a part of a poem consisting of two or more lines grouped together

to study something in detail to understand its meaning

the structures of language that use words

the use of metaphor, simile and personification to paint vivid pictures for the reader

Analysing stanzas one and two of 'The Highwayman'

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Understanding the context of 'The Highwayman'

Planning a setting and character description based on 'The Highwayman'

Writing a setting and character description based on 'The Highwayman'

Analysing stanzas three and four of 'The Highwayman'

Planning the first part of the build-up of 'The Highwayman'

Writing the first part of the build-up of 'The Highwayman'

Planning and writing the second part of the build-up of 'The Highwayman'

Editing the build-up of 'The Highwayman'

Analysing stanzas five and six of 'The Highwayman'

Using drama to analyse the next section of 'The Highwayman'

Reviewing speech punctuation to write the next section of 'The Highwayman'

Planning the third part of the build-up of 'The Highwayman'

Writing the third part of the build-up of 'The Highwayman'

Editing the speech section of ‘The Highwayman’

Learning and reciting stanzas one to three of 'The Highwayman'

Learning and reciting stanzas four to six of 'The Highwayman'

In 'The Highwayman: Narrative Writing', pupils will develop their understanding of how to create atmosphere and engage the reader using figurative language. In 'Shakespeare's ’Macbeth’: Narrative and Soliloquy Writing', pupils will use figurative language to write a narrative based on Shakespearean tragedy and convey characters' thoughts and feelings through soliloquy writing.

In 'The Viewer', pupils developed their use of cohesive devices and show-not-tell to convey character. In 'The Highwayman: Narrative Writing', pupils will develop their understanding of how to create atmosphere and engage the reader using figurative language.

In this unit, pupils use 'The Highwayman' by Alfred Noyes as the stimulus from which to write a character and setting description, a narrative build-up in third person prose and a section incorporating varied speech sentences. Pupils complete the unit reciting and memorising parts of the poem.

'The Highwayman': narrative writing

part of a poem consisting of two or more grouped lines

specific devices that paint vivid pictures for the reader

Match each of the keywords to their definitions.

many words beginning with the same letter

comparing two things by saying that one thing is another

Match each linguistic device to its definition.

Match each linguistic device to the correct example.

a large space of land often covered in heather

Match the vocabulary from the poem to the correct definitions.

What does stanza two of the poem describe?

a report that informs the reader about a subject

a recount of the day's events with thoughts and feelings recorded

Which country was 'The Highwayman' set in?

What is a person who writes poetry called?

the historical time period from 1701-1800

Starter Quiz

What is a narrative poem?