year four summer term 1 writing a playscript

Year FourSummer Term 1

Writing a playscript

Monday 12th April

LO: To make predictions

What is a myth?

A myth is………a traditional story from long ago typically involving a fictitious person or creature.

Myths were a big part of Ancient Greece.

Many of the stories were about Gods/Goddesses/heroes with special powers.

Perseus was a Greek hero who killed Medusa. She had a head of snakes and could turn a person to stone by looking at them.

Apollo was a god or many things. His most important job was to make the sun rise each new day.

Images from the Greek Myth: Theseus and the Minotaur

Character

Setting

Plot

What can you predict about this story from the pictures?

Click here for a video link

Watch the video up to 2 minutes and 6 seconds only

please.

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=minotaur+video+for+kids&docid=608007408097364322&mid=9FE9BFACE60BD5DE28B69FE9BFACE60BD5DE28B6&view=detail&FORM=VIRE

Tuesday 13th April

LO: To make predictions

• Look at the images from the Myth – Theseus and the Minotaur• Recap on the start of the video from yesterday.• What might happen next?• Put the images into an order and explain what could happen in the

myth using the images.

• Below is the actual order of the myth.

1. The King of Crete visited the King of Athens.

2. 14 children were sent to Crete every year.

3. One year a man called Theseus was sent to Crete.

4. Theseus had to fight the Minotaur.

5. Theseus defeated the Minotaur.

6. The King’s daughter fell in love with Theseus.

Wednesday 14th April

LO: To correctly use were, where, wear, we’re

Highlight the correct homophone in each sentence

Check your answers

Now write at least one sentence for each homophone.

Thursday 15th April

LO:To read a myth and extend our understanding by learning new vocabulary.

Read the myth of Theseus and the Minotaur.

Click here for link to Active Learn - to read the story

https://www.activelearnprimary.co.uk/player?id=203070&file=activetext.js&type=wordsmith_ebook&fullscreen=0&allocId=0&tools=undefined&previewBeforeOpen=undefined&isProductPreview=undefined&eventOrigin=false&resOpenIndex=0&moduleID=198389&resTypeID=172&specialID=172&resThumb=https://resources.activelearnprimary.co.uk/r00/r0046/r004699/r00469969/previews/greekmyths_thumb.png&product=wordsmith&closeButton=over&ver=202103100823&fileID=469969&resourceFrame=undefined&frameless=undefined&newWindow=undefined&platformUrl=https%3A//www.activelearnprimary.co.uk/start&pageID=469969&pageFile=mimetype&subfolder=js&innerid=469969&flashWarning=false

Record any unfamiliar vocabulary and use a thesaurus

to find the meanings.

Click here for link to Active Learn - to read the story

https://www.activelearnprimary.co.uk/player?id=203070&file=activetext.js&type=wordsmith_ebook&fullscreen=0&allocId=0&tools=undefined&previewBeforeOpen=undefined&isProductPreview=undefined&eventOrigin=false&resOpenIndex=0&moduleID=198389&resTypeID=172&specialID=172&resThumb=https://resources.activelearnprimary.co.uk/r00/r0046/r004699/r00469969/previews/greekmyths_thumb.png&product=wordsmith&closeButton=over&ver=202103100823&fileID=469969&resourceFrame=undefined&frameless=undefined&newWindow=undefined&platformUrl=https%3A//www.activelearnprimary.co.uk/start&pageID=469969&pageFile=mimetype&subfolder=js&innerid=469969&flashWarning=false

Now watch the full animated myth.

Click here for a video link

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=minotaur+video+for+kids&docid=608007408097364322&mid=9FE9BFACE60BD5DE28B69FE9BFACE60BD5DE28B6&view=detail&FORM=VIRE

Friday 16th April

LO:To develop our understanding of the myth.

Complete the reading comprehension on Theseus and the Minotaur

Spelling test on the homophones from earlier in the week.

werewe’rewherewear

Can you use the correct homophone in a sentence?

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