spoken words between two or more people in a text

the reconstruction of a text to perform in a dramatic presentation

a form of non-verbal communication conveyed through the face to show emotions

a movement that helps express an idea or meaning

the rise and fall of the voice when speaking

Using drama to analyse the next section 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 form of non-verbal communication conveyed through the face

Match the key words to their definitions:

Match some of the vocabulary from stanza five to the definitions:

He tells her that he is going to go and rob gold from someone.

The Highwayman tells Bess that he will be back by dawn tomorrow. 

He explains that if he does not return by dawn, he will be back by night time.

Order the information shared by the Highwayman in stanza five.

'In 'The Highwayman' poem, Bess spoke back to the Highwayman.' Is this true or false?

When performing drama, we need to consider which three of these?

introduces the storyline for some main characters and builds tension

a part of a poem consisting of two or more lines grouped together

to study something in detail to understand its meaning

Why does stanza five include inverted commas?

“One kiss, my bonny sweetheart, I’m after a prize tonight,

But I shall be back with the yellow gold before the morning light;

Yet, if they press me sharply, and harry me through the day,

I’ll come to thee by moonlight, though hell should bar the way.”

"One kiss, my __________ sweetheart" - which adjective does the Highwayman use to describe Bess here?

"Then look for me by moonlight, watch for me by moonlight, I’ll come to thee by moonlight" is an example of which poetic device?

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