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'The Highwayman': narrative writing

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Understanding the context of 'The Highwayman'

I can understand the geographical, historical, social and authorial context of ’The Highwayman’.

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Analysing stanzas one and two of 'The Highwayman'

I can analyse and understand the events in stanzas one and two of ‘The Highwayman’.

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Planning a setting and character description based on 'The Highwayman'

I can use my understanding of ‘The Highwayman’ to plan an atmospheric setting and character description.

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1 Video

Writing a setting and character description based on 'The Highwayman'

I can use a plan to write a setting and character description based on ‘The Highwayman’.

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Analysing stanzas three and four of 'The Highwayman'

I can analyse and understand the events in Stanzas Three and Four of ‘The Highwayman’.

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1 Video

Planning the first part of the build-up of 'The Highwayman'

I can plan a cohesive, descriptive build-up of 'The Highwayman'.

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Writing the first part of the build-up of 'The Highwayman'

I can write a cohesive, descriptive section of the build-up based on ’The Highwayman’.

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

I can plan and write the second part of the build-up of ‘The Highwayman’.

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1 Video

Editing the build-up of 'The Highwayman'

I can edit the build-up of my narrative writing.

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Analysing stanzas five and six of 'The Highwayman'

I can analyse and understand the events in stanzas five and six of ‘The Highwayman’.

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1 Video

Using drama to analyse the next section of 'The Highwayman'

I can use my understanding of stanza five to plan and perform a dramatisation featuring dialogue.

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1 Video

Reviewing speech punctuation to write the next section of 'The Highwayman'

I can review the punctuation rules of speech first and speech second sentences in preparation for writing the next section of ‘The Highwayman’.

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2 Quizzes
1 Video

Planning the third part of the build-up of 'The Highwayman'

I can use my knowledge of stanzas five and six of ‘The Highwayman’ and speech punctuation to plan the third part of the build-up.

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1 Video

Writing the third part of the build-up of 'The Highwayman'

I can write the third part of the build-up of ‘The Highwayman’ including dialogue.

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1 Video

Editing the speech section of ‘The Highwayman’

I can edit the speech section of my narrative writing.

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Learning and reciting stanzas one to three of 'The Highwayman'

I can recite 'The Highwayman' and memorise one stanza.

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Learning and reciting stanzas four to six of 'The Highwayman'

I can recite ‘The Highwayman’ and memorise one stanza.

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1 Video

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