spoken words between two or more people in a text

the reconstruction of a text to perform in a dramatic presentation

a form of non-verbal communication conveyed through the face to show emotions

a movement that helps express an idea or meaning

the rise and fall of the voice when speaking

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

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Understanding the context of 'The Highwayman'

Analysing stanzas one and two 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'

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

a form of non-verbal communication conveyed through the face

Match the key words to their definitions:

Match some of the vocabulary from stanza five to the definitions:

He tells her that he is going to go and rob gold from someone.

The Highwayman tells Bess that he will be back by dawn tomorrow.

He explains that if he does not return by dawn, he will be back by night time.

Order the information shared by the Highwayman in stanza five.

'In 'The Highwayman' poem, Bess spoke back to the Highwayman.' Is this true or false?

When performing drama, we need to consider which three of these?

introduces the storyline for some main characters and builds tension

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

to study something in detail to understand its meaning

Why does stanza five include inverted commas?

The highwayman says goodbye to Bess before leaving.

He promises to return with gold by morning.

He warns that he may be chased or delayed.

He tells her to look out for him at night and keep watch for his return.

He vows to come back, no matter the danger.

Which adjective does the Highwayman use to describe Bess in stanza 5?

By using a simile to compare him to the moon.

By using repetition to show that he will return at night.

By describing the sound of his horse’s hooves.

In stanza 5, how does the poet emphasise the highwayman’s promise to return?

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

Lesson outcome