an adjective formed of two hyphenated words

a punctuation mark that can be used to form compound adjectives

a writing technique for showing a character’s feelings with description of their actions, body language and facial expressions

Planning and writing the second part of the build-up of 'The Highwayman'

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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.

'The Highwayman': narrative writing

a punctuation mark that can be used to form a compound adjective

shows characters' feelings by describing their actions

Match the stanzas with the stages of our narrative writing.

full sentences demarcated with capital letters and full stops

as he covertly watched the pair of lovers

Match the subordinate clauses to their examples.

a writer's tool to describe characters' feelings, facial expressions and actions

consists of two or more lines grouped together

consists of two words joined together using a hyphen to form one adjective

introduces the storyline for some main characters

provides clues about what may happen later in the story

What does the build-up of 'The Highwayman' do?

Select the compound adjective that is suitable to describe the Highwayman.

Select two compound adjectives that are suitable to describe Bess.

Select the compound adjectives that are suitable to describe Tim the ostler.

The Highwayman is described as wearing a hat and carrying some weapons.

Tim the ostler listens to the two of them together.

Order the events of 'The Highwayman' poem.

the door of a stable, which is where horses are kept

a person employed to look after the horses of people staying at an inn

Match the vocabulary from stanza four to the correct definitions:

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