Old
Great work Holly! What do you think will happen in the story?
I have sent the answers through the homework folder.
I’ve just received it thank you! I will upload the photo!
Hello Miss Lee, how was your Easter?
I have written my answers on a sheet of paper, shall I write it on the blog
Hello William!
My Easter was very nice thank you, how was yours?
It’s fine to do it on paper, if you want to you can upload a photo of it so that we can see it!
Hello, I enjoyed the video throughly and I am excited to learn the rest of the story.
I think that Prospero is going to go back to Milan and tackle Antonio. After He has done that, I think that Prospero will become duke again.
I have completed the quiz and I got all of my answers correct.
Here they are;
– Milan, Italy
– Duke of Milan
– Antonio
– He was doing all the work
– Gonzalo
– Miranda
– King Alonso
– Food, water, spell book
– He used magic
– Half way between Italy and Africa
Hello Sophie!
I am glad you enjoyed the video and you have made a good prediction!
1) This story begins at Milan in Italy.
2) Prospero ‘s job was to be the duke of Milan.
3)The word ,“loved ”tells me that Prospero likes his daughter.
4) His daughter is called Miranda
5) He locked himself in his library
6) His brother’s name is Antonio
7) Prospero told his brother to take his place as duke because he was too downhearted to do his job.
8) Prospero’s new job is to study magic.
9) Antonio is angry because the city of Milan does not like or respect him as they did to his brother.They all prefered Prospero.
10)He got king Alonso.
11)They waited until night and told the guards to have a brake so they can be sure that no one could see or hear them.
Prospero could take food , water and his spell book.
12) Another word for ancient can be old.
By the way, I already miss you all!
Well done Stella, your answers are very detailed! I am missing you all too!
1.Milan.
2.He was the Duke of Milan.
3.The word was loved.
4.Miranda.
5.His library.
6.Antonio.
7.He was too sad to be Duke again.
8.Prospero was learning magic in the library.
9.He was doing all the work and he still didn’t be as liked as much as Prospero.
10.He went to his old friend king Alonso.
11.So nobody saw because they loved Prospero and would probably fight.
12.Gonzalo hid water, food and most importantly the spell book.
13.Another word for ancient is old.
Good work Rafael, well done!
Did you enjoy the video?
Hi Miss,
Here are my answers:
1) In the city Milan in Italy.
2) Prospero was a Duke who ruled Milan.
3) The word loved.
4) Miranda.
5) In a library.
6) Antonio.
7) He was to sad to rule milan.
8) He was learning about magic.
9) Antonio was annoyed because he was finding that the people of milan did not like or respect him as they did with Prospero.
10) King Alonso of Naples.
11) So that no one could see them do it.
12) Food, water and his spell book.
13) Old.
Thanks, Tijne
Hi Tijne!
Great work well done! What do you think will happen in the story?
IN ITALY THERE IS A CITY CALLED MILAN
MIRANDA
KING ALONSO
FOOD WATER AND A SPELL BOOK
HE USED MAGIC
HALF WAY THERE IS ITALY TO AFRICA
Good work Karter! Can you try the rest of the questions too?
Hello, I enjoyed the video throughly.and I am excited to know the rest of the story.
I think that Prospero is going to go back to Milan and tackle his brother. After that I think that Prospero is going to become duke again.
I am sorry that I put the wrong answers down. Here are the answers for the comprehension;
1. This story begins in Milan, Italy.
2. Prospero was the duke of Milan
3. The word,”loved” tells us that everyone likes Prospero.
4. Prospero’s daughter was called Miranda.
5. Prospero locked himself in the palace library.
6. Prospero’s brother was called Antonio.
7. He was so sad that he could not do his job.
8. Prospero was learning how to do magic.
9. Antonio was annoyed because he was doing the things that Prospero would have been doing and nobody would respect him.
10. Antonio went and got King Alonso.
11. So that nobody would see them riding in to get Prospero.
12. Gonzalo hid water, food and the spell book
13. Another word for ancient is old.
Here are my answers:
1)Milan
2)he was the duke of Milan
3) the word loved shows the people like Prospero
4) his daughter was called Miranda
5) Prospero locks himself in his library ?
6) Prospero’s brother is called Antonio
7) Prospero is so sad that he tells Antonio to be duke
8)in his library Prospero is learning magic
9)Antonio was annoyed because Milan wanted Prospero to be duke
10) Antonio went to king alonso for help
11) the troops waited until darkness so that they didn’t get noticed
12) Gonzalo hid water ?, food ? and the spell book ?
13) a synonym of ancient is old
Good work Vincent well done! What do you think will happen next?
Page 1:
1. The story starts in Milan.
2. Prospero was the Duke??of Milan.
3. Loved ?.
4. Prospero’s daughter’s name was Miranda.
5. He locked ? himself in his library ?.
6. Prospero’s brother was called António.
7. Prospero was sad and disappointed ? because of his wife’s death ?, so, he asked his brother to rule over Milan for him.
Page 2:
1. Prospero was learning magic ??♂️.
2. António was annoyed because the people of Milan did not respect him even though he did all the work and tried his best.
3. António went to King Alonzo??for help.
4. King Alonzo waited until darkness ? so nobody would see them and they would be out of sight.
5. Food ?, water ? and a spell book ? were hidden on the ship ? for help by Gonzalo.
6. Another world for ancient is historical.
Very detailed (and colourful) anwers well done! What do you think will happen in the story?
What I think will happen next is that he will find a mythical creature whose mother is a God and she promised him that he will become king of the island but he couldn’t because prospero was there. So the mythical creature tried to kidnap his daughter so she could be his queen. So prospero made him his slave. he wanted to get revenge on prospero.
Some interesting ideas! I wonder if you’re right? ?
Prospero’s Library: Reading Comprehension
1. Where does this story begin? In Milan, Italy
2. Who is Prospero? He is a Duke of Milan
3. ‘Everyone loved Prospero’ which word tells us that the people of Milan liked Prospero? The word loved
4. What was Prospero’s daughter called? Her name is Miranda
5. Where did Prospero lock after his wife died? He lock himself in the library, deep under his palace.
6. What is Prospero’s brother called? His name is Antonio
7. Why did Prospero tell his brother to be Duke? Because he was too sad to become Duke again after the death of his wife
8. What new skill was Prospero learning in his library? He reads books all about magic
9. Why was Antonio ‘annoyed’? Because the people of Milan did not like and respect him
10. Who did Antonio go to ask for help in getting rid of his brother? King Alonso of Naples
11. Why do you think King Alonso and his troops waited until darkness has settled over the city before grabbing Prospero and Miranda? So that there won’t be a lot of people at night time to witness them grabbing Prospero and Miranda
12. What 3 things did Gonzalo hide on the boat to help Prospero? It was food, water and Prospero’s spell book
13. Lastly, he turned the pages of the ancient book to find 1 more spell. What is another word for ancient? Old
Well done Clare! Did you enjoy the video of the story so far?
Hello, here is my answers:
1: In Italy
2: He was a duke
3: Loved
4: Miranda
5: In the Library
6: Antonio
7: Because he is to sad to be the duke
8: Magic
9: He was annoyed by the people of the city
10: Alonzo
11: So that no one could see them
12: Food, water, spell book
13: Old
Great work Louis, well done!
What do you think will happen in the story?
miss you didn’t put my link on
. The story began in a faraway city in Italy called Milan.
2. Prospero was clever duke ho ruled Milan.
3. The word was loved.
4. Miranda.
5. He locked himself in the library.
6. Antonio.
7. He was learning magic
8. Antonin was annoyed because no one respected him
9. He wanted to be a duke.
10. No one could have seen them
11. The 3 things were food water and Prospero’s spellbook.
12. Another word for ancient is old
Great work Raimundo!
What do you think will happen in the story?
Hi Miss Lee,
I hope you enjoyed easter half term.
I think they will survive on the island with spells.
Hi Louis!
Thank you, I did enjoy the Easter holiday, did you?
Oh what a good prediction, I wonder if you are right? We will find out I’m sure!