Recount based on Historical Poem (2 1/2 weeks) unit based on The Highwayman

This is a short poetry unit based on the great poem The Highwayman by Alfred Noyes. The end piece of writing is a retelling of the story but from another character's perspective. This unit includes lots of drama and role play to stimulate the pupil's ideas. I have included all the resources you will need and have listed the learning objectives below:

Stage 1: Stimulate and generate learning outcomes
• To deduce information about a character from a picture.
• To recite poetry.
• To explore the themes of a text.
• To use drama to explore characters’ feelings.
• To tell a story from a character’s perspective.

Stage 2: Capture, sift and sort learning outcomes
• To identify the language used for effect.
• To write metaphors.
• To tell a story from a character’s perspective.
• To recount a story as a news report.

Stage 3: Create, refine and evaluate learning outcomes
• To write a story from a character’s perspective.
• To revise, edit evaluate and improve my writing.
• Perform own writing by reading it to a group.