Planning and writing the second part of the build-up of 'The Highwayman'
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can plan and write the second part of the build-up of ‘The Highwayman’.
Key learning points
- When describing a character, we can consider their actions, appearance and feelings.
- Using show-not-tell is a powerful way of helping the reader engage and identify with a character.
- When planning, we record our ideas using notes and bullet points.
- Success criteria act as a useful guide to help us remember which skills to include in our writing.
Keywords
Compound adjective - an adjective formed of two hyphenated words
Hyphen - a punctuation mark that can be used to form compound adjectives
Show-not-tell - a writing technique for showing a character’s feelings with description of their actions, body language and facial expressions
Common misconception
Pupils may find it challenging to describe a range of aspects of Tim's appearance and feelings.
Explicit modelling of adjectives, including compound adjectives, and show-not-tell will help pupils with their descriptions.
Teacher tip
Having pupils say their sentences aloud to themselves or a partner can improve their writing.
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What does the build-up of 'The Highwayman' do?
Q2.Select the compound adjective that is suitable to describe the Highwayman.
Q3.Select two compound adjectives that are suitable to describe Bess.
Q4.Select the compound adjectives that are suitable to describe Tim the ostler.
Q5.Order the events of 'The Highwayman' poem.
Q6.Match the vocabulary from stanza four to the correct definitions:
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the keywords to their definitions.
Q2.Match the stanzas with their topics.
Q3.Match the stanzas with the stages of our narrative writing.
Q4.A plan should include which of these?
Q5.Match the subordinate clauses to their examples.
Q6.What is show-not-tell?
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