Poetry

English Year 6 Autumn Narrative Poetry

The Highwayman

Read, discuss and perform, The Highwayman poem by Alfred Noyes. Write a new ending. Revise adverbials, relative clauses and study the perfect form to mark time and cause.

Start with the core unit to introduce key texts. Then select from comprehension, SPAG and composition units.

Core
Unit 1 Core: Introduction to historical narrative poetry; discuss, learn and perform
(suggested as 4 days)

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Poems
The Highwayman by Alfred Noyes

Weblinks
Julian Rhind-Tutt reads The Highwayman by Alfred Noyes

Animated Tale

The Highwayman

This is a narrative poem that describes how one highwayman’s visit to an inn and his encounter with the landlord’s daughter ends in tragedy. After the highwayman leaves the inn, soldiers arrive and tie up Bess, the landlord’s daughter. Could King George’s men have had a tip off from a jealous admirer? Follow what Bess tries to do when she gets hold of a soldier’s musket.

Two presentations are provided, the first is narrated whilst the second is silent.

SPAG
Unit 2 SPAG: Revise adverbs, adverbials and relative clauses
(suggested as 2 days)

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Poems
The Highwayman by Alfred Noyes (see Unit 1 resources)

Presentations
Grammar PowerPoint: Adverbs and adverbials
Grammar PowerPoint: Relative clauses

Comprehension
Unit 3 Comprehension: Poetry as a narrative; comparing poems
(suggested as 2 days)

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Poems
The Highwayman by Alfred Noyes
The Listeners by Walter de la Mare

SPAG
Unit 4 SPAG: Perfect verb forms marking time and cause
(suggested as 2 days)

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Poems
The Highwayman
by Alfred Noyes

Presentations
Grammar PowerPoint: Perfect form of Verbs

Composition
Unit 5 Composition: Extended writing: a new ending for a narrative poem
(suggested as 3 days)

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Poems
The Highwayman by Alfred Noyes