Year 5 - English
Writing the first part of the build-up of 'The Highwayman'
'The Highwayman': narrative writing
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Unit Summary
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.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to write a cohesive, descriptive section of the build-up based on 'The Highwayman'.
Key Notes
- Figurative language can be used to create imagery and describe events.
- Varying sentence structure and vocabulary choices enhance text cohesion or flow.
- A hyphen can be used to join two words to form one compound adjective.
- Using show-not-tell enables writers to share characters' emotions, actions and gestures with the reader.
Vocabulary To Learn
- 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 Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils may use repetitive language choices.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
Figurative language can be used to create imagery and describe events. Varying sentence structure and vocabulary choices enhance text cohesion or flow.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'compound adjective'
an adjective formed of two hyphenated words.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: Pupils may use repetitive language choices. Correction: Exposure to a range of compound adjectives and synonyms in the teacher model will support with language variation.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Analysing stanzas five and six of 'The Highwayman' Study Guide
- Analysing stanzas one and two of 'The Highwayman' Study Guide
- Analysing stanzas three and four of 'The Highwayman' Study Guide
- Editing the build-up of 'The Highwayman' Study Guide
- Editing the speech section of 'The Highwayman' Study Guide
- Learning and reciting stanzas four to six of 'The Highwayman' Study Guide
- Learning and reciting stanzas one to three of 'The Highwayman' Study Guide
- Planning a setting and character description based on 'The Highwayman' Study Guide
- Planning and writing the second part of the build-up of 'The Highwayman' Study Guide
- Planning the first part of the build-up of 'The Highwayman' Study Guide
- Planning the third part of the build-up of 'The Highwayman' Study Guide
- Reviewing speech punctuation to write the next section of 'The Highwayman' Study Guide
- Understanding the context of 'The Highwayman' Study Guide
- Using drama to analyse the next section of 'The Highwayman' Study Guide
- Writing a setting and character description based on 'The Highwayman' Study Guide
- Writing the third part of the build-up of 'The Highwayman' Study Guide
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